,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ei #aaith          
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fag 
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,april #bi1 #bjbe,received2   
read twice and placed on the calendar   
,,an ,,act  ,to amend the ,visit        
,america ,act to promote music tourism1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,american ,music ,tourism ,act of #bjbe4
  #b4 ,responsibilities of the          
,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for  
,travel and ,tourism  7a7 ,domestic     
travel and tourism ,section #fje7;b7 of 
the ,visit ,america ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#ihjc7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#b71 by striking 2 and and   
inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#d7 identify locations and events in 
the ,united ,states that are important  
to music tourism and facilitate and     
promote domestic travel and tourism to  

those locations and events4  4  7b7     
,facilitation of international business 
and leisure travel ,section #fje of the 
,visit ,america ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#ihjc7 is amended by striking subsection
 7d7 and inserting the following3  7d7  
,facilitation of international business 
and leisure travel ,the ,assistant      
,secretary1 in coordination with        
relevant ,federal agencies1 shall strive
 to increase and facilitate             
international business and leisure      
travel to the ,united ,states and ensure
 competitiveness by-- 7#a7 facilitating 
large meetings1 incentives1 conferences1
 and exhibitions in the ,united ,states2
  7#b7 emphasizing rural and other      
destinations in the ,united ,states that
 are rich in cultural heritage or       
ecological tourism1 among other uniquely
 ,american destinations1 as locations   
for hosting international meetings1     
incentives1 conferences1 and            
exhibitions2  7#c7 facilitating and     
promoting international travel and      

tourism to sports and recreation events 
and activities in the ,united ,states2  
and  7#d7 identifying locations and     
events in the ,united ,states that are  
important to music tourism and          
facilitating and promoting international
 travel and tourism to those locations  
and events4  4  7c7 ,reporting          
requirements ,section #fje7;f7 of the   
,visit ,america ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#ihjc7;f77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#d7 ,report on     
goals relating to domestic and          
international travel ,not later than #a 
year after the date of enactment of the 
,american ,music ,tourism ,act of #bjbe1
 and every #b years thereafter1 the     
,assistant ,secretary shall submit to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives a     
report of activities1 findings1         
achievements1 and vulnerabilities       
relating to the goals described in      

subsections 7a7 through 7d74  4  7d7    
,definition ,section #fjj of title ,,vi 
of division ,,bb of the ,consolidated   
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7#ae        
,u4,s4,c4 #ihja7 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7  
as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71         
respectively1 and adjusting the margins 
accordingly2  7#b7 by striking ,in this 
title1 the term ,,covid-#ai public      
health emergency-- and inserting the    
following3  ,in this title3 7#a7        
,,covid-#ai public health emergency ,the
 term ,,covid-#ai public health         
emergency--  2 and  7#c7 by adding at   
the end the following3  7#b7 ,music     
tourism ,the term music tourism means-- 
7,a7 the act of traveling to a ,state or
 locality to visit historic or modern   
day music-related attractions1 including
 museums1 studios1 venues of all sizes1 
and other sites related to music2 or    
7,b7 the act of traveling to a ,state or
 locality to attend a music festival1 a 
concert1 or other live musical          

performance or music-related special    
event4  4  ,passed the ,house of        
,representatives ,april #bh1            
#bjbe4,kevin ,f4 ,mc,cumber1,clerk4     
,april #bi1 #bjbe,received2 read twice  
and placed on the calendar