Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110
§2403 Congressional Declaration of Policy
Title 15 › CHAPTER 51 — NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE › SUBCHAPTER I — FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND POLICY; DEFINITIONS › § 2403
Summary
The federal government must work with state and local governments to use every practical method, including money and technical help, to encourage a high rate of productivity growth. It must also improve and coordinate its plans, programs, and resources to carry out that goal. U.S. laws and rules must be read and applied so they support this policy.
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Title 15, §2403
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(a)Stimulation of high rate of productivity growth
The Congress, recognizing the profound impact of productivity on the interrelations of all components of the national economy, declares that it is the continuing policy of the Federal Government, in cooperation with State and local governments, to use all practicable means and measures, including financial and technical assistance, to stimulate a high rate of productivity growth.
(b)Improvement and coordination of Federal plans to carry out policy
It is the continuing responsibility of the Federal Government to use all practicable means to improve and coordinate Federal plans, functions, programs, and resources to carry out the policy set forth in this chapter.
(c)Interpretation of laws, rules, etc., to carry out policy
The laws, rules, regulations, and policies of the United States shall be so interpreted as to give full force and effect to this policy.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 2403
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110