97 STAT. 1126 PUBLIC LAW 98-178—NOV. 29, 1983 Public Law 98-178 98th Congress Joint Resolution Nov. 29, 1983 -p^ designate the week beginning May 27, 1984, as "National Tourism Week". [H.J. Res. 168] Whereas tourism is vital to the United States, contributing to its economic prosperity, employment, and international balance of payments; Whereas travelers from the United States and other countries spent $191,000,000,000 in the United States during 1981, directly produc- ing four million six hundred thousand jobs, $40,000,000,000 in wages and salaries, and $18,000,000,000 in Federal, State, and local tax revenues; Whereas, if viewed as a single retail industry, the travel and tourism sector of the economy constituted the second largest retail industry in the United States in 1981, as measured by business receipts; Whereas tourism contributes substantially both to personal growth, health, and education, and to intercultural appreciation of the geography, history, and people of the United States; Whereas tourism enhances international understanding and good will; and Whereas, as incomes and leisure time continue to increase, tourism will become an increasingly important aspect of the daily lives of the people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United National States of America in Congress assembled, That the week beginning Tourism Week. ^^y 27, 1984, hereby is designated "National Tourism Week", and the President of the United States is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Approved November 29, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 168: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): June 22, considered and passed House. Nov. 15, considered and passed Senate.
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