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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2641. Congressional declaration of purpose
(a) The Congress finds that (1) certain communities and areas in
the Nation are presently burdened by substantial unemployment and
underemployment and have failed to share fully in the economic
gains of the recovery from the recession of 1960-1961 and (2)
action by the Federal Government is necessary, both to provide
immediate useful work for the unemployed and underemployed in these
communities and to help these communities, through improvement of
their facilities, to become more conducive to industrial
development and better places in which to live and work. The Nation
has a backlog of needed public projects, and an acceleration of
these projects now will not only increase employment at a time when
jobs are urgently required but will also meet longstanding public
needs, improve community services, and enhance the health and
welfare of citizens of the Nation.
(b) The Congress further finds that Federal assistance to
stimulate public works investment in order to increase employment
opportunities is most urgently needed in those areas, both urban
and rural, which qualify as redevelopment areas because they suffer
from persistent and chronic unemployment and economic
underdevelopment, as well as in other areas which have suffered
from substantial unemployment for a period of at least twelve
months.
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