,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #iea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjai,mr4
 ,cuell> 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,caul7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to promote bilat]al t\rism     
?r\gh coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& ,mexico4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico   
,t\rism ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjai4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!
 ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico h b5efitt$     
economically f a bilat]al1 mutually     
b5eficial p>tn]%ip focus$ on enhanc+ !  
t\rism indu/ry 9 bo? c\ntries4  7#b7 ,9 
#bjaf1 ,mexican t\rism to ! ,unit$      
,/ates peak$ at #ah1iij1ehe visitors1   
con/itut+ #a 9 #d 7#bd4i p]c5t7 ( all   
t\ri/s t ye>4  7#c7 ,additionally1 9    
#bjaf1 sp5d+ by ,mexican t\ri/s 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates total$ #bj4c billion1 :i* 
repres5t$ a #c p]c5t gr[? f #bjae4  7#d7
 ,t\ri/ activity to ! ,unit$ ,/ates f   
,mexico has decl9$ s9ce #bjaf1 :i* is 9 

contra/ to an ov]all int]national t\rism
 indu/ry increase 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
7#e7 ,9 #bjag1 int]national t\ri/       
arrivals total$ #gf1ijj1jjj1 up #j4g    
p]c5t f #gf1djj1jjj 9 #bjaf4  7#f7 ,!   
same ye>1 #gg1jjj1jjj int]national      
visitors sp5t a record #bea4d billion on
 hotels1 travel1 food1 & s\v5irs1 a     
#b-p]c5t increase ov] #bjaf4  7#g7      
,h[ev]1 also 9 #bjag1 !re 0 a #f4a-p]c5t
 decl9e 9 visitors to ! ,unit$ ,/ates f 
,mexico1 compris+ a loss ( #a1aff1ehe   
,mexican t\ri/s f #bjaf4  7#h7 ,!       
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce has n yet releas$  
#bjag sp5d+ totals by ,mexican t\ri/s 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 b a correspond+ monet>y
 decl9e w\ld be approximately #a4bd     
billion 9 lo/ rev5ue4  7#i7 ,?is is a   
critical economic tr5d giv5 t ,mexico is
 ! bigge/ s\rce ( int]national visitors 
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates aft] ,canada4  #c4   
,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! policy ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to cont9ue deep5+  
bilat]al t\rism ?r\gh gov]nm5tal        
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     

,mexico2  7#b7 to improve ?ird-p>ty     
t\rism to ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico     
?r\gh jo9t int]national promotional     
ef=ts2 &  7#c7 to seek to prioritize &  
exp& ! t\rism indu/ries 9 bo? c\ntries  
by emphasiz+ ex*anges 9 v>i\s           
int]national economic sectors1 includ+  
relat+ to--  7,a7 hospitality &         
accommodation2  7,b7 retail2  7,c7      
m$ical proc$ures2  7,d7 d5tal c>e2 &    
7,e7 cultural education4  #d4 ,/rategy  
to exp& bilat]al t\rism ?r\gh coop]ation
 ) ,mexico  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate %all develop a /rategy ?r\gh !    
,high ,level ,economic ,dialogue 7,,hl$7
 plat=m to c>ry out ! bilat]al t\rism   
policy describ$ 9 section #c & to       
enc\rage ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,mexico to take  
reciprocal action relat+ to bilat]al    
t\rism4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! /rategy requir$
 "u subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7 enc\rage 
m jo9t t\rism initiatives betwe5 !      
,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico1 includ+        
collaborations betwe5 gov]nm5tal &      
non-gov]nm5tal entities2  7#b7 enc\rage 

,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexican nonpr(it       
in/itutions & private bus9esses to assi/
 prospective & develop+ entrepr5eurs 9  
/r5g!n+ _! bus9ess skills 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ,mexico2 &  7#c7 assess !      
feasibility ( fo/]+ p>tn]%ips betwe5    
m$ical & d5tal in/itutions 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates & ,mexico1 includ+ hospitals1    
cl9ics1 m$ical s*ools1 & d5tal programs1
 = ! purpose ( all[+ pati5ts great] ease
 & s5se ( security :5 consid]+          
cross-bord] m$ical proc$ure & d5tal c>e 
options4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to
 ,congress a report on ! /rategy requir$
 "u subsection 7a74