cine, public or private hospital, or public or private 
non-profit entity; 
‘‘(2) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require; and 
‘‘(3) maintain and adhere to a Letter of Agree-
ment with a local community health center (if avail-
able in the local area involved) that supports 
practicum training of preventive medicine residents, 
if practicable. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received under a 
grant or contract under this section shall be used to— 
‘‘(1) to plan, develop, and operate residency 
programs for preventive medicine or public health; 
‘‘(2) provide financial assistance, including tui-
tion and stipends, to resident physicians (MD or 
DO) who plan to specialize in preventive medicine or 
public health; 
‘‘(3) defray the costs associated with the plan-
ning, development, and operation of preventive medi-
cine or public health programs, including the devel-
opment of curriculum to be used in such program; 
and 
‘‘(4) provide for the improvement of academic 
administrative units. 
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‘‘(d) DURATION OF AWARD.—A grant or contract 
under this section shall be for a term of not to exceed 
5 years. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$43,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and such sums as may 
be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 
316. 
TASK 
FORCE 
FOR 
THE 
PROMOTION 
OF 
BREASTFEEDING IN THE WORKPLACE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, or their des-
ignees, shall convene a task force for the purpose of pro-
moting breastfeeding among working mothers (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force shall be com-
posed of members who are— 
(1) expert staff from the Department of Labor 
with expertise in workforce issues; 
(2) expert staff from the Department of Health 
and Human Services with expertise in the areas of 
breastfeeding and breastfeeding promotion; 
(3) members of the United States Breastfeeding 
Committee; 
(4) expert staff from the Department of Agri-
culture; and 
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(5) appointed by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, includ-
ing— 
(A) working mothers who have experience 
in working and breastfeeding; and 
(B) representatives of the human resource 
departments of both large and small employers 
that have successfully promoted breastfeeding 
and breastmilk pumping support at work. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Mem-
bers shall be appointed for the life of the Task Force. Any 
vacancy in the Task Force shall not affects its powers, 
but shall be filled in the same manner as the original ap-
pointment. 
(d) CHAIR.—The Task Force shall be chaired jointly 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 
Secretary of Labor, or their designees. 
(e) DUTIES OF THE TASK FORCE.— 
(1) EXAMINATION.—Consistent with the De-
partment of Health and Human Services Blueprint 
for Action on Breastfeeding (2000), the Task Force 
shall examine the following issues: 
(A) The challenges that mothers face with 
continuing breastfeeding when the mothers re-
turn to work after giving birth. 
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(B) The challenges that employers face in 
accommodating mothers who seek to continue 
to breastfeed or to express milk when the moth-
ers re-enter the workforce, including different 
challenges that mothers of varying socio-eco-
nomic status and in different professions may 
face. 
(C) The benefits that accrue to mothers, 
babies, and to employers when mothers are able 
to continue to breastfeed or to express 
breastmilk at work after the mothers have re- 
entered the workforce. 
(D) Federal and State statutes that may 
have the effect of reducing breastfeeding and 
breastfeeding retention rates among working 
mothers. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Task Force shall issue a public report with rec-
ommendations on the following: 
(i) Steps that can be taken to promote 
breastfeeding among working mothers and 
to remove barriers to breastfeeding among 
working mothers. 
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(ii) Potential ways in which the Fed-
eral Government can work with employers 
to promote breastfeeding among working 
mothers. 
(iii) Areas in which changes to exist-
ing Federal, State, or local laws would 
likely have the effect of making it easier 
for working mothers to breastfeed or would 
remove impediments to breastfeeding that 
currently exist in such laws. 
(iv) Whether or not increased rates of 
breastfeeding 
among 
working 
mothers 
would likely have the result of reducing 
health care costs among such mothers and 
their children, and, in particular, whether 
increased rates of breastfeeding would be 
likely to result in lower Federal expendi-
tures on health care for such mothers and 
their children. 
(v) Areas in which the Federal Gov-
ernment, through additional appropria-
tions, increased efforts by Federal agen-
cies, or changes to existing Federal law, 
can and should increase the Federal Gov-
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ernment’s efforts to promote breastfeeding 
among working mothers. 
(B) COPY TO CONGRESS.—Upon comple-
tion of the report described in subparagraph 
(A), the Task Force shall submit a copy of the 
report to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate, the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(f) POWERS OF THE TASK FORCE.— 
(1) HEARINGS.—The Task Force may hold 
such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, 
take such testimony, and receive such evidence as 
the Task Force considers advisable to carry out this 
section. 
