Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 5.djvu/333

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PUBLIC LAW 104-288—OCT. 11, 1996 110 STAT. 3407 (1) give priority consideration to recommendations of the Organization; and (2) cooperate with the Organization in carrying out its duties. (b) REPORT. — The Under Secretary for International Trade, the Assistant Secretary for Trade Development, the Assistant Secretary and Director General for the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, the Director of the United States Information Agency, the United States Trade Representative, and the Trade and Development Agency shall report within 2 years of the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Commerce on any travel and tourism activities carried out with the participation of the United States Federal Government. SEC. 7. SUNSET. 22 USC 2141e. (a) Two YEAR DEADLINE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM FINANCING PLAN. —If within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board has not developed and implemented a comprehensive plan for the long-term financing of the Organization, then sections 3 through 6 of this Act are repealed. (b) SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF OPERATIONS FOR INSUFFI- CIENT FUNDS. —The Board may suspend or terminate the Organization if sufficient private sector and State or local government funds are not identified or made available to continue the Organization's operations. SEC. 8. TRADE PROMOTION COORDINATING COMMITTEE. Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) is amended in subsection (c) as follows: (1) By striking "and" at the end of paragraph (4). (2) By striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting "; and". (3) By adding after paragraph (5) the following: "(6) reflect the recommendations of the United States National Tourism Organization to the degree considered appropriate by the TPCC". SEC. 9. REPEAL OF UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADMINIS- TRATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Sections 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 301, 303, 304, 305, 306, and 307 of the International Travel Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C 2123, 2123a-2123d, 2124, 2124b, and 2126-2129) are repealed. (b) TOURISM POLICY AND EXPORT PROMOTION ACT OF 1992. — Section 4 of the Tourism Policy and Export Promotion Act of 1992 22 USC 2124c. is amended in subsection (c)(l)(B)(i) and subsection (c)(2) by striking "Under Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism" and inserting "Secretary of Commerce". SEC. 10. POWERS AND DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE. Section 201 of the International Travel Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2122) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 201. In order to carry out the national tourism policy established in section 101(b) and by the United States National Tourism Organization Act of 1996, the Secretary of Commerce