This bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish national physical activity recommendations. The first report must be published by December 31, 2029. HHS must publish a full report at least every 10 years. Each report must be based on current evidence and include guidance for population subgroups (for example, children or people with disabilities) about appropriate activity and avoiding inactivity. HHS must also publish an updated report not later than 5 years after the first report and at least every 10 years after that; those updates can focus on specific groups or specific activity issues. Federal agencies that propose different physical activity recommendations should consider the most recent HHS report. The bill says it does not limit federal biomedical research or how agencies present scientific findings. It also says no fitness standard created under the bill is legally binding on any individual.
If you are a member of the public, this bill would give you official, evidence-based physical activity guidance from HHS that is updated regularly. Federal programs and agencies should consider those HHS recommendations when they make their own guidance. The report is informational and does not create binding fitness requirements for individuals.
No publicly available information on costs or funding in the bill text. The bill does not specify appropriations or a budget for producing the reports.
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