One mission of our DEC is to support policies that increase U.S. exports by enhancing the competitiveness of American exporters.
This mission includes identifying, supporting, and advocating on legislative issues that impact US exporters — particularly small to medium-sized exporters. By doing so, the DEC seeks to improve the U.S. global competitive position, and offer private sector input to the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration and the U.S. Commercial Service. These issues include international trade agreements and federal government exporter assistance programs, such as US&FCS Gold Key program and U.S. Export-Import Bank’s export financing programs.
CIEDEC also helps to identify foreign trade barriers that hinder U.S. exports, and U.S. legislative and regulatory policies that disincentivize exporting. The DEC also works with Regional Legislative Coordinators who cover the legislative affairs in the eight regional District Export Council networks.
The CIEDEC welcomes your input by clicking the link below.
Latest action: CIEDEC joined other California-based DECs in contacting the California Congressional Delegation in:
- Support for Generalized System of Preferences, GSP, 5/8,2024
- Support for Trade Promotion Authority & Free Trade Agreements, 5/18/2023
- Support for Supply Chain Efficiency, 6/1/2022
- Support for International Issues, 7/31/2020
- Support for the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., 9/10/2019
- Support for the USMCA, 5/22/2019