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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1608 

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

of physical activity recommendations for Americans. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 22, 2019 

Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. BROWN, Ms. SINEMA, and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

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 ‘‘Promoting Physical 

5 Activity for Americans Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 

7 AMERICANS. 

8 (a) REPORTS.— 


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

2 2028, and at least every 10 years thereafter, the 

3 Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred 

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

5 a report that provides physical activity recommenda6 tions for the people of the United States. Each such 

7 report shall contain physical activity information and 

8 recommendations for consideration and use by the 

9 general public, and shall be considered, as applicable 

10 and appropriate, by relevant Federal agencies in car11 rying out relevant Federal health programs. 

12 (2) BASIS OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—The infor13 mation contained in each report required under 

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

15 evidence-based scientific and medical knowledge at 

16 the time the report is prepared, and shall include ad17 ditional information for population subgroups, such 

18 as children or individuals with disabilities, if sci19 entific and medical evidence indicates that physical 

20 activity recommendations vary in such a manner 

21 that such stratification is warranted. 

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

23 after the publication of the first report under para24 graph (1), and every 10 years thereafter, the Sec25 retary shall publish an updated report detailing eviVerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Jun 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1608.IS S1608

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1 dence-based practices and highlighting continuing 

2 issues with respect to physical activity. The contents 

3 of reports under this paragraph may focus on a par4 ticular group, subsection, or other division of the 

5 general public or on a particular issue relating to 

6 physical activity. 

7 (b) INTERACTION WITH OTHER RECOMMENDA8 TIONS.—Federal agencies proposing to issue physical ac9 tivity recommendations that differ from the recommenda10 tions in the most recent report published under subsection 

11 (a)(1) shall, as applicable and appropriate, take into con12 sideration the recommendations provided through reports 

13 issued under this Act. 

14 (c) EXISTING AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED.—This 

15 section is not intended to limit the support of biomedical 

16 research by any Federal agency or to limit the presen17 tation or communication of scientific or medical findings 

18 or review of such findings by any Federal agency. 

19 (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi20 sion of this Act, no physical fitness standard established 

21 under this Act shall be binding on any individual as a mat22 ter of Federal law or regulation. 

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