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findings Sec. 102. The Congress hereby finds and declares— (1) that the development and encouragement of arts activity in the United States are of the utmost importance to the Nation’s life and heritage; (2) that concern for the quality of life in the United States requires constant dedication, planning, and reflection on the state of the arts in the Nation; (3) that the arts have an increasingly significant impact on the economic sector of our society; (4) that it is appropriate to encourage the maximum and broadest participation by the Nation’s citizenry, including, but not limited to, artists, knowledgeable citizens and other interested persons, representatives of State and local governments, labor, agriculture, business and industry, educators (including art educators) and experts in all fields of the arts, in the process of insuring needed support for the arts among all parties concerned at Federal, State, and local levels; and (5) that in order to implement these findings, it is desirable to call a White House Conference on the Arts.