H.R. 617 — American Music Tourism Act of 2025

This section amends the Visit America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803 et seq.), which established the position of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism to promote U.S. travel and tourism, as follows: (1) adds to the Assistant Secretary's domestic promotion duties under subsection 605(b) a new paragraph (4) requiring identification and promotion of locations and events important to music tourism; (2) replaces subsection 605(d) on international business and leisure travel facilitation to require coordination with federal agencies to promote large meetings, rural cultural and ecological destinations, sports events, and music tourism locations and events; (3) adds to the reporting requirements under subsection 605(f) a new paragraph (4) directing the Assistant Secretary to submit to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, not later than one year after enactment of the American Music Tourism Act of 2025 and biennially thereafter, reports on related activities, findings, achievements, and vulnerabilities; and (4) adds to the definitions in 15 U.S.C. 9801 a new paragraph (2) defining "music tourism" as travel to states or localities to visit music-related attractions (e.g., museums, studios, venues) or attend music festivals, concerts, or related events.