Bill > HR6128

This bill, known as the VISIT USA Act (Vital Investment in Sustaining International Tourism to the USA Act), authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer $160,000,000 from the Travel Promotion Fund to Brand USA (the Corporation for Travel Promotion) within 30 days of the act's enactment. The transfer will be made from unobligated balances of fees collected through the Visa Waiver Program before October 1, 2025. The bill includes two key provisions that modify standard funding rules: first, this transfer is exempt from the usual maximum transfer amount limitations specified in the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and second, the standard matching requirements and carryforward provisions of the original Travel Promotion Act will still apply to these transferred funds. The purpose of this bill appears to be providing additional financial support to Brand USA, a public-private partnership that promotes international tourism to the United States, by allocating a significant sum from existing travel-related fee collections.

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