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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 479-OCT. 3, 1944 OBJECTIVES SEC. 2. The Congress hereby declares that the objectives of this Act are to facilitate and regulate the orderly disposal of surplus property so as- (a) to assure the most effective use of such property for war purposes and the common defense; (b) to give maximum aid in the reestablishment of a peace- time economy of free independent private enterprise, the develop- ment of the maximum of independent operators in trade, industry, and agriculture, and to stimulate full employment; (c) to facilitate the transition of enterprises from wartime to peacetime production and of individuals from wartime to peace- time employment; (d) to discourage monopolistic practices and to strengthen and preserve the competitive position of small business concerns in an economy of free enterprise; (e) to foster and to render more secure family-type farming as the traditional and desirable pattern of American agriculture; (f) to afford returning veterans an opportunity to establish themselves as proprietors of agricultural, business, and pro- fessional enterprises; (g) to encourage and foster post-war employment oppor- tunities; (h) to assure the sale of surplus property in such quantities and on such terms as will discourage disposal to speculators or for speculative purposes; (i) to establish and develop foreign markets and promote mutually advantageous economic relations between the United States and other countries by the orderly disposition of surplus property in other countries; (j) to avoid dislocations of the domestic economy and of inter- national economic relations; (k) to foster the wide distribution of surplus commodities to consumers at fair prices; (1) to effect broad and equitable distribution of surplus property; (m) to achieve the prompt and full utilization of surplus property at fair prices to the consumer through disposal at home and abroad with due regard for the protection of free markets and competitive prices from dislocation resulting from uncon- trolled dumping; (n) to utilize normal channels of trade and commerce to the extent consistent with efficient and economic distribution and the promotion of the general objectives of this Act (without dis- criminating against the establishment of new enterprises); (o) to promote production, employment of labor, and utili- zation of the productive capacity and the natural and agricul- tural resources of the country; (p) to foster the development of new independent enterprise; (q) to prevent insofar as possible unusual and excessive profits being made out of surplus property; (r) to dispose of surplus property as promptly as feasible without fostering monopoly or restraint of trade, or unduly dis- turbing the economy, or encouraging hoarding of such property, and to facilitate prompt redistribution of such property to con- sumers; (s) to dispose of surplus Government-owned transportation facilities and equipment in such manner as to promote an ade- quate and economical national transportation system; and [58 STAT.

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