,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bbej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aj1    
#bjad ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4 
,schatz1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,reid1 ,mr4 
,heller1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1   
,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,ms4        
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4       
,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 
,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,vitter1 ,ms4     
,collins1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,ms4      
,mikulski7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,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  
,addition of new members to 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 by striking promotion 
and marketing and inserting promotion or
 marketing2 and  7,b7 by inserting ,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  ,subsection 7d7 of the   
,travel ,promotion ,act of #bjji 7#bb   
,u4,s4,c4 #baca7;d77 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