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Travel Promotion Act of 2009
Great Seal of the United States
Other short titlesUnited States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009
Long titleTo make technical corrections to the laws affecting certain administrative authorities of the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 111th United States Congress
Citations
Public law111-145
Codification
Titles amended8, 22
U.S.C. sections created22 U.S.C. § 2123, § 2123a, § 2131
U.S.C. sections amended8 U.S.C. § 1187(h)(3)(B)
Legislative history

The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–145 (text) (PDF), Sec. 9) is a law creating the Corporation for Travel Promotion, a public-private partnership tasked with promoting tourism in the United States. To fund the Corporation's activities, the Act provides for a fee of $10 for use of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). Additionally, the Act authorizes a further charge to recover the costs of providing and administrating the ESTA.

The House passed the bill by a vote of 358-66 in October 2009, and the Senate followed on February 25, 2010 with a vote of 78-18. President Barack Obama signed the bill into law on March 4, 2010.[1]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection have announced they will level an additional $4 fee (bringing the total to $14) for visitors to the United States for the cost of administering the ESTA.[2]

The reactions of the European Union have been critical and suggestions of a similar fee have been raised on grounds of reciprocity.[3]

Brand USA

Brand USA (formerly Corporation for Travel Promotion) gets matching funds from the federal government equivalent to what it raises from the private sector, not to exceed a maximum of $100 million.[4]

On July 22, 2014, the House voted to pass the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 Act (H.R. 4450; 113th Congress), a bill that would extend the provisions of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, which established the Corporation for Travel Promotion, through September 30, 2020, and impose new performance and procurement requirements on the corporation.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ The President Signs the Travel Promotion Bill White House Video
  2. ^ 75 FR 47701
  3. ^ "European Parliament criticizes ESTA fee to fund travel promotion". Visa Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  4. ^ US Launches Corporation for Travel Promotion
  5. ^ "CBO - H.R. 4450". Congressional Budget Office. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. ^ "H.R. 4450". United States Congress. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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