Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§3111 Congressional Statement of Purpose
Title 15 › CHAPTER 58 — FULL EMPLOYMENT AND BALANCED GROWTH › SUBCHAPTER I — STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC POLICIES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING TREATMENT OF RESOURCE RESTRAINTS › § 3111
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Requires the President to start extra programs and policies when needed to help meet economic goals such as full employment, more production and income, balanced growth, better productivity, stronger exports and competitiveness, and stable prices. The President must recommend actions to Congress when necessary and include them in the Economic Report without unnecessary delay.
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Title 15, §3111
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The Congress recognizes that general economic policies alone have been unable to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter related to full employment, production, and real income, balanced growth, adequate growth in productivity, proper attention to national priorities, achievement of an improved trade balance through increased exports and improvement in the international competitiveness of agriculture, business, and industry, and achievement of reasonable price stability as provided for in section 1022b(b) of this title. It is, therefore, the purpose of this subchapter to require the President to initiate, as the President deems appropriate, with recommendations to the Congress where necessary, supplementary programs and policies to the extent that the President finds such action necessary to help achieve these goals, including the goals and timetable for the reduction of unemployment. Insofar as feasible without undue delay, any policies and programs so recommended shall be included in the Economic Report.
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15 U.S.C. § 3111
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102