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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1519 

To provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

of physical activity recommendations for Americans. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2017 

Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. MEEHAN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans. 

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 ‘‘Physical Activities Rec5 ommendations for Americans Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 

7 AMERICANS. 

8 (a) REPORTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 

10 2018, and at least every 10 years thereafter, the 


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1 Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred 

2 to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall publish 

3 a report that provides physical activity recommenda4 tions for the people of the United States. Each such 

5 report shall contain physical activity information and 

6 recommendations for consideration and use by the 

7 general public, and shall be considered, as applicable 

8 and appropriate, by relevant Federal agencies in car9 rying out relevant Federal health programs. 

10 (2) BASIS OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—The infor11 mation contained in each report required under 

12 paragraph (1) shall be based on the most current 

13 evidence-based scientific and medical knowledge at 

14 the time the report is prepared, and shall include ad15 ditional information for population subgroups, such 

16 as children or individuals with disabilities, if sci17 entific and medical evidence indicates that physical 

18 activity recommendations vary in such a manner 

19 that such stratification is warranted. 

20 (3) UPDATE REPORTS.—Not later than 5 years 

21 after the publication of the first report under para22 graph (1), and every 10 years thereafter, the Sec23 retary shall publish an update report detailing evi24 dence-based practices and highlighting continuing 

25 issues with respect to physical activity. The contents 


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1 of reports under this paragraph may focus on a par2 ticular group, subsection, or other division of the 

3 general public or on a particular issue relating to 

4 physical activity. 

5 (b) INTERACTION WITH OTHER RECOMMENDA6 TIONS.—Federal agencies proposing to issue physical ac7 tivity recommendations that differ from the recommenda8 tions in the most recent report published under subsection 

9 (a)(1) shall submit such proposed recommendations to the 

10 Secretary for review, and as appropriate, approval, to en11 sure that such recommendations are either consistent with 

12 the physical activity recommendations published under 

13 such subsection or based on the most current evidence14 based scientific and medical knowledge. 

15 (c) EXISTING AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED.—This 

16 section is not intended to limit the support of biomedical 

17 research by any Federal agency or to limit the presen18 tation or communication of scientific or medical findings 

19 or review of such findings by any Federal agency. 

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