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National Tourism Policy Act

Introduced: January 27, 1981 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 1981
Other Measure S.304 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu.
Jul 28, 1981
Laid on Table in House by Voice Vote.
Jul 28, 1981
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 321 - 98 (Record Vote No: 168).
Jul 28, 1981
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 321 - 98 (Record Vote No: 168).
Jul 28, 1981
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 19, 1981
Placed on Union Calendar No: 111.
Jun 19, 1981
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 10, 1981
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From OMB.
Jun 5, 1981
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Commerce.
Jun 1, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, OMB.
May 19, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Sequentially, for a Period Ending not Later than Jun 19, 81.
May 19, 1981
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 97-107 (Part I).
May 12, 1981
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
May 12, 1981
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 7, 1981
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Apr 7, 1981
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 18, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 6, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Jan 27, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 27, 1981
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Tourism Policy Act - Title I: National Tourism Policy - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to establish a cooperative effort between the Federal Government, State and local governments, and other concerned public and private organizations to implement a national tourism policy.

Title II: United States Travel and Tourism Administration - Establishes as an independent agency the United States Travel and Tourism Administration.

Authorizes the Administration to assist Congress and the Federal agencies having policy and programmatic responsibilities affecting tourism.

Directs the Administrator, by April 15, 1982, to submit a detailed tourism development plan to specified Congressional committees.

Requires each Federal agency upon the request of the Administrator to: (1) make its services, personnel, and facilities available to assist the Administration; and (2) furnish the Administration necessary information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics.

Prohibits the Administration from providing transportation or accommodations in competition with businesses engaged in providing such transportation or accommodations.

Directs the Administration to submit budget information, legislative recommendations, prepared testimony for Congressional hearings, and reports to the President or to the Office of Management and Budget and, concurrently, to Congress. Directs the Administration to submit an annual report to the President for transmittal to Congress.

Authorizes the Administrator to provide financial assistance to regions of not less than two States or portions of two States for the implementation of regional tourism promotional and marketing programs which shall serve as demonstration projects.

Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982.

Establishes the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to complete the transfer of the assets, rights, privileges, powers, duties, and liabilities of the United States Travel Service to the Administration by October 1, 1981. Abolishes the United States Travel Service upon completion of such transfer.

Title III: Amendments to the International Travel Act - Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to extend until September 30, 1981, the time limit for the reduction in the number of employees of the United States Travel Service.

Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce from reducing: (1) the number of United States Travel Service employees in offices in foreign countries to a level below that authorized for fiscal year 1979; and (2) the amount of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act for financing the activities of such foreign offices to a level below that authorized for fiscal year 1979.

What's happening now July 28, 1981

Other Measure S.304 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu.

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