,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bi1  
#bjae ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,gardner7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,secretary of         
,commerce to conduct an assessment and  
analysis of the outdoor recreation      
economy of the ,united ,states1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,outdoor      
,recreation ,jobs and ,economic ,impact 
,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,assessment and     
analysis of outdoor recreation economy  
of the ,united ,states  7a7 ,assessment 
and analysis ,the ,secretary of         
,commerce1 acting through the ,director 
of the ,bureau of ,economic ,analysis1  
shall conduct an assessment and analysis
 of the outdoor recreation economy of   
the ,united ,states and the effects     
attributable to such economy on the     

overall economy of the ,united ,states4 
7b7 ,considerations ,in conducting the  
assessment required by subsection 7a71  
the ,secretary may consider employment1 
sales1 and contributions to travel and  
tourism1 and such other contributing    
components of the outdoor recreation    
economy of the ,united ,states as the   
,secretary considers appropriate4  7c7  
,consultation ,in carrying out the      
assessment required by subsection 7a71  
the ,secretary shall consult with the   
following3  7#a7 ,the heads of such     
agencies and offices of the ,federal    
,government as the ,secretary considers 
appropriate1 including the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture1 the ,secretary of the    
,interior1 the ,director of the ,bureau 
of the ,census1 and the ,commissioner of
 the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics4     
7#b7 ,representatives of businesses1    
including small business concerns1 that 
engage in commerce in the outdoor       
recreation economy of the ,united       
,states4  7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,in general 

,not later than ,december #ca1 #bjaf1   
the ,secretary of ,commerce shall submit
 to the appropriate committees of       
,congress a report on the findings of   
the ,secretary with respect to the      
assessment conducted under subsection   
7a74  7#b7 ,appropriate committees of   
,congress ,in this subsection1 the term 
appropriate committees of ,congress     
includes the following3 7,a7 ,the       
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation1 the ,committee on      
,environment and ,public ,works1 the    
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources1 and the ,committee on ,small
 ,business and ,entrepreneurship of the 
,senate4  7,b7 ,the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce and the ,committee
 on ,small ,business of the ,house of   
,representatives4  7e7 ,small business  
concern defined ,in this section1 the   
term small business concern has the     
meaning given such term under section #c
 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae      
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