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- § 2124. Tourism Policy Council
- §§ 2124a, 2124b. Repealed.
- § 2124c. Rural Tourism Development Foundation
- § 2125. Transferred
- §§ 2126 to 2129. Repealed.
§ 2124. Tourism Policy Council
(a) Establishment
(b) Membership
The Council shall consist of the following individuals:
(1) The Secretary of Commerce, who shall serve as the Chairman of the Council.
(2) The Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade.
(3) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(4) The Secretary of State.
(5) The Secretary of the Interior.
(6) The Secretary of Labor.
(7) The Secretary of Transportation.
(8) The Commissioner of the United States Customs Service.
(9) The President of the United States National Tourism Organization.
(10) The Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
(11) Representatives of other Federal agencies which have affected interests at each meeting as deemed appropriate and invited by the Chairman.
(c) No additional compensation for Council members
(d) Council meetings
(e) Involvement of Federal agencies and departments
(1) The Council shall coordinate national policies and programs relating to international travel and tourism, recreation, and national heritage resources, which involve Federal agencies;
(2) The Council may request directly from any Federal department or agency such personnel, information, services, or facilities as deemed necessary by the Chairman and to the extent permitted by law and within the limits of available funds.
(3) Federal departments and agencies may, in their discretion, detail to temporary duty with the Council such personnel as the Chairman may request for carrying out the functions of the Council. Each such detail of personnel shall be without loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status.
(f) Closed meetings
(g) Annual report
The Council shall submit an annual report for the preceding fiscal year to the President for transmittal to the Congress on or before December 31 of each year. The report shall include—
(1) a comprehensive and detailed report of the activities and accomplishments of the Council;
(2) the results of Council efforts to coordinate the policies and programs of member’s agencies that have a significant effect on international travel and tourism, recreation, and national heritage resources, including progress toward resolving interagency conflicts and development of cooperative program activity;
(3) an analysis of problems referred to the Council by State and local governments, the tourism industry, the United States National Tourism Organization, the Secretary of Commerce, along with a detailed summary of any action taken or anticipated to resolve such problems; and
(4) any recommendation as deemed appropriate by the Council.
(h) Applicability of chapter 10 of title 5
(Pub. L. 87–63, title III, § 301, as added Pub. L. 104–288, § 11, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3408; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(165), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4324.)
§§ 2124a, 2124b. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–288, §§ 9(a), 11, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3407, 3408
§ 2124c. Rural Tourism Development Foundation
(a) Establishment of Foundation
(b) FunctionsThe functions of the Foundation shall be the planning, development, and implementation of projects and programs which have the potential to increase travel and tourism export revenues by attracting foreign visitors to rural America. Initially, such projects and programs shall include—
(1) participation in the development and distribution of educational and promotional materials pertaining to both private and public attractions located in rural areas of the United States, including Federal parks and recreational lands, which can be used by foreign visitors;
(2) development of educational resources to assist in private and public rural tourism development; and
(3) participation in Federal agency outreach efforts to make such resources available to private enterprises, State and local governments, and other persons and entities interested in rural tourism development.
(c) Board of Directors
(1) Composition
(A) The Foundation shall have a Board of Directors (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Board”) that—
(i) during its first two years shall consist of nine voting members; and
(ii) thereafter shall consist of those nine members plus up to six additional voting members as determined in accordance with the bylaws of the Foundation.
(B)
(i) The Secretary of Commerce shall, within six months after September 30, 1992, appoint the initial nine voting members of the Board and thereafter shall appoint the successors of each of three such members, as provided by such bylaws.
(ii) The voting members of the Board, other than those referred to in clause (i), shall be appointed in accordance with procedures established by such bylaws.
(C) The voting members of the Board shall be individuals who are not Federal officers or employees and who have demonstrated an interest in rural tourism development. Of such voting members, at least a majority shall have experience and expertise in tourism trade promotion, at least one shall have experience and expertise in resource conservation, at least one shall have experience and expertise in financial administration in a fiduciary capacity, at least one shall be a representative of an Indian tribe who has experience and expertise in rural tourism on an Indian reservation, at least one shall represent a regional or national organization or association with a major interest in rural tourism development or promotion, and at least one shall be a representative of a State who is responsible for tourism promotion.
(D) Voting members of the Board shall each serve a term of six years, except that—
(i) initial terms shall be staggered to assure continuity of administration;
(ii) if a person is appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of the person’s predecessor, that person shall serve only for the remainder of the predecessor’s term; and
(iii) any such appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made within sixty days after the vacancy occurs.
(2) Ex-officio members
(3) Chair
(4) Meetings
(d) Compensation and expenses
(e) Acceptance of gifts, devises, and bequests
(1) In general
(2) Indians
(f) Investments
(g) Perpetual succession; liability of Board members
(h) Contractual power
(i) Administration
(1) In general
(2) Services
(3) Construction
(j) Exemption from taxes; contributions
(k) Liability of United States
(l) Annual report
(m) DefinitionsAs used in this section—
(1) the term “Indian reservation” has the meaning given the term “reservation” in section 1452(d) of title 25;
(2) the term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given that term in section 5304(e) of title 25;
(3) the term “local government” has the meaning given that term in section 3371(2) of title 5; and
(4) the term “rural tourism” has the meaning given that term by the Secretary of Commerce and shall include activities related to travel and tourism that occur on Federal recreational sites, on Indian reservations, and in the territories, possessions, and commonwealths of the United States.
(Pub. L. 102–372, § 4, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1171; Pub. L. 104–288, § 9(b), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3407.)
§ 2125. Transferred
§§ 2126 to 2129. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–288, § 9(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3407