Sec. 606. ACCOUNTABILITY; PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS
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## SEC. 606 ACCOUNTABILITY; PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), as amended by this Act, is further amended— ####
(1)by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and
(h)as subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respectively; ####
(2)by moving subsection
(e)(as so redesignated) so that it follows subsection (d); ####
(3)in paragraph
(2)of subsection (c), by striking “$5,000,000” and inserting “$500,000”; and ####
(4)by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated, the following: > > ### “(f) Accountability > > > #### “(1) Performance plans and measures > > Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014, the Corporation shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > establish performance metrics including, time frames, evaluation methodologies, and data sources for measuring— > > > ###### “(i) > > the effectiveness of marketing efforts by the Corporation, including its progress in achieving the long-term goals of increased traveler visits to and spending in the United States; > > > ###### “(ii) > > whether increases in visitation and spending have occurred in response to external influences, such as economic conditions or exchange rates, rather than in response to the efforts of the Corporation; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > any cost or benefit to the economy of the United States; and > > > ##### “(B) > > conduct periodic program evaluations in response to the data resulting from measurements under subparagraph (A). > > > #### “(2) GAO accountability > > Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Corporation receives a report from the Government Accountability Office with recommendations for the Corporation, the Corporation shall submit a report to Congress that describes the actions taken by the Corporation in response to the recommendations in such report. > > > ### “(g) Procurement Requirements > > The Corporation shall— > > > #### “(1) > > establish a competitive procurement process; and > > > #### “(2) > > certify in its annual report to Congress under subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered into were in compliance with the established competitive procurement process.” > .
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