VISIT USA Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The VISIT USA Act makes a one-time tourism-promotion transfer. Within 30 days after enactment, Treasury must transfer $160 million from unobligated Travel Promotion Fund balances from visa-waiver-system fees collected before October 1, 2025 to the Corporation for Travel Promotion, commonly known as Brand USA. The transfer is exempt from the ordinary limitation in the Travel Promotion Act, but the Act existing use rules continue to apply. The effect is to move old fee balances into Brand USA travel-promotion work instead of leaving them unobligated.
Who Benefits and How
Brand USA benefits from a $160 million funding transfer. U.S. tourism businesses benefit if Brand USA uses the money for international travel promotion. Hotels, restaurants, attractions, and local tourism economies benefit from potential visitor spending. States and cities with tourism economies benefit if national marketing increases inbound travel.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Treasury officials must identify eligible unobligated balances and transfer the money within 30 days. Travel Promotion Fund balances are reduced by $160 million. Brand USA must administer the funds under existing Travel Promotion Act use rules. Oversight officials must track a transfer exempt from the normal limitation.
Key Provisions
- Requires Treasury to transfer $160 million to Brand USA within 30 days.
- Uses unobligated Travel Promotion Fund fee balances collected before October 1, 2025.
- Exempts the transfer from the normal Travel Promotion Act limitation.
- Applies existing Travel Promotion Act use rules to the transferred money.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Transfers $160 million from unobligated Travel Promotion Fund fee balances collected before October 1, 2025 to Brand USA within 30 days, exempting the transfer from the normal Travel Promotion Act limitation while preserving existing fund-use rules.
Key Policy Areas
Travel Promotion, Tourism, Treasury
Primary Purpose
Transfers $160 million from unobligated Travel Promotion Fund fee balances collected before October 1, 2025 to Brand USA within 30 days, exempting the transfer from the normal Travel Promotion Act limitation while preserving existing fund-use rules.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Brand USA
- U.S. tourism businesses
- Hotels serving international visitors
- Restaurants in tourism markets
- Local tourism economies
Identified Costs
- Treasury fund-transfer staff
- Travel Promotion Fund balances
- Brand USA administrators
- Tourism promotion oversight officials
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Bilirakis (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, and Ms. …
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Brand USA, Local tourism economies, U.S. tourism businesses
Travel Promotion Fund balances, Treasury fund-transfer staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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