PUBLIC LAW 97-63—OCT. 16, 1981
95 STAT. 1015
activities of the offices of the United States Travel and Tourism Administration in foreign countries shall not be less than the amount obligated in fiscal year 1980 for the activities of the offices of the United States Travel Service in foreign countries.". (c)(1) The following heading is inserted before section 4 of the Act: "TITLE III-ADMINISTRATION". (2) Section 4 of the Act is redesignated as section 301 and the following new sections are inserted after that section: "SEC. 302. (a) In order to assure that the national interest in tourism is fully considered in Federal decisionmaking, there is established an interagency coordinating council to be known as the Tourism Policy Council (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Council'). "(b)(1) The Council shall consist of— "(A) the Secretary of Commerce who shall serve as Chairman of the Council; "(B) the Under Secretary for Travel and Tourism who shall serve as the Vice Chairman of the Council and who shall act as Chairman of the Council in the absence of the Chairman; "(C) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget or the individual designated by the Director from the Office; "(D) an individual designated by the Secretary of Commerce from the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce; "(E) the Secretary of Energy or the individual designated by such Secretary from the Department of Energy; "(F) the Secretary of State or the individual designated by such Secretary from the Department of State; "(G) the Secretary of the Interior or the individual designated by such Secretary from the National Park Service or the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service of the Department of the Interior; "(H) the Secretary of Labor or the individual designated by such Secretary from the Department of Labor; and "(I) the Secretary of Transportation or the individual designated by such Secretary from the Department of Transportation. "(2) Members of the Council shall serve without additional compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred by them in carrying out the duties of the Council. "(3) Each member of the Council, other than the Vice Chairman, may designate an alternate, who shall serve as a member of the Council whenever the regular member is unable to attend a meeting of the Council or any committee of the Council. The designation by a member of the Council of an alternate under the preceding sentence shall be made for the duration of the member's term on the Council. Any such designated alternate shall be selected from individuals who exercise significant decisionmaking authority in the Federal agency involved and shall be authorized to make decisions on behalf of the member for whom he or she is serving. "(c)(1) Whenever the Council, or a committee of the Council, considers matters that affect the interests of Federal agencies that are not represented on the Council or the committee, the Chairman may invite the heads of such agencies, or their alternates, to participate in the deliberations of the Council or committee. -194 O—82
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22 USC 2124. Tourism Policy Council, establishment. 22 USC 2124a. Membership.
Compensation; travel expenses.
Alternate, designation.
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