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 92 STAT. 1896

PUBLIC LAW 95-523—OCT. 27, 1978

(including agency regulations and excessive paperwork require- -re- y jj/? ments) that may create undue h a r d s h i p for or reduce the competitiveness of smaller businesses, and (iv) other policies and programs to remove barriers to competition and to strengthen and promote the creation and growth of smaller businesses; ,:!!i^;«i. B'>(i " (C) development of a comprehensive national agricultural policy that assures— " (i) production levels adequate to meet the nutritional needs j;,5 of all Americans and respond to rising food requirements throughout the w o r l d; " ( i i) farm and ranch income at full parity levels that will improve opportunities for farm families, encourage production, provide for essential capital investment in farming, and wm provide for farm prices a t full p a r i t y i n the market place; " ( i i i) renewed commitment to the protection and conservation of rural land and water through support for improved conservation practices and research, and attention to agricultural land use in the formulation of plans for energy, water and mineral resources, transportation, and commercial, I'i'i.! I i )'' industrial, and residential development; and " ( i v) support for programs and public services designed to respond to the unique economic and social conditions of r u r a l communities; " (D) proper attention to the relationship between Federal programs and policies and the problems and needs of urban areas, including inner cities and the employment problems of their residents, especially y o u t h s; " (E) proper attention to the quality and quantity of health care, education and training programs, child care and other human services, and housing, essential to a full employment economy and to moving toward their availability for all individuals at costs within their means; " (F) policies concerning Federal aid to State and local governments, especially for public investment and unemployment related costs; " (G) national defense and other needed international program s; " (H) proper attention to the relationship between Federal grants, contracts, and procurement and the closure of military bases and other Federal facilities and the distribution of jobs and income among different regions of the Nation, and among urban, suburban, and r u r a l areas; " (I) Proper attention to balancing the Federal budget; " (J) proper attention to the dislocation of jobs caused by Federal laws, regulations, and policies; " (K) policies and programs designed to increase exports and improve the international competitive position of agriculture, business, and industry, including measures to promote a free and fair international trading system, a sound and stable international monetary system and innovation in agriculture, business, and industry; " (L) such other priority policies and programs as the President deems appropriate."., THE P R E S I D E N T ' S BUDGET

SEC. 107. The Employment Act of 1946 is amended by inserting a new section 7 as follows:

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