,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ddc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,begich 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,kirk1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4  
,warner1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,reid1 ,ms4 
,klobuchar1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,mr4    
,heller7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the goals of ,national ,travel and      
,tourism ,week and honoring the valuable
 contributions of travel and tourism to 
the ,united ,states4  ,whereas ,national
 ,travel and ,tourism ,week was         
established in #aihc through the        
enactment of the ,joint ,resolution     
entitled ,joint ,resolution to designate
 the week beginning ,may #bg1 #aihd1 as 
,national ,tourism ,week1 approved      
,november #bi1 #aihc 7,public ,law      
#ih-agh2 #ig ,stat4 #aabf71 which       
recognized the value of travel and      
tourism2  ,whereas ,national ,travel and
 ,tourism ,week is celebrated across the

 ,united ,states from ,may #c through   
,may #aa1 #bjad2  ,whereas more than    
#bjj travel destinations throughout the 
,united ,states are holding events in   
honor of ,national ,travel and ,tourism 
,week2  ,whereas one out of every #i    
jobs in the ,united ,states depends on  
travel and tourism and the industry     
supports more than #ad1ijj1jjj jobs in  
the ,united ,states1 including          
#g1ijj1jjj directly in the travel       
industry and #g1jjj1jjj in related      
industries2  ,whereas the travel and    
tourism industry is among the top #aj   
industries in #di ,states and the       
,district of ,columbia in terms of      
employment2  ,whereas international     
travel to the ,united ,states is the    
single largest export industry in the   
country1 generating a trade surplus     
balance of #eg1ajj1jjj1jjj in #bjac2    
,whereas the travel and tourism         
industry1 ,congress1 and the ,president 
have worked to streamline the visa      
process and make the ,united ,states    

welcoming to visitors from other        
countries2  ,whereas travel and tourism 
provide significant economic benefits to
 the ,united ,states by generating      
#b1ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj in annual economic   
output2  ,whereas leisure travel allows 
individuals to experience the rich      
cultural heritage and educational       
opportunities of the ,united ,states and
 its communities2 and  ,whereas the     
immense value of travel and tourism     
cannot be overstated3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7        
recognizes ,may #c through ,may #aa1    
#bjad1 as ,national ,travel and ,tourism
 ,week2  7#b7 commends the travel and   
tourism industry for its important      
contributions to the ,united ,states2   
and  7#c7 commends the employees of the 
travel and tourism industry for their   
important contributions to the ,united  
,states4