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124 STAT. 56 PUBLIC LAW 111–145—MAR. 4, 2010 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect as though enacted as part of section 1018 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1907). SEC. 8. LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall have the same law enforcement authority, including the authority to carry firearms, as a member of the Capitol Police. The law enforcement authority under the preceding sentence shall be subject to the requirement that the Sergeant-at-Arms and Door- keeper of the Senate have the qualifications specified in subsection (b). (b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The qualifications referred to in sub- section (a) are the following: (1) A minimum of 5 years of experience as a law enforce- ment officer before beginning service as the Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. (2) Current certification in the use of firearms by the appropriate Federal law enforcement entity or an equivalent non-Federal entity. (3) Any other firearms qualification required for members of the Capitol Police. (c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. SEC. 9. TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Travel Promotion Act of 2009’’. (b) THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Corporation for Travel Promotion is established as a nonprofit corporation. The Corporation shall not be an agency or establishment of the United States Govern- ment. The Corporation shall be subject to the provisions of the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, section 29–1001 et seq.), to the extent that such provisions are consistent with this subsection, and shall have the powers conferred upon a nonprofit corporation by that Act to carry out its purposes and activities. (2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall have a board of directors of 11 members with knowledge of international travel promotion and marketing, broadly representing var- ious regions of the United States, who are United States citizens. Members of the board shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce (after consultation with the Sec- retary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State), as follows: (i) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experi- ence in the hotel accommodations sector; (ii) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experi- ence in the restaurant sector; (iii) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experi- ence in the small business or retail sector or in associa- tions representing that sector; (iv) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experi- ence in the travel distribution services sector; Appointment. Travel Promotion Act of 2009. 22 USC 2131. 2 USC 61f–14. 5 USC 2107 note.