Authority;

HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     1613

(4)  Maryland Advisory Commission on Atomic Energy;

(5)  Maryland Arts Council;

(6)  Maryland Historical Trust;

(7)  Maryland Industrial Development and Financing

(8)  Maryland membership unit of the Southern
Interstate Nuclear Board;

(9)  St. Mary's City Commission;

(10)  Community Development Administration;

(11)  Seafood Marketing Authority and Division of
Market Development;

(12)  Maryland Bicentennial Commission for the
Commemoration of the American Revolution;

(13)  Division of Tourism;

(14)  Commission on Afro-American History and Culture;

(15)  Commission on Indian Affairs;

(16)  Maryland Housing Policy Commission[.]; AND

(17)  OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
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(A)  THERE IS AN OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO PROMOTE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS STATE.

(B)  IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION
(A) OF THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHALL:

(1) ENCOURAGE EXISTING AND POTENTIAL EXPORTING

COMPANIES TO INCREASE THEIR EXPORT ACTIVITIES BY:

(1) ENCOURAGE MARYLAND BUSINESSES TO INCREASE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ACTIVITIES, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON EXPORTS,
BY:

(I) PROVIDING INFORMATIONAL AND CONSULTATIVE
SERVICES ON THE EXPORT INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROCESS INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, MARKET RESEARCH AND SELECTION, MARKETING
TECHNIQUES AND RISKS, FOREIGN TRADE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AND THE
AVAILABILITY OF PRIVATE OR PUBLIC FINANCING;