Sec. 2. Purpose; policy goals; agenda
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The purpose of this Act is to mobilize Federal efforts to respond, in a manner that is bold and holistic, to the urgent concurrent crises of racial injustice, the undermining of Tribal sovereignty, mass unemployment and economic inequality, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, and climate change by establishing a national agenda to transform, heal, and renew the United States to create a society that enables and supports— greater racial, Indigenous, gender, environmental, and economic justice; dignified work opportunities; healthy communities; a stable climate; and healthy ecosystems.
It is the policy of the United States— to create and sustain millions of good, safe, family-sustaining jobs with appropriate access to labor organizations; to increase the power of workers to fight inequality in the workplace; to invest in historically underserved and impacted communities, including Black, Tribal, Indigenous, Latinx, Arab, Asian, and Pacific Islander communities, to increase the capacity of those communities to counteract racial, ethnic, gender, and other social and economic injustices; to strengthen and heal the nation-to-nation relationship between the United States and sovereign Indian Tribes; to combat environmental injustice and ensure healthy lives for all people; to avert further climate and environmental catastrophe; to ensure fairness for workers and communities affected by economic transitions; and to reinvest in public sector institutions that enable workers and communities to thrive.
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation with the Board, shall establish a 10-year plan, to be known as the Agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy , in accordance with which the purpose and policy goals described in subsections
(a)and (b), respectively, shall be achieved. The agenda established under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted to— the National Economic Council; and the Office of Management and Budget for inclusion in each annual budget request submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, during the 10-year period covered by the agenda.