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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1275 

To establish a National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports to carry 

out activities to support and supplement the mission of the President’s 

Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 16, 2009 

Mr. WARNER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To establish a National Foundation on Physical Fitness and 

Sports to carry out activities to support and supplement 

the mission of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. 

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 ‘‘National Foundation 

5 on Physical Fitness and Sports Establishment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Na8 tional Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports (hereinVerDate Nov 24 2008 09:24 Jun 17, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1275.IS S1275

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1 after in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Foundation’’). The 

2 Foundation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation and 

3 is not an agency or establishment of the United States. 

4 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Foundation 

5 are— 

6 (1) in conjunction with the President’s Council 

7 on Physical Fitness and Sports, to develop a list and 

8 description of programs, events and other activities 

9 which would further the goals outlined in Executive 

10 Order 12345 and with respect to which combined 

11 private and governmental efforts would be beneficial; 

12 and 

13 (2) to encourage and promote the participation 

14 by private organizations in the activities referred to 

15 in subsection (b)(1) and to encourage and promote 

16 private gifts of money and other property to support 

17 those activities. 

18 (c) DISPOSITION OF MONEY AND PROPERTY.—At 

19 least annually the Foundation shall transfer, after the de20 duction of the administrative expenses of the Foundation, 

21 the balance of any contributions received for the activities 

22 referred to in subsection (b), to the United States Public 

23 Health Service Gift Fund pursuant to section 2701 of the 

24 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aaa) for expendi25 ture pursuant to the provisions of that section and conVerDate Nov 24 2008 09:24 Jun 17, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1275.IS S1275

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1 sistent with the purposes for which the funds were do2 nated. 

3 SEC. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.—The 

5 Foundation shall have a governing Board of Directors 

6 (hereinafter referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Board’’), which 

7 shall consist of 9 members each of whom shall be a United 

8 States citizen and— 

9 (1) 3 of whom must be knowledgeable or experi10 enced in one or more fields directly connected with 

11 physical fitness, sports, or the relationship between 

12 health status and physical exercise; and 

13 (2) 6 of whom must be leaders in the private 

14 sector with a strong interest in physical fitness, 

15 sports, or the relationship between health status and 

16 physical exercise. 

17 The membership of the Board, to the extent practicable, 

18 shall represent diverse professional specialties relating to 

19 the achievement of physical fitness through regular par20 ticipation in programs of exercise, sports, and similar ac21 tivities. The Assistant Secretary for Health, the Executive 

22 Director of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness 

23 and Sports, the Director for the National Center for 

24 Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the 

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1 tute, and the Director for the Centers for Disease Control 

2 and Prevention shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of 

3 the Board. Appointment to the Board or its staff shall 

4 not constitute employment by, or the holding of an office 

5 of, the United States for the purposes of any Federal em6 ployment or other law. 

7 (b) APPOINTMENTS.—Within 90 days from the date 

8 of enactment of this Act, the members of the Board will 

9 be appointed. Three members of the Board will be ap10 pointed by the Secretary (hereinafter referred to in this 

11 Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’), 2 by the majority leader of the 

12 Senate, 1 by the minority leader of the Senate, 2 by the 

13 Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1 by the minor14 ity leader of the House of Representatives. 

15 (c) TERMS.—The members of the Board shall serve 

16 for a term of 6 years. A vacancy on the Board shall be 

17 filled within 60 days of the vacancy in the same manner 

18 in which the original appointment was made and shall be 

19 for the balance of the term of the individual who was re20 placed. No individual may serve more than 2 consecutive 

21 terms as a member. 

22 (d) CHAIRMAN.—The Chairman shall be elected by 

23 the Board from its members for a 2-year term and will 

24 not be limited in terms or service. 


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1 (e) QUORUM.—A majority of the current membership 

2 of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 

3 of business. 

4 (f) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at the call of 

5 the Chairman at least once a year. If a member misses 

6 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings, that member 

7 may be removed from the Board and the vacancy filled 

8 in accordance with subsection (c). 

