commerce to develop programs to increase the number of international visiters to the united statesmen united d states. and it would set up a travel promotion fund which would be financed by private-public matching dollars. much of the cost would be borne by international travelers who'd pay a $10 fee collected through the electronic system for travel authorization. mr. president, other countries are spending billions of dollars on travel promotions, and we all in this body think, those of us who sponsor -- have sponsored this legislation and hopefully will vote for it overwhelmingly at the end of this week, that we should stay competitive with other countries. so the travel promotion act would directly contribute to the economic recovery of our travel and tourism industry. it would spur job growth, and it would contribute to the tax base of local and regional and state governments, many of which are being forced to make, as we know all too well, drastic cuts in this tough economic time. but, mr. president, as well, before i close, i wanted to mention that there are nonfinancial benefits to internatio