Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 Act (H.R. 4450; 113th Congress)

Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014

Full title	To extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and for other purposes.
Introduced in	113th United States Congress
Introduced on	April 10, 2014
Sponsored by	Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R, FL-12)
Number of co-sponsors	40
Effects and codifications
U.S.C. section(s) affected	22 U.S.C. § 2131, 8 U.S.C. § 1187, 15 U.S.C. § 7265
Agencies affected	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Government Accountability Office, United States Congress, United States Department of Commerce
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 4450 by Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R, FL-12) on April 10, 2014 Committee consideration by: United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House Committee on Homeland Security, United States House Energy Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Passed the House on July 22, 2014 (Roll Call Vote 433: 347-57)

The Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 (H.R. 4450) was a bill that would have extended the provisions of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (Pub.L. 111–145), which established the Corporation for Travel Promotion (also known as Brand USA), through September 30, 2020, and imposed new performance and procurement requirements on the corporation. The bill also would have extended the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect travel promotion fees from certain foreign individuals traveling to the United States. Those fees were to be used to partially fund Brand USA.

The bill was introduced and passed in the United States House of Representatives, but was not passed in the Senate. It expired at the conclusion of the 113th United States Congress.

The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (Pub.L. 111–145) created the Corporation for Travel Promotion (also known as Brand USA), a public-private partnership tasked with promoting tourism in the United States. To fund the Corporation's activities, the Act provides for a fee of $10 for use of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). The goal of the organization is to increase international travel to the United States. Prior to 2010, the United States was "the only major travel destination worldwide that did not have a national travel and tourism marketing organization."

This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.

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