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
The Task Force may secure directly from any Fed-
eral department or agency such information as the 
Task Force considers necessary to carry out this 
section. Upon request of the Chair of the Task 
Force, the head of such department or agency shall 
furnish such information to the task Force. 
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(3) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Task Force may 
use the United States mails in the same manner and 
under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government. 
(4) GIFTS.—The Task Force may accept, use, 
and dispose of gifts or donations of services or prop-
erty. 
(g) OPERATING EXPENSES.—The operating expenses 
of the Task Force, including travel expenses for members 
of the Task Force, shall be paid for from the general oper-
ating expenses funds of the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Secretary of Labor. 
SEC. 
317. 
LACTATION 
ACCOMMODATION 
AND 
BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION AT WORK. 
(a) BREASTFEEDING AT WORK GENERAL REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 
U.S.C. 2611 et seq.) is amended by inserting after title 
IV the following: 
‘‘TITLE V—LACTATION PERIODS 
AND FACILITIES 
‘‘SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
CHILD.—The term ‘eligible 
child’, used with respect to an eligible employee, 
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means a son or daughter (as defined in section 101) 
who is a child of the employee. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘eligible 
employee’ has the meaning given the term in section 
101, except that the limitations established in 
clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(2)(A) shall not 
apply. The term ‘eligible employee’ does not include 
any Federal officer or employee covered under sub-
chapter VII of chapter 63 of title 5, United States 
Code, but does include a State employee described in 
section 304(a) of the Government Employee Rights 
Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16c(a)). 
‘‘(3) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘employer’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101, and includes 
an entity employing a State employee described in 
section 304(a) of the Government Employee Rights 
Act of 1991. 
‘‘(4) UNDUE
HARDSHIP.—The term ‘undue 
hardship’ means an action requiring significant dif-
ficulty or expense. 
‘‘SEC. 502. LACTATION PERIODS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An employer shall provide an ap-
propriate number of lactation periods, of reasonable 
length, for an eligible employee during each workday, to 
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permit the employee to express milk for, or breastfeed, an 
eligible child. 
‘‘(b) BREAK TIME.— 
‘‘(1) UNPAID BREAK PERIODS.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), the lactation periods may 
consist of unpaid break periods. 
‘‘(2) COMBINED BREAK PERIODS.—To the ex-
tent practicable, an employer shall combine break 
periods by providing the lactation periods for an eli-
gible employee at the same time as the employer 
provides other break periods for the employee. If the 
employer combines the break periods, the employee 
shall receive the same compensation for a combined 
break period as the employee would have received for 
an original break period. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) UNDUE
HARDSHIP.—An employer shall 
not be required to provide a lactation period under 
this section if the employer demonstrates that pro-
viding the period would impose an undue hardship 
on the employer, subject to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) REASONABLE
EFFORTS.—An employer 
who maintains that an undue hardship would result 
from providing a lactation period to an eligible em-
ployee shall demonstrate that the employer made 
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reasonable efforts to comply with subsections (a) 
and (b). 
‘‘SEC. 503. LACTATION FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An employer shall provide an ap-
propriate lactation facility for an eligible employee, within 
a reasonable distance from the employee’s usual work loca-
tion, to permit the employee to express milk for, or 
breastfeed, an eligible child. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) UNDUE
HARDSHIP.—An employer shall 
not be required to provide a lactation facility under 
this section if the employer demonstrates that pro-
viding the facility would impose an undue hardship 
on the employer, subject to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) REASONABLE
EFFORTS.—An employer 
who maintains that an undue hardship would result 
from providing a lactation facility to an eligible em-
ployee shall demonstrate that the employer made 
reasonable efforts to comply with subsection (a). 
‘‘SEC. 504. ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES. 
‘‘(a) ENFORCEMENT PROCESS.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall establish or designate a process through 
which— 
‘‘(1) an individual may file a complaint regard-
ing a violation of this title; and 
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‘‘(2) an office designated by the Secretary in 
the Department of Labor shall receive, investigate, 
make determinations regarding, and administer rem-
edies with respect to such complaints. 
‘‘(b) REMEDIES.—The Secretary of Labor shall es-
tablish remedies for violations of this title. 
