Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§9804 Travel and Tourism Strategy
Title 15 › Chapter 122— TRAVEL AND TOURISM › § 9804
Summary
At least once every 10 years, the Secretary of Commerce must work with the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, the Tourism Policy Council, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to create and send Congress a 10-year travel and tourism strategy. The plan must set yearly targets for international visitors and travel-related business, list the resources needed to hit those targets, and recommend any law or rule changes needed.
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Title 15, §9804
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Not less frequently than once every 10 years, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, the Tourism Policy Council, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop and submit to Congress a 10-year travel and tourism strategy, which shall include—
(1)the establishment of goals with respect to the number of annual international visitors to the United States and the annual amount of travel and tourism commerce in the United States during such 10-year period;
(2)the resources needed to achieve the goals established pursuant to paragraph (1); and
(3)recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes that would be necessary to achieve such goals.
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15 U.S.C. § 9804
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60