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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1608 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 23, 2019 

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Physical 

3 Activity for Americans Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 

5 AMERICANS. 

6 (a) REPORTS.— 

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

8 2028, and at least every 10 years thereafter, the 

9 Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred 

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

11 a report that provides physical activity recommenda12 tions for the people of the United States. Each such 

13 report shall contain physical activity information and 

14 recommendations for consideration and use by the 

15 general public, and shall be considered, as applicable 

16 and appropriate, by relevant Federal agencies in car17 rying out relevant Federal health programs. 

18 (2) BASIS OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—The infor19 mation contained in each report required under 

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

21 evidence-based scientific and medical knowledge at 

22 the time the report is prepared, and shall include ad23 ditional recommendations for population subgroups, 

24 such as children or individuals with disabilities, in25 cluding information regarding engagement in appro26 priate physical activity and avoiding inactivity. 


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

2 after the publication of the first report under para3 graph (1), and at least every 10 years thereafter, the 

4 Secretary shall publish an updated report detailing 

5 evidence-based practices and highlighting continuing 

6 issues with respect to physical activity. The contents 

7 of reports under this paragraph may focus on a par8 ticular group, subsection, or other division of the 

9 general public or on a particular issue relating to 

10 physical activity. 

11 (b) INTERACTION WITH OTHER RECOMMENDA12 TIONS.—Federal agencies proposing to issue physical ac13 tivity recommendations that differ from the recommenda14 tions in the most recent report published under subsection 

15 (a)(1) shall, as applicable and appropriate, take into con16 sideration the recommendations provided through reports 

17 issued under this Act. 

18 (c) EXISTING AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED.—This 

19 section is not intended to limit the support of biomedical 

20 research by any Federal agency or to limit the presen21 tation or communication of scientific or medical findings 

22 or review of such findings by any Federal agency. 

23 (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi24 sion of this Act, no physical fitness standard established 


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1 under this Act shall be binding on any individual as a mat2 ter of Federal law or regulation. 

Passed the Senate December 19, 2019. 

Attest: JULIE E. ADAMS, 

Secretary. 


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