$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007.’’. 
TITLE IX—RESEARCH ON 
OBESITY 
SEC. 901. REPORT ON OBESITY RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on 
research on causes and health implications of obesity and 
being overweight. 
(b) CONTENT.—The report described in subsection 
(a) shall contain—
(1) descriptions on the status of relevant, cur-
rent, ongoing research being conducted in the de-
partment including—
(A) the types and numbers of studies com-
pleted or being conducted by the National Insti-
tutes of Health on—
(i) mechanisms responsible for obesity 
(including nutrition, physical activity, ge-
netic causes such as syndrome X), the pre-
vention of and the treatment for obesity 
and related, serious, and chronic medical
conditions (including diabetes and cardio-
vascular disease); and 
(ii) psychosocial aspects of obesity; 
(B) the types and number of studies com-
pleted or being conducted by the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention on individual 
and community interventions to prevent individ-
uals from becoming overweight or obese; 
(C) the types of studies completed or being 
conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Re-
search and Quality on the treatment and pre-
vention of overweight and obesity; 
(D) the types of studies being conducted 
by the Health Resources and Services Adminis-
tration on the prevention of overweight and obe-
sity; and 
(E) what these studies have shown about 
the causes of, prevention of, and treatment of 
overweight and obesity; and 
(2) recommendations on further research that 
is needed, including research among diverse popu-
lations, the department’s plan for conducting such 
research, and how current knowledge can be dissemi-
nated.
TITLE X—YOUTH MEDIA 
CAMPAIGN 
SEC. 1001. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR A NATIONAL CAM-
PAIGN TO CHANGE CHILDREN’S HEALTH BE-
HAVIORS. 
Section 399Y of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280h–2) is amended by striking subsection (b) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the campaign 
described in subsection (a), the Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall award grants or con-
tracts to eligible entities to design and implement 
culturally and linguistically appropriate and com-
petent campaigns to change children’s health behav-
iors. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘eligible entity’ means a marketing, public rela-
tions, advertising, or other appropriate entity. 
‘‘(3) CONTENT.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this subsection shall use funds re-
ceived through such grant or contract to utilize mar-
keting and communication strategies to—
‘‘(A) communicate messages to help young 
people develop habits that will foster good 
health over a lifetime; 
‘‘(B) provide young people with motivation 
to engage in sports and other physical activi-
ties; 
‘‘(C) influence youth to develop good 
health habits such as regular physical activity 
and good nutrition; 
‘‘(D) educate parents of young people on 
the importance of physical activity and improv-
ing nutrition, how to maintain healthy behav-
iors for the entire family, and how to encourage 
children to develop good nutrition and physical 
activity habits; and 
‘‘(E) discourage stigmatization and dis-
crimination based on body size or shape. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—The Secretary shall evaluate 
the effectiveness of the campaign described in para-
graph (1) in changing children’s behaviors and re-
port such results to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$125,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007.’’.
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