Export Promotion Data System

Overview
The Export Promotion Data System was established by Congress in 1988. Title 15, U.S.Code, Section 4906 provides that:

{{Quote|Within 2 years after August 23, 1988, the Secretary of Commerce shall establish the Data Bank. The Secretary shall manage the Data Bank. The Data Bank shall consist of two data systems, to be designated the International Economic Data System. . . and the Export Promotion Data System.