§ 4801. — Findings and purpose.
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[CITE: 15USC4801]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 74--COMPETITIVENESS POLICY COUNCIL
Sec. 4801. Findings and purpose
(a) Findings
The Congress finds that--
(1) efforts to reverse the decline of United States industry has
been hindered by--
(A) a serious erosion in the institutions and policies which
foster United States competitiveness including a lack of high
quality domestic and international economic and scientific data
needed to--
(i) reveal sectoral strengths and weaknesses;
(ii) identify potential new markets and future
technological and economic trends; and
(iii) provide necessary information regarding the
competitive strategies of foreign competitors;
(B) the lack of a coherent and consistent government
competitiveness policy, including policies with respect to--
(i) international trade, finance, and investment,
(ii) research, science, and technology,
(iii) education, labor retraining, and adjustment,
(iv) macroeconomic and budgetary issues,
(v) antitrust and regulation, and
(vi) government procurement;
(2) the United States economy benefits when business, labor,
government, academia, and public interest groups work together
cooperatively;
(3) the decline of United States economic competitiveness
endangers the ability of the United States to maintain the defense
industrial base which is necessary to the national security of the
United States;
(4) the world is moving rapidly toward the creation of an
integrated and interdependent economy, a world economy in which the
policies of one nation have a major impact on other nations;
(5) integrated solutions to such issues as trade and investment
research, science, and technology, education, and labor retraining
and adjustments help the United States compete more effectively in
the world economy; and
(6) government, business, labor, academia, and public interest
groups shall cooperate to develop and coordinate long-range
strategies to help assure the international competitiveness of the
United States economy.
(b) Purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter--
(1) to develop recommendations for long-range strategies for
promoting the international competitiveness of the United States
industries; and
(2) to establish the Competitiveness Policy Council which
shall--
(A) analyze information regarding the competitiveness of
United States industries and business and trade policy;
(B) create an institutional forum where national leaders
with experience and background in business, labor, government,
academia, and public interest activities shall--
(i) identify economic problems inhibiting the
competitiveness of United States agriculture, business, and
industry;
(ii) develop long-term strategies to address such
problem; and
(C) make recommendations on issues crucial to the
development of coordinated competitiveness strategies;
(D) publish analysis in the form of periodic reports and
recommendations concerning the United States business and trade
policy.
(Pub. L. 100-418, title V, Sec. 5202, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1455.)
Short Title
Section 5201 of Pub. L. 100-418 provided that: ``This subtitle
[subtitle C (Secs. 5201-5210) of title V of Pub. L. 100-418, enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the `Competitiveness Policy Council
Act'.''