‘‘(c) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE AND 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.—In the case of the Government 
Accountability Office and the Library of Congress, the au-
thority of the Secretary of Labor under this title shall be 
exercised respectively by the Comptroller General of the 
United States and the Librarian of Congress. 
‘‘SEC. 505. REGULATIONS. 
‘‘The Secretary of Labor shall issue regulations to 
carry out this title, including provisions prescribing— 
‘‘(1) an appropriate number and reasonable 
length of lactation periods, for purposes of section 
502; 
‘‘(2) an appropriate lactation facility (which 
shall not be a restroom or a portion of a restroom) 
and a reasonable distance from a usual work loca-
tion, for purposes of section 503; and 
‘‘(3) the process and remedies described in sec-
tion 504.’’. 
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(b) BREASTFEEDING AT WORK FOR CIVIL SERVICE 
EMPLOYEES.—Chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VII—LACTATION PERIODS AND 
FACILITIES 
‘‘§ 6392. Definitions 
‘‘For the purpose of this subchapter— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘eligible child’, used with respect 
to an employee, means a son or daughter (as defined 
in section 6381) who is a child of the employee; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘employee’ means any individual 
who is an ‘employee’, as defined by section 6301(2), 
including any individual employed in a position re-
ferred to in clause (v) or (ix) of section 6301(2), but 
excluding any individual employed by the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia, any individual em-
ployed on a temporary or intermittent basis, and any 
employee of the General Accounting Office or the Li-
brary of Congress; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘undue hardship’ means an action 
requiring significant difficulty or expense. 
‘‘§ 6392A. Lactation periods 
‘‘(a) An employing agency shall provide an appro-
priate number of lactation periods, of reasonable length, 
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for an employee during each workday, to permit the em-
ployee to express milk for, or breastfeed, an eligible child. 
‘‘(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the lac-
tation periods may consist of unpaid break periods. 
‘‘(2) To the extent practicable, an employing agency 
shall combine break periods by providing the lactation pe-
riods for an employee at the same time as the employing 
agency provides other break periods for the employee. If 
the employing agency combines the break periods, the em-
ployee shall receive the same compensation for a combined 
break period as the employee would have received for an 
original break period. 
‘‘(c)(1) An employing agency shall not be required to 
provide a lactation period under this section if the employ-
ing agency demonstrates that providing the period would 
impose an undue hardship on the employing agency, sub-
ject to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) An employing agency who maintains that an 
undue hardship would result from providing a lactation 
period to an employee shall demonstrate that the employ-
ing agency made reasonable efforts to comply with sub-
sections (a) and (b). 
‘‘§ 6392B. Lactation facilities 
‘‘(a) An employing agency shall provide an appro-
priate lactation facility for an employee, within a reason-
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able distance from the employee’s usual work location, to 
permit the employee to express milk for, or breastfeed, an 
eligible child. 
‘‘(b)(1) An employing agency shall not be required 
to provide a lactation facility under this section if the em-
ploying agency demonstrates that providing the facility 
would impose an undue hardship on the employing agency, 
subject to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) An employing agency who maintains that an 
undue hardship would result from providing a lactation 
facility to an employee shall demonstrate that the employ-
ing agency made reasonable efforts to comply with sub-
section (a). 
‘‘§ 6392C. Remedies 
‘‘(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall es-
tablish or designate a process through which— 
‘‘(1) an individual may file a complaint regard-
ing a violation of this subchapter; and 
‘‘(2) an office designated by the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management shall receive, inves-
tigate, make determinations regarding, and admin-
ister remedies with respect to such complaints. 
‘‘(b) The Office of Personnel Management shall es-
tablish remedies for violations of this subchapter. 
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‘‘§ 6392D. Regulations 
‘‘(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall issue 
regulations to carry out this subchapter, including provi-
sions prescribing— 
‘‘(1) an appropriate number and reasonable 
length of lactation periods, for purposes of section 
6392A; 
‘‘(2) an appropriate lactation facility (which 
shall not be a restroom or a portion of a restroom) 
and a reasonable distance from a usual work loca-
tion, for purposes of section 6392B; and 
‘‘(3) the process and remedies described in sec-
tion 6392C. 
‘‘(b) The regulations prescribed under this sub-
chapter shall, to the extent appropriate, be consistent with 
the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor to 
carry out title V of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993.’’. 
