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6/18/2009--Introduced.Travel Promotion Act of 2009 - Establishes the Corporation for Travel Promotion as a nonprofit corporation that is not an agency or establishment of the U.S. government. Makes the Corporation subject to the provisions of the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Corporation should not engage in lobbying activities. Requires the Corporation, among other things, to provide useful information to people interested in traveling to the United States, identify and address perceptions regarding U.S. entry policy, and promote U.S. travel. Establishes in the Treasury the Travel Promotion Fund. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require (under current law, authorize) the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish and collect a fee for the use of an electronic data sharing system concerning the admissibility of certain aliens into the United States that will ensure recovery of the full costs of providing and administering such system. Terminates such fee following FY2014. Authorizes the Corporation to impose an annual assessment on U.S. members of the travel and tourism industry. Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to: (1) revise the membership of the Tourism Policy Council; and (2) require the Council to provide the Corporation with certain information concerning U.S. admission procedures and travel promotion strategies. Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to assess barriers to entry into the United States by foreign travelers.

1248321600 2009-07-23 Wed Jan 06 00:42:14 -0600 2010 introduced 58574 'act':3 '2009':5 'promot':2 'travel':1 75108 false short introduced 58574 'non':5 'busi':18 'unit':10,24 'entri':12 'state':11,25 'corpor':7 'polici':13 'profit':6 'promot':16 'travel':21 'scholar':20 'tourist':17 'communic':9 'otherwis':15 'establish':2 'non-profit':4 74838 false official action 58574 1248321600 Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0500 2009 204983 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. D000210 1941-07-18 3695 2454 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 10 202-225-5658 William 'd':4 'ma':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'bill':9 'william':2,7,10 'delahunt':3,8,11 M 400102 Delahunt William_D._Delahunt D. Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10] 1858 Bill N00000280 9417 Democrat 202-225-3111 Catholic MA Bill William Delahunt 2.25 http://www.house.gov/delahunt/ repdelahunt action 58574 1248321600 Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0500 2009 204983 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. action 58574 1246939200 Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0500 2009 201690 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. action 58574 1245297600 Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199981 Referred to House Judiciary action 58574 1245297600 Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199979 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. introduced 58574 1245297600 Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199978 action 58574 1245297600 Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199980 Referred to House Energy and Commerce action 58574 1245297600 Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199982 Referred to House Homeland Security