119-hr617

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 Calendar No. 59
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 617

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 29, 2025

 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

To amend the Visit America Act to promote music tourism, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``American Music Tourism Act of 
2025''.

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:
 ``

    (4) identify locations and events in the United States 
 that are important to music tourism and facilitate and promote 
 domestic travel and tourism to those locations and events.''.

    (b) Facilitation of International Business and Leisure Travel.--

Section 605 of the Visit America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803) is amended by 
striking subsection
            (d) and inserting the following:
 ``
            (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--
 ``

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

    (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;
 ``

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

    (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.''.
            (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:
 ``

    (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 2025, and every 
 2 years thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the 
 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
 Senate and 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) === Definition. ===
-

Section 600 of title VI of division BB of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (15 U.S.C. 9801) is amended--

    (1) by redesignating paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) as 
 subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) , respectively, and adjusting the 
 margins accordingly;

    (2) by striking ``In this title, the term `COVID-19 public 
 health emergency'--'' and inserting the following:
 ``In this title:
 ``

    (1) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term `COVID-19 
 public health emergency'--''; and

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

    (2) Music tourism.--The term `music tourism' means--
 ``
        (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
 ``
        (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.''.

 Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2025.

 Attest:

 KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

 Clerk.
 Calendar No. 59

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 617

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

To amend the Visit America Act to promote music tourism, and for other 
 purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 April 29, 2025

 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar