HR 1593 · 96th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
A bill to declare the need for an explicit population policy and to establish an Office of Population Policy.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on International Relations (Subsequently: Foreign Affairs).(1979-01-29)
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Declares that the Federal Government should adopt an explicit national population policy and encourage and assist other countries to achieve their population goals. Directs all agencies of the Federal Government: (1) to give appropriate consideration to population dynamics in decisionmaking; and (2) to review their present statutory authority, regulations, and policies to achieve compliance with the purposes of this Act. Requires the President to annually transmit to Congress a Population Growth and Distribution Report. Specifies that such report set forth (1) the adequacy of available natural resources with respect to population size; and (2) a review of all programs affecting population dynamics. Requires the Secretary of State and the Director of the Agency for International Development (AID) to submit for inclusion in such report specified data concerning each nation of the world. Establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Population Policy: (1) to develop and recommend policies to meet the environmental, social, economic, health, and other needs of the Nation; (2) to study population growth; (3) to report annually to the President; and (4) to coordinate …
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