GBTA Cites Business Travel Benefits Within Recently Passed U.S. Reconciliation Bill

On July 4, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Reconciliation Bill, otherwise known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” which is a budget reconciliation law passed by the 119th United States Congress and includes tax and spending policies. The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is pleased to see items it had advocated for included in the final bill signed into law.

GBTA has worked closely with policymakers to put in place measures to strengthen the efficiency and safety of U.S. and international inbound business travel and sees these policies as positive and a necessary step forward.

The new law delivers on these GBTA advocacy priorities for business travel, as recently shared with U.S. policymakers:

• The modernization of the air traffic system: $12.5 billion included as a first step to address the nation’s outdated Air Traffic Control (ATC) system.
• Improved business travel at U.S. borders: $4.1 billion allocated for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Personnel, including 5,000 CBP Officers.
• Additional resources for CBP’s implementation of the Entry and Exit Program to accelerate the safe facilitation of business travelers at the nation’s points of entry – namely, $673 million for the further deployment of a biometric entry and exit system.
• Extension of the Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z) through 2031 to encourage the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

GBTA will continue to advocate for the effective implementation of these policies to ensure that business travelers feel safe and secure when traveling into, within and out of the U.S. and to help ensure that global travel facilitation is streamlined.

Business travel delivers essential value to economies, companies and individuals who need to travel for work. The U.S. business travel sector is a major contributor to U.S. economic performance, contributing $484.4 billion annually, or 1.9% of the U.S. gross domestic product, as detailed in the report, GBTA U.S. Economic Impact Study: Business Travel’s Impact on Jobs and the U.S. Economy.

For more information about GBTA’s policy priorities and advocacy efforts, visit the GBTA Advocacy web page here.