Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§4907 Operation of Data Bank
Title 15 › CHAPTER 75 — NATIONAL TRADE DATA BANK › § 4907
Summary
The Secretary must run the Data Bank to provide the best system for accessing and using its data. The system must use modern data tools to monitor, sort, analyze, and share the information. It must present useful, timely, high quality information to U.S. policymakers, businesses, workers, industry, agriculture, state and local economic agencies, and U.S. persons. It must aid U.S. trade strategy and support sharing through nonprofits with large outreach that complement the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service.
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Title 15, §4907
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The Secretary shall manage the Data Bank to provide the most appropriate data retrieval system or systems possible. Such system or systems shall—
(1)be designed to utilize data processing and retrieval technology in monitoring, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating the data and information contained in the Data Bank;
(2)use the most effective and meaningful means of organizing and making such information available to—
(A)United States Government policymakers;
(B)United States business firms;
(C)United States workers;
(D)United States industry associations;
(E)United States agricultural interests;
(F)State and local economic development agencies; and
(G)other interested United States persons who could benefit from such information;
(3)be of such quality and timeliness and in such form as to assist coordinated trade strategies for the United States; and
(4)facilitate dissemination of information through nonprofit organizations with significant outreach programs which complement the regional outreach programs of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service.
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15 U.S.C. § 4907
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102