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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 58 — Full Employment and Balanced Growth

§ 3114. Regional and structural employment policies and programs

Statutory text

(a)

Recommendation of legislation

To the extent deemed appropriate by the President in fulfillment of the purposes of section 3111 of this title, the President shall recommend legislation to the Congress if necessary, regional and structural employment policies and programs.

(b)

Private sector production and employment; effect of Federal policies

In formulating the regional components of any such programs, the President shall encourage to the extent the President deems necessary, new private sector production and employment to locate within depressed localities and regions with substantial unemployment and to aid in stabilizing their economic base. To the extent feasible, such policies and programs shall foster the establishment and growth of smaller businesses in such localities and regions. Any regional employment proposal of the President shall also include an analysis of the extent to which Federal tax, expenditure (including procurement of goods and services), defense, transportation, energy, natural resources and employment policies have influenced the movement of people, jobs, and small and larger business and industries from chronic high unemployment regions and areas, and proposals designed to correct Federal policies that have an adverse economic impact upon such regions and areas.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978

    Pub. L. 95–523 title II § 204 · 92 Stat. 1887

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 3114

    (Pub. L. 95–523, title II, § 204, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 1901.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 95–523, title II, § 204, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 1901.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 204. regional and structural employment policies (a) To the extent deemed appropriate by the President in Legislative recommendations. 15 USC 3114. fulfillment of the purposes of section 201, the President shall recommend legislation to the Congress if necessary, regional and structural employment policies and programs. (b) In formulating the regional components of any such programs, the President shall encourage to the extent the President deems necessary, new private sector production and employment to locate within depressed localities and regions with substantial unemployment and to aid in stabilizing their economic base. To the extent feasible, such policies and programs shall foster the establishment and growth of smaller businesses in such localities and regions. Any regional Analysis, inclusion. employment proposal of the President shall also include an analysis of the extent to which Federal tax, expenditure (including procurement of goods and services), defense, transportation, energy, natural resources and employment policies have influenced the movement of people, jobs, and small and larger business and industries from chronic high unemployment regions and areas, and proposals designed to correct Federal policies that have an adverse economic impact upon such regions and areas.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 95–523, title II, § 204, , 92 Stat. 1901.)

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