9 (g) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.—Members of 

10 the Board shall serve without pay, but may be reimbursed 

11 for the actual and necessary traveling and subsistence ex12 penses incurred by them in the performance of the duties 

13 of the Foundation, subject to the same limitations on re14 imbursement that are imposed upon employees of Federal 

15 agencies. 

16 (h) LIMITATIONS.—The following limitations apply 

17 with respect to the appointment of officers and employees 

18 of the Foundation: 

19 (1) Officers and employees may not be ap20 pointed until the Foundation has sufficient funds to 

21 pay them for their service. No individual so ap22 pointed may receive pay in excess of the annual rate 

23 of basic pay in effect for Executive Level V in the 

24 Federal service. 


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1 (2) The first officer or employee appointed by 

2 the Board shall be the Secretary of the Board who 

3 shall serve, at the direction of the Board, as its chief 

4 operating officer and shall be knowledgeable and ex5 perienced in matters relating to physical fitness and 

6 sports. 

7 (3) No Public Health Service employee nor the 

8 spouse or dependent relative of such an employee 

9 may serve as an officer or member of the Board of 

10 Directors or as an employee of the Foundation. 

11 (4) Any individual who is an officer, employee, 

12 or member of the Board of the Foundation may not 

13 (in accordance with the policies developed under sub14 section (i)) personally or substantially participate in 

15 the consideration or determination by the Founda16 tion of any matter that would directly or predictably 

17 affect any financial interest of the individual or a 

18 relative (as such term is defined in section 109(16) 

19 of the Ethics in Government Act, 1978) of the indi20 vidual, of any business organization, or other entity, 

21 or of which the individual is an officer or employee, 

22 is negotiating for employment, or in which the indi23 vidual has any other financial interest. 

24 (i) GENERAL POWERS.—The Board may complete 

25 the organization of the Foundation by— 


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1 (1) appointing officers and employees; 

2 (2) adopting a constitution and bylaws con3 sistent with the purposes of the Foundation and the 

4 provision of this Act; and 

5 (3) undertaking such other acts as may be nec6 essary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 

7 In establishing bylaws under this subsection, the Board 

8 shall provide for policies with regard to financial conflicts 

9 of interest and ethical standards for the acceptance, solici10 tation and disposition of donations and grants to the 

11 Foundation. 

12 SEC. 4. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation— 

14 (1) shall have perpetual succession; 

15 (2) may conduct business throughout the sev16 eral States, territories, and possessions of the 

17 United States; 

18 (3) shall have its principal offices in or near the 

19 District of Columbia; and 

20 (4) shall at all times maintain a designated 

21 agent authorized to accept service of process for the 

22 Foundation. 

23 The serving of notice to, or service of process upon, the 

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1 ness address of such agent, shall be deemed as service 

2 upon or notice to the Foundation. 

3 (b) SEAL.—The Foundation shall have an official seal 

4 selected by the Board which shall be judicially noticed. 

5 (c) POWERS.—To carry out its purposes under sec6 tion 2, and subject to the specific provisions thereof, the 

7 Foundation shall have the usual powers of a corporation 

8 acting as a trustee in the District of Columbia, including 

9 the power— 

10 (1) except as otherwise provided herein, to ac11 cept, receive, solicit, hold, administer and use any 

12 gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely or in trust, 

13 of real or personal property or any income therefrom 

14 or other interest therein; 

15 (2) to acquire by purchase or exchange any real 

16 or personal property or interest therein; 

17 (3) unless otherwise required by the instrument 

18 of transfer, to sell, donate, lease, invest, reinvest, re19 tain or otherwise dispose of any property or income 

20 therefrom; 

21 (4) to sue and be sued, and complain and de22 fend itself in any court of competent jurisdiction, ex23 cept for gross negligence; 

24 (5) to enter into contracts or other arrange25 ments with public agencies and private organizations 


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1 and persons and to make such payments as may be 

2 necessary to carry out its functions; and 

3 (6) to do any and all acts necessary and proper 

4 to carry out the purposes of the Foundation. 

