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The hearing will review the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of International Trade
(OIT). OIT is responsible for supporting small business international trade development and works
in cooperation with other federal agencies, public-, and private-sector groups to encourage and
assist small businesses looking to export. The flagship program for the Office is the State Trade
Enhancement Program (STEP), which provides grants to states and territories to directly support
small businesses looking to export. This hearing will allow Members to hear more about OIT’s
operation of STEP, their outreach activities, and how Congress can continue to support and
modernize small business exporting.