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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 976 

To provide for education of potential military recruits on healthy body weight 

and to facilitate and encourage exercise in potential military recruits, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 16, 2013 

Mr. UDALL of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was read twice 

and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To provide for education of potential military recruits on 

healthy body weight and to facilitate and encourage exercise in potential military recruits, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fit to Serve Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. INFORMATION FOR MILITARY RECRUITS ON 

6 HEALTHY WEIGHT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 90 

8 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary of Defense may provide for the dissemination of 


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1 information on healthy weight to potential military re2 cruits. 

3 (b) COVERED INFORMATION.—The information pro4 vided under subsection (a) may include the following: 

5 (1) Information on the healthy weight of var6 ious populations of potential military recruits, set 

7 forth by age, height, sex, and other applicable fac8 tors. 

9 (2) Information to assist potential recruits in 

10 calculating and tracking body mass index (BMI), 

11 and in determining whether they are obese or at risk 

12 for obesity. 

13 (3) Information on the risks of obesity. 

14 (4) Information on the importance of healthy 

15 weight for military service. 

16 (5) Information on how to achieve and maintain 

17 a healthy weight. 

18 (c) MEANS AND LOCATIONS OF DISSEMINATION.— 

19 (1) ELECTRONIC DISSEMINATION.—Information 

20 may be provided under subsection (a) electronically 

21 through the following: 

22 (A) Internet websites of each Armed Force 

23 devoted to recruiting. 

24 (B) Internet websites of particular units of 

25 the Armed Forces, if appropriate. 


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1 (C) Internet websites of the military serv2 ice academies and other appropriate Depart3 ment of Defense schools. 

4 (D) Internet websites for the Senior Re5 serve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and the 

6 Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 

7 (JROTC). 

8 (2) DISSEMINATION IN WRITING.—Information 

9 may be provided under subsection (a) in written 

10 form at appropriate locations to the following: 

11 (A) Potential recruits visiting military re12 cruiting locations. 

13 (B) Members of the Armed Forces on ac14 tive duty. 

15 (C) Cadets and midshipmen attending the 

16 military service academies, State-sponsored 

17 military academies, institutions of higher edu18 cation that maintain a corps of cadets, and 

19 military preparatory schools. 

20 (D) Participants in the Senior Reserve Of21 ficers’ Training Corps and the Junior Reserve 

22 Officers’ Training Corps. 


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1 SEC. 3. JOINT USE AGREEMENTS ON USE OF MILITARY 

2 ATHLETIC FACILITIES BY NON-GOVERNMENT 

3 CIVILIANS. 

4 (a) AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—Each Secretary of 

5 a military department may enter into joint use agreements 

6 with local governments in the vicinity of military installa7 tions under the jurisdiction of such Secretary in order to 

8 permit use of athletic facilities at such installations by 

9 non-Government civilians who reside within the jurisdic10 tion of such local governments. 

11 (b) PROTECTION OF SECURITY.— 

12 (1) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INSTALLATIONS.— 

13 The Secretary of a military department may not 

14 enter into a joint use agreement under subsection 

15 (a) with respect to an installation if the Secretary 

16 determines that sensitive activities at the installation 

17 would make the use of athletic facilities of the in18 stallation by non-Government civilians, or the pres19 ence of such civilians at the installation in connec20 tion with such use, inadvisable. 

21 (2) USE BY CLEARED PERSONNEL.—The Sec22 retary of a military department may require in a 

23 joint use agreement under subsection (a) that— 

24 (A) a security or other appropriate clear25 ance shall be a condition to the use of the ath26 letic facilities covered by the agreement by nonVerDate Mar 15 2010 03:27 May 22, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S976.IS S976

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1 Government civilians permitted such use under 

2 the agreement; and 

3 (B) non-Government civilians using such 

4 facilities under the agreement shall comply with 

5 such security procedures and requirements as 

6 the commander of the installation concerned 

7 shall establish. 

8 (c) MODEL AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

9 may, for purposes of facilitating entry into joint use agree10 ments under subsection (a)— 

11 (1) provide for the development of a model joint 

12 use agreement for purposes of that subsection which 

13 shall, to the extent appropriate, be based on appro14 priate model agreements developed by the National 

15 Policy and Legal Analysis Network (NPLAN); and 

16 (2) authorize the Secretaries of the military de17 partments to develop standardized guidelines on se18 curity clearances and other security requirements to 

19 be required in connection with the use of athletic fa20 cilities by non-Government civilians under such 

21 agreements. 

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