5 For purposes of this Act, an interest in real property shall 

6 be treated as including easements or other rights for pres7 ervation, conservation, protection, or enhancement by and 

8 for the public of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, edu9 cational inspirational or recreational resources. A gift, de10 vise, or bequest may be accepted by the Foundation even 

11 though it is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial 

12 interests of private persons if any current or future inter13 est therein is for the benefit of the Foundation. 

14 SEC. 5. PROTECTION AND USES OF TRADEMARKS AND 

15 TRADE NAMES. 

16 (a) PROTECTION.—Without the consent of the Foun17 dation in conjunction with the President’s Council on 

18 Physical Fitness and Sports, any person who uses for the 

19 purpose of trade, uses to induce the sale of any goods or 

20 services, or uses to promote any theatrical exhibition, ath21 letic performance or competition— 

22 (1) the official seal of the President’s Council 

23 on Physical Fitness and Sports consisting of the 

24 eagle holding an olive branch and arrows with shield 

25 breast encircled by name ‘‘President’s Council on 


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1 Physical Fitness and Sports’’ and consisting, de2 pending upon placement, of diagonal stripes; 

3 (2) the official seal of the Foundation; or 

4 (3) any trademark, trade name, sign, symbol, 

5 or insignia falsely representing association with or 

6 authorization by the President’s Council on Physical 

7 Fitness and Sports or the Foundation; 

8 shall be subject in a civil action by the Foundation for 

9 the remedies provided in the Act of July 9, 1946 (60 Stat. 

10 427; popularly known as the Trademark Act of 1946). 

11 (b) USES.—The Foundation, in conjunction with the 

12 President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, may 

13 authorize contributors and suppliers of goods or services 

14 to use the trade name or the President’s Council on Phys15 ical Fitness and Sports and the Foundation as well as any 

16 trademark, seal, symbol, insignia, or emblem of the Presi17 dent’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports or the 

18 Foundation in advertising that the contributors, goods, or 

19 services when donated, supplied, or furnished to or for the 

20 use of, or approved, selected, or used by the President’s 

21 Council on Physical Fitness and Sports or the Founda22 tion. 

23 SEC. 6. VOLUNTEER STATUS. 

24 The Foundation may accept, without regard to the 

25 civil service classification laws, rules, or regulations, the 


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1 services of volunteers in the performance of the functions 

2 authorized herein, in the manner provided for under sec3 tion 7(c) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 

4 742f(c)). 

5 SEC. 7. AUDIT, REPORT REQUIREMENTS, AND PETITION OF 

6 ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR EQUITABLE RE7 LIEF. 

8 (a) AUDITS.—For purposes of the Act entitled ‘‘An 

9 Act for audit of accounts of private corporations estab10 lished under Federal law’’, approved August 30, 1964 

11 (Public Law 88–504, 36 U.S.C. 1101–1103), the Founda12 tion shall be treated as a private corporation under Fed13 eral law. The Inspector General of the Department of 

14 Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General 

15 of the United States shall have access to the financial and 

16 other records of the Foundation, upon reasonable notice. 

17 (b) REPORT.—The Foundation shall, as soon as prac18 ticable after the end of each fiscal year, transmit to the 

19 Secretary of Health and Human Services and to Congress 

20 a report of its proceedings and activities during such year, 

21 including a full and complete statement of its receipts, ex22 penditures, and investments. 

23 (c) RELIEF WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOUNDA24 TION ACTS OR FAILURE TO ACT.—If the Foundation— 


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1 (1) engages in, or threatens to engage in, any 

2 act, practice or policy that is inconsistent with its 

3 purposes set forth in section 2(b); or 

4 (2) refuses, fails, or neglects to discharge its 

5 obligations under this Act, or threaten to do so; 

6 the Attorney General of the United States may petition 

7 in the United States District Court for the District of Co8 lumbia for such equitable relief as may be necessary or 

9 appropriate. 

10 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 For fiscal year 2010, there are authorized to be ap12 propriated such sums as may be necessary, to be made 

13 available to the Foundation for organizational costs. 

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