This bill would create the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. The President may appoint up to 30 members who serve 2-year terms and may be reappointed. The Council would advise the President and recommend actions to promote sports, physical fitness, and good nutrition.
The Council is directed to recommend strategies to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test (with improvements) as the main assessment tool for a Presidential Fitness Award, develop Presidential challenges and school-based programs, expand opportunities for sports and fitness, set bold fitness goals for youth, run campaigns and events, and address childhood obesity and threats to future workforce and military readiness. The President will designate an Executive Director to run day-to-day operations. Executive departments must provide information to the Council as allowed by law. Members serve without pay but may receive travel reimbursement. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide funding and administrative and technical support as needed, subject to appropriations. The Council may create subcommittees, must modify an existing council seal to reflect its name, and is subject to certain Federal Advisory Committee Act procedures. The Council terminates 2 years after enactment unless the President extends it. Amounts appropriated for the Presidential Youth Fitness Program may be used to establish the Presidential Fitness Test in schools.
If enacted, the bill would set up a presidential council to study and push programs related to youth fitness, sports, and nutrition. The Council could recommend bringing back a Presidential Fitness Test and suggest school-based challenges and awards. The Council's work could lead to new partnerships with athletes and organizations and changes in how youth fitness is assessed, but any changes would depend on later actions and funding decisions.
The bill does not set a total dollar amount. It says the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide funding and administrative and technical support "subject to appropriations." Members would not be paid a salary but may get travel reimbursement. It also allows amounts appropriated to the Presidential Youth Fitness Program after enactment to be used to establish the Presidential Fitness Test in schools. No publicly available information on total cost or specific appropriations is provided in the bill text.
The bill frames the Council as a tool to promote youth fitness, expand sports participation, reward excellence in physical education, and address childhood obesity and related threats to future workforce and military readiness. Proponents, as reflected in the bill text, seek to reestablish a recognized Presidential Fitness Test, encourage school-based fitness programs and national campaigns, and use partnerships with athletes and organizations to inspire activity and better nutrition.
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