National Tourism Policy Act

Summary

National Tourism Policy Act - Title I: National Tourism Policy - Declares that the purpose of this title is to establish a cooperative effort between the Federal Government, States, regions, and local governments and other concerned public and private organizations to implement a national tourism policy. Title II: National Tourism Policy Council - Establishes the National Tourism Policy Council as an independent entity within the executive branch to be the principal coordinating body for policies, programs, and issues relating to tourism, recreation, or national heritage conservation involving Federal departments, agencies, or other entities. Requires the Council to establish such policy committees as it considers necessary and appropriate which shall be designed to: (1) monitor a specific area of Federal government activity; and (2) review and evaluate the relation of the policies and activities of the Federal government in that specific area to tourism, recreation, and national heritage conservation in the United States. Directs each policy committee to review and comment on Federal agency program and planning documents that will have substantial effect on tourism, recreation, and national heritage conservation and that are appropriate to such committee's functional responsibilities and agency representation. Directs the National Tourism Policy Council to submit annual reports to the President for transmittal to the Congress regarding: (1) the activities of the Council and its policy committees; (2) the results of Council efforts to coordinate the policies and programs of member agencies that have a significant effect on tourism, recreation, and national heritage conservation, and to resolve interagency conflicts; (3) an analysis of problems referred to the Council along with a detailed statement of actions taken or anticipated to be taken to resolve such problems; and (4) such recommendations as the Council deems appropriate. Title III - United States Tourism Planning and Implementing Board - Establishes, as an independent entity in the executive branch, a United States Tourism Planning and Implementing Board to develop a comprehensive and detailed marketing and implementation plan to stimulate and promote tourism to the United States by residents of foreign countries. Requires the Board, within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, to submit such plan to Congress and specified Congressional committees. Title IV: Amendments to the International Travel Act - Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to direct the United States Travel Service, headed by an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Tourism, to report directly to the Under Secretary for International Trade as well as the Secretary of Commerce. Extends the authorization of appropriations to carry out the purposes of such Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance to a region of not less than two States or portions of two States to assist in the implementation of a regional tourism promotional and marketing program. Declares that any such program shall serve as a demonstration project for future program development for regional tourism promotion. Extends until September 30, 1981, the time limit for the reduction in the number of employees of the United States Travel Service.

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 1 July 1980

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 16 May 1980

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 May 1980

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