,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bb   
7legislative day1 ,october #ai71        
#bjbj,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,blunt7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct the ,secretary of ,commerce
 to conduct a study and submit to       
,congress a report on the effects of the
 ,,covid-#ai pandemic on the travel and 
tourism industry in the ,united ,states1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,tourism in the ,united     
,states ,act4  #b4 ,study and report on 
effects of ,,covid-#ai pandemic on      
travel and tourism industry in ,united  
,states  7a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #a year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 in       
consultation with the ,united ,states   
,travel and ,tourism ,advisory ,board   

and the head of any other ,federal      
agency the ,secretary considers         
appropriate1 shall complete a study on  
the effects of the ,,covid-#ai pandemic 
on the travel and tourism industry1     
including various segments of the travel
 and tourism industry1 such as domestic1
 international1 leisure1 business1      
conventions1 meetings1 and events4  7b7 
,matters for consideration ,in          
conducting the study required by        
subsection 7a7 and the interim study    
required by subsection 7e77#a71 the     
,secretary shall consider-- 7#a7 changes
 in employment rates in the travel and  
tourism industry during the pandemic    
period2  7#b7 changes in revenues of    
businesses in the travel and tourism    
industry during the pandemic period2    
7#c7 changes in employment and sales in 
industries related to the travel and    
tourism industry1 and changes in        
contributions of the travel and tourism 
industry to such related industries1    
during the pandemic period2  7#d7 the   

effects attributable to the changes     
described in paragraphs 7#a7 through    
7#c7 in the travel and tourism industry 
and such related industries on the      
overall economy of the ,united ,states  
during the pandemic period and the      
projected effects of such changes on the
 overall economy of the ,united ,states 
following the pandemic period2 and  7#e7
 any additional matters the ,secretary  
considers appropriate4  7c7             
,consultation and public comment ,in    
conducting the study required by        
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall--  
7#a7 consult with representatives of--  
7,a7 the small business sector2  7,b7   
the restaurant or food service sector2  
7,c7 the hotel and alternative          
accommodations sector2  7,d7 the        
attractions or recreations sector2  7,e7
 the travel distribution services       
sector2  7,f7 destination marketing     
organizations2  7,g7 ,state tourism     
offices2 and  7,h7 the passenger air1   
railroad1 and rental car sectors2 and   

7#b7 provide an opportunity for public  
comment and advice relevant to          
conducting the study4  7d7 ,report to   
,congress ,not later than #f months     
after the date on which the study       
required by subsection 7a7 is completed1
 the ,secretary1 in consultation with   
the ,united ,states ,travel and ,tourism
 ,advisory ,board and the head of any   
other ,federal agency the ,secretary    
considers appropriate1 shall submit to  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate1 and 
make publicly available on the website  
of the ,department of ,commerce1 a      
report that contains-- 7#a7 the results 
of such study2 and  7#b7 policy         
recommendations for promoting and       
assisting the travel and tourism        
industry4  7e7 ,interim study and report
 ,not later than #c months after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary1 after consultation with     

relevant stakeholders1 including the    
,united ,states ,travel and ,tourism    
,advisory ,board1 shall-- 7#a7 complete 
an interim study1 which shall be based  
on data available at the time when the  
study is conducted and provide a        
framework for the study required by     
subsection 7a71 on the effects of the   
,,covid-#ai pandemic 7as of such time7  
on the travel and tourism industry1     
including various segments of the travel
 and tourism industry1 such as domestic1
 international1 leisure1 business1      
conventions1 meetings1 and events2 and  
7#b7 submit to the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce of the ,house of         
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate1 and make publicly      
available on the website of the         
,department of ,commerce1 an interim    
report that contains the results of the 
interim study required by paragraph     
7#a74  7f7 ,definitions ,in this        
section3 7#a7 ,pandemic period ,the term

 pandemic period has the meaning given  
the term emergency period in section    
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b771 excluding any 
portion of such period after the date   
that is #a year after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7 ,secretary
 ,the term ,secretary means the         
,secretary of ,commerce4  7#c7 ,travel  
and tourism industry ,the term travel   
and tourism industry means the travel   
and tourism industry in the ,united     
,states4