,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ba1 #bjba,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 ( #bjba4  #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$ #ag4e billion1 :i* 
repres5t$ a #j4g 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 #bjai1 int]national    
t\ri/ arrivals total$ #gi1cjj1jjj1 up   
#c4h p]c5t f #gf1djj1jjj 9 #bjaf4  7#f7 
,h[ev]1 also 9 #bjai1 !re 0 a #c4e-p]c5t
 decl9e 9 visitors to ! ,unit$ ,/ates f 
,mexico comp>$ to #bjaf1 compris+ a loss
 ( #ffb1djd ,mexican t\ri/s4  7#g7 ,9   
addition1 ! total sp5d+ f ,mexican      
t\ri/s has plateau$1 only increas+      
slightly f #ag4e billion 9 #bjaf to     
#ag4f billion 9 #bjai1 compris+ an      
increase ( #gb million1 or #j4d p]c5t4  
7#h7 ,?is is a critical economic tr5d   
giv5 t annually ,mexico is ! bigge/     
s\rce ( int]national visitors to !      
,unit$ ,/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    
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 &      
nongov]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 & ,mexico4  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