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The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium, located in Washington, D.C., is a professional society of the state and territory agency heads responsible for career technical education. Founded in 1920, NASDCTEc has a membership of more than 200 senior state staff and individuals that work to ensure quality career technical education at the secondary, postsecondary and adult levels. The association is governed by a board of directors comprising 16 members that include one associate member representative and four officers. NASDCTEc hosts two national meetings every year that provide information on legislation, research, and emerging issues important to career technical education. It maintains an active listing service system for state directors, and publishes a monthly electronic newsletter.

The United States International Trade Commission is an independent, quasi-judicial, federal agency that has investigative responsibilities on a variety of trade matters. It investigates the effects of dumped and subsidized imports on domestic industries, as well as conducts global safeguard investigations. The agency adjudicates cases that involve alleged infringement by the imports of intellectual property rights. The United States International Trade Commission serves as a federal resource for gathering and analyzing trade data. It maintains the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). In addition, the United States International Trade Commission determines import injuries to U.S. industries in antidumping, countervailing duty and global and safeguard investigations.