§ 1022c. — Inclusion of priority policies and programs in President's Budget.
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January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1022c]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 21--NATIONAL POLICY ON EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY
Sec. 1022c. Inclusion of priority policies and programs in
President's Budget
To contribute to the achievement of the goals under the Full
Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 [15 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.], the
President's Budget for each fiscal year beginning after October 27,
1978, shall include priority policies and programs, which shall include,
to the extent deemed appropriate by the President, consideration of the
following--
(A) development of energy sources and supplies, transportation,
and environmental improvement;
(B) proper attention to the problems and needs of smaller
businesses including (i) the availability of investment capital,
management and technical expertise, and technology and labor needs,
(ii) analysis of economic and social trends which may affect smaller
businesses, (iii) government policies and programs (including agency
regulations and excessive paperwork requirements) that may create
undue hardship for or reduce the competitiveness of smaller
businesses, and (iv) other policies and programs to remove barriers
to competition and to strengthen and promote the creation and growth
of smaller businesses;
(C) development of a comprehensive national agricultural policy
that assures--
(i) production levels adequate to meet the nutritional needs
of all Americans and respond to rising food requirements
throughout the world;
(ii) farm and ranch income at full parity levels that will
improve opportunities for farm families, encourage production,
provide for essential capital investment in farming, and provide
for farm prices at full parity in the market place;
(iii) renewed commitment to the protection and conservation
of rural land and water through support for improved
conservation practices and research, and attention to
agricultural land use in the formulation of plans for energy,
water and mineral resources, transportation, and commercial,
industrial, and residential development; and
(iv) support for programs and public services designed to
respond to the unique economic and social conditions of rural
communities;
(D) proper attention to the relationship between Federal
programs and policies and the problems and needs of urban areas,
including inner cities and the employment problems of their
residents, especially youths;
(E) proper attention to the quality and quantity of health care,
education and training programs, child care and other human
services, and housing, essential to a full employment economy and to
moving toward their availability for all individuals at costs within
their means;
(F) policies concerning Federal aid to State and local
governments, especially for public investment and unemployment
related costs;
(G) national defense and other needed international programs;
(H) proper attention to the relationship between Federal grants,
contracts, and procurement and the closure of military bases and
other Federal facilities and the distribution of jobs and income
among different regions of the Nation, and among urban, suburban,
and rural areas;
(I) proper attention to balancing the Federal budget;
(J) proper attention to the dislocation of jobs caused by
Federal laws, regulations, and policies;
(K) policies and programs designed to increase exports and
improve the international competitive position of agriculture,
business, and industry, including measures to promote a free and
fair international trading system, a sound and stable international
monetary system and innovation in agriculture, business, and
industry;
(L) such other priority policies and programs as the President
deems appropriate.
(Feb. 20, 1946, ch. 33, Sec. 6, as added Pub. L. 95-523, title I,
Sec. 106, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 1895.)
References in Text
The Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, referred to in
provision preceding par. (A), is Pub. L. 95-523, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat.
1887, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 58
(Sec. 3101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this
title and Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1022d of this title.
