,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cghg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1  
#bjbf,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,moran7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,united       
,states ,trade ,representative to       
prioritize the formation of a working   
group on travel and tourism during the  
next joint review conducted under the   
,united ,states-,mexico-,canada         
,agreement1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,,usmca ,travel and ,tourism       
,resiliency ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in 
this ,act3 7#a7 ,north ,america ,the    
term ,north ,america means the ,united  
,states1 ,canada1 and ,mexico4  7#b7    
,,usmca ,the term ,,usmca has the       
meaning given that term in section #c of
 the ,united ,states-,mexico-,canada    
,agreement ,implementation ,act 7#ai    
,u4,s4,c4 #dejb7i774  #c4 ,sense of     

,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 the travel and tourism      
industry is an integral part of the     
economy of the ,united ,states1 worth   
approximately #a1cjj1jjj1jjj1jjj and    
supporting approximately #ae1jjj1jjj    
jobs in the ,united ,states in #bjbd1   
according to the ,u4,s4 ,travel         
,association2  7#b7 the ,united ,states 
is a global leader in the trade of      
travel and tourism services2  7#c7      
according to the ,bureau of ,economic   
,analysis of the ,department of         
,commerce1 travel and tourism was the   
top services export of the ,united      
,states in #bjbd1 which-- 7,a7 accounted
 for #ai percent of all ,united ,states 
services exports and #g percent of all  
,united ,states exports2  7,b7 were     
worth approximately #bad1jjj1jjj1jjj2   
and  7,c7 supported an approximate      
#ce1jjj1jjj1jjj trade surplus2  7#d7    
,canada and ,mexico are important       
trading partners for the travel and     
tourism economy of the ,united ,states1 

typically accounting for approximately  
half of international visitations to the
 ,united ,states2  7#e7 ,canada is the  
top source of international visitors to 
the ,united ,states1 with approximately 
#bj1djj1jjj visits in #bjbd1 generating 
approximately #bj1ejj1jjj1jjj in        
spending and supporting approximately   
#adj1jjj jobs in the ,united ,states2   
7#f7 ,mexico is another top source of   
international visitors to the ,united   
,states1 generating billions of dollars 
for the economy of the ,united ,states  
and supporting thousands of jobs in the 
,united ,states2  7#g7 it is in the     
interest of people in the ,united       
,states to travel efficiently and openly
 to ,canada and ,mexico2  7#h7 the      
,,usmca underpins much of trade in      
,north ,america and provides an         
important channel for discussions and   
activities that further the             
competitiveness and economic growth of  
the ,united ,states2 and  7#i7 the      
establishment of a ,travel and ,tourism 

,trade ,working ,group under the ,,usmca
 would help to support the continued    
growth of the tourism industry in ,north
 ,america and the good-paying jobs that 
industry supports4  #d4 ,joint review   
negotiating objective for establishment 
of travel and tourism working group  7a7
 ,in general ,subject to the            
requirements of section #faa of the     
,united ,states-,mexico-,canada         
,agreement ,implementation ,act 7#ai    
,u4,s4,c4 #dfaa71 during the first joint
 review 7as defined in that section7    
conducted after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,trade      
,representative shall advocate for the  
establishment of a ,travel and ,tourism 
,trade ,working ,group under the ,,usmca
 7in this section referred to as the    
,working ,group7 that complies with the 
requirements of this section4  7b7      
,administration  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
,working ,group shall be co-chaired by  
representatives of the government of    
each of the ,united ,states1 ,canada1   

and ,mexico and shall be comprised of   
officials responsible for issues related
 to travel and tourism4  7#b7 ,united   
,states representation ,with respect to 
the ,united ,states1 the ,working ,group
 shall be composed of representatives   
from-- 7,a7 the ,office of the ,united  
,states ,trade ,representative2  7,b7   
the ,department of ,commerce2  7,c7 the 
,department of ,state2  7,d7 the        
,department of ,homeland ,security2     
7,e7 the ,department of the ,interior2  
7,f7 the ,department of ,labor2  7,g7   
the ,department of ,transportation2 and 
7,h7 such other agencies or departments 
as the ,president considers appropriate4
  7c7 ,input and advice  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,working ,group shall seek 
input and advice from representatives of
 the travel and tourism industry on     
current and emerging issues that impact 
travel and tourism in ,north ,america4  
7#b7 ,united ,states representation     
,with respect to the ,united ,states1   
representatives for which input and     

advice is sought under paragraph 7#a7   
shall include the ,u4,s4 ,travel and    
,tourism ,advisory ,board4  7d7 ,duties 
,the ,working ,group shall-- 7#a7 engage
 in discussions and pursue activities-- 
7,a7 to enhance the international       
competitiveness of the travel and       
tourism industry in ,north ,america2    
7,b7 to increase ,north ,american       
exports of travel and tourism services2 
and  7,c7 to create employment and      
economic growth in ,north ,america      
through those exports2 and  7#b7 provide
 a forum for the ,united ,states1       
,mexico1 and ,canada-- 7,a7 to exchange 
information on issues impacting travel  
and tourism in ,north ,america2  7,b7 to
 collaborate1 when possible1 on policies
 impacting travel and tourism in ,north 
,america1 including with respect to     
intercontinental travel and facilitating
 broader international visitation2 and  
7,c7 to consider the development of     
initiatives that can further enhance the
 competitiveness of travel and tourism  

in ,north ,america4  7e7 ,meetings ,the 
,working ,group shall meet not less     
frequently than annually4  7f7          
,briefings and consultation  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,united ,states ,government
 representatives of the ,working ,group 
shall regularly brief and consult the   
appropriate committees of ,congress on  
the activities of the ,working ,group4  
7#b7 ,appropriate committees of         
,congress defined ,in this subsection1  
the term appropriate committees of      
,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on
 ,finance and the ,committee on         
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the          
,committee on ,ways and ,means and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives4