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S. 4212 — what changed

American Music Tourism Act of 2024

From Reported in Senate to Engrossed in Senate. 1 section amended between Reported in Senate and Engrossed in Senate.

Sec. 2 Responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism

(a)
Domestic travel and tourism— Section 605(b) of the Visit America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803(b)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (2), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(2)
in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:

changed “(4) identifying identify locations and events in the United States that are important to music tourism and promoting facilitate and promote domestic travel and tourism to those sites locations and events.”

(b)
changed Facilitation of international business and leisure travel— Section 605(d) 605 of the Visit America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803(d)) 9803) is amended—amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:

added “(d) Facilitation of international business and leisure travel—The Assistant Secretary, in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, shall strive to increase and facilitate international business and leisure travel to the United States and ensure competitiveness by—

added “(1) facilitating large meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions in the United States;

added “(2) emphasizing rural and other destinations in the United States that are rich in cultural heritage or ecological tourism, among other uniquely American destinations, as locations for hosting international meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions;

added “(3) facilitating and promoting international travel and tourism to sports and recreation events and activities in the United States; and

added “(4) identifying locations and events in the United States that are important to music tourism and facilitating and promoting international travel and tourism to those locations and events.”

(1)
removed in paragraph (2), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(2)
removed in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3)
removed by adding at the end the following:

removed “(4) identifying locations and events in the United States that are important to music tourism and promoting international travel and tourism to those sites and events.”

(c)
Reporting requirements— Section 605(f) of the Visit America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

changed “(4) Report on goals relating to domestic and international travel—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the American Music Tourism Act of 2024, and each year every 2 years thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report of activities, findings, achievements, and vulnerabilities relating to the goals described in subsections (a) through (d).”

(d)
changed Definition— Section 605 600 of title VI of division BB of the Visit America Act Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (15 U.S.C. 9803), as amended by this Act, 9801) is amended by adding at the end the following:amended—
(1)
added by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; and
(2)
added by striking “In this title, the term “COVID-19 public health emergency”—” and inserting the following:

added “In this title:

added “(1) COVID-19 public health emergency—The term “COVID-19 public health emergency”—”

(3)
added by adding at the end the following:

added “(2) Music tourism—The term “music tourism” means—

added “(A) the act of traveling to a State or locality to visit historic or modern day music-related attractions, including museums, studios, venues of all sizes, and other sites related to music; or

added “(B) the act of traveling to a State or locality to attend a music festival, a concert, or other live musical performance or music-related special event.”

removed “(g) Music tourism defined—For the purposes of this section, the term “music tourism” means—

removed “(1) the act of traveling to a State or locality to visit historic or modern day music-related attractions, including museums, studios, venues of all sizes, and other sites related to music; or

removed “(2) the act of traveling to a State or locality to attend a music festival, a concert, or other live musical performance.”