,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ddej ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aj1 #bjad ,mr4 ,bilirakis 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,heck of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,farr1 ,mr4 ,webster of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,jolly1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,miller of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,balart1 ,mr4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 ,mr4 ,peters of ,california1 ,mr4 ,southerland1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1 ,ms4 ,loretta ,sanchez of ,california1 ,mr4 ,pierluisi1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,mr4 ,peterson1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,schock1 and ,mr4 ,grimm7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to extend the ,travel ,promotion ,act of #bjji1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,travel ,promotion1 ,enhancement1 and ,modernization ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,board of directors ,subsection 7b77#b77;,a7 of the ,travel ,promotion ,act of #bjji 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baca7;b77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding clause 7i7-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 by striking promotion and marketing and inserting promotion or marketing2 and 7,b7 by inserting after the first sentence the following3 ,at least #e members of the board shall have experience working in ,united ,states multinational entities with marketing budgets4 ,at least #b members of the board shall be audit committee financial experts 7as defined by the ,securities and ,exchange ,commission in accordance with section #djg of ,public ,law #ajg-bjd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gbfe774 ,all members of the board shall be a current or former chief executive officer1 chief financial officer1 or chief marketing officer1 or have held an equivalent management position42 and 7#b7 in clause 7x71 by striking intercity passenger railroad business and inserting land or sea passenger transportation sector4 #c4 ,annual report to ,congress ,subsection 7c77#c7 of the ,travel ,promotion ,act of #bjji 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baca7;c77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,g7 as subparagraph 7,i72 and 7#c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,f7 the following3 7,g7 a description of1 and rationales for1 the ,corporation's efforts to focus on specific countries and populations2 7,h7 7i7 a description of1 and rationales for1 the ,corporation's combination of media channels employed in meeting the promotional objectives of its marketing campaign2 7ii7 the ratio in which such channels are used2 and 7iii7 a justification for the use and ratio of such channels2 and 4 #d4 ,biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services ,subsection 7d77#c7 of the ,travel ,promotion ,act of #bjji 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baca7;d77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by striking #hj percent and inserting #ge percent2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,e7 ,biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services ,the ,corporation and the ,secretary of ,commerce 7or their designees7 shall meet on a biannual basis to review the procedures to determine the fair market value of goods and services received from non-,federal sources by the ,corporation under subparagraph 7,b74 4 #e4 ,extension of ,travel ,promotion ,act of #bjji 7a7 ,in general ,the ,travel ,promotion ,act of #bjji 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baca7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#e77;,a77iv71 by striking all ,states and the ,district of ,columbia and inserting all ,states and territories of the ,united ,states and the ,district of ,columbia12 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by striking #bjae and inserting #bjbj2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d77;,b71 by striking fiscal year #bjaa1 #bjab1 #bjac1 #bjad1 or #bjae and inserting each of the fiscal years #bjaa through #bjbj4 7b7 ,sunset of ,travel ,promotion ,fund fee ,section #bag7;h77#c77;,b77iii7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahg7;h77#c77;,b77iii77 is amended by striking ,september #cj1 #bjae and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjbj4 #f4 ,accountability2 procurement requirements ,the ,travel ,promotion ,act of #bjji 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baca71 as amended by this ,act1 is further amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7e71 7f71 7g71 and 7h7 as subsections 7h71 7e71 7i71 and 7j71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7e71 as redesignated1 the following3 7f7 ,accountability 7#a7 ,performance plans and measures ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of the ,travel ,promotion1 ,enhancement1 and ,modernization ,act of #bjad1 the ,corporation shall establish performance metrics-- 7,a7 to measure the impact of marketing efforts by the ,corporation2 and 7,b7 to demonstrate any cost or benefit to the economy of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,,gao accountability ,not later than #fj days after the date on which the ,corporation receives a report from the ,government ,accountability ,office with recommendations for the ,corporation1 the ,corporation shall submit a report to ,congress that describes the actions taken by the ,corporation in response to the recommendations in such report4 7g7 ,procurement requirements ,the ,corporation shall-- 7#a7 establish a competitive procurement process2 and 7#b7 certify in its annual report to ,congress under subsection 7c77#c7 that any contracts entered into were in compliance with the established competitive procurement process4 4