(c) BREASTFEEDING AT WORK FOR CONGRESSIONAL 
EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) APPLICATION OF LAWS.—Section 102(a) of 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1302(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘The’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Title I of the’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(12) Title V of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993.’’. 
(2) EXTENSION
OF
RIGHTS
AND
PROTEC-
TIONS.—Part A of title II of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(A) in section 202 (2 U.S.C. 1312), by 
striking the title and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 202. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER TITLE I OF 
THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 
1993.’’; 
(B) by redesignating section 207 as section 
208; and 
(C) by inserting after section 206 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 207. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER TITLE V OF 
THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 
1993. 
‘‘(a) BREASTFEEDING RIGHTS
AND PROTECTIONS 
PROVIDED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The rights and protections 
established by sections 501 through 503 of the Fam-
ily and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall apply to 
covered employees. 
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‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of the appli-
cation described in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘employer’ as used in the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 means 
any employing office; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘eligible employee’ as used 
in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
means a covered employee who has been em-
ployed in any employing office. 
‘‘(b) REMEDY.—The remedy for a violation of sub-
section (a) shall be such remedy as would be appropriate 
if awarded under section 504 of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall, pursuant 
to section 304, issue regulations to implement the 
rights and protections under this section. 
‘‘(2) AGENCY REGULATIONS.—The regulations 
issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as 
substantive regulations promulgated by the Sec-
retary of Labor to implement the statutory provi-
sions referred to in subsections (a) and (b), except 
insofar as the Board may determine, for good cause 
shown and stated together with the issued regula-
tions, that a modification of such promulgated regu-
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lations would be more effective for the implementa-
tion of the rights and protections under this sec-
tion.’’. 
(3) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents for the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 207 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 207. Rights and protections under title V of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993. 
‘‘Sec. 208. Prohibition of intimidation or reprisal.’’. 
(d) BREASTFEEDING AT WORK FOR EMPLOYEES IN 
PRESIDENTIAL OFFICES.— 
(1) APPLICATION
OF
LAWS.—Section 402 of 
title 3, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘The’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Title I of the’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) Title V of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993.’’. 
(2) EXTENSION
OF
RIGHTS
AND
PROTEC-
TIONS.—Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 3, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 412, by striking the title and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 412. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER TITLE I OF 
THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 
1993.’’; 
(B) by redesignating section 417 as section 
418; and 
(C) by inserting after section 416 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 417. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER TITLE V OF 
THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 
1993. 
‘‘(a) BREASTFEEDING RIGHTS
AND PROTECTIONS 
PROVIDED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The rights and protections 
established by sections 501 through 503 of the Fam-
ily and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall apply to 
covered employees. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of the appli-
cation described in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘employer’ as used in the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 means 
any employing office; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘eligible employee’ as used 
in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
means a covered employee. 
‘‘(b) REMEDY.—The remedy for a violation of sub-
section (a) shall be such remedy as would be appropriate 
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if awarded under section 504 of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, or the des-
ignee of the President, shall issue regulations to im-
plement this section. 
‘‘(2) AGENCY REGULATIONS.—The regulations 
issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as 
substantive regulations promulgated by the Sec-
retary of Labor to implement the statutory provi-
sions referred to in subsections (a) and (b)— 
‘‘(A) except to the extent that the Presi-
dent or designee may determine, for good cause 
shown and stated together with the issued regu-
lations, that a modification of such promulgated 
regulations would be more effective for the im-
plementation of the rights and protections 
under this section; and 
‘‘(B) except that the President or designee 
may, at the discretion of the President or des-
ignee, issue regulations to implement a provi-
sion of subchapter VII of chapter 63 of title 5, 
United States Code, that applies to employees 
in the executive branch of the Federal Govern-
ment in lieu of an analogous statutory provision 
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referred to in subsection (a) or (b), if the 
issuance of such regulations— 
‘‘(i) would be equally effective for the 
implementation of the rights and protec-
tions under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) would promote uniformity in the 
application of Federal law to employees in 
the executive branch of the Federal Gov-
ernment.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
411(e) of title 3, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘417’’ and inserting ‘‘418’’. 
(4) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents for chapter 5 of title 3, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 
417 and inserting the following: 
‘‘417. Rights and protections under title V of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993. 
‘‘418. Prohibition of intimidation or reprisal.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), this section and the amendments made by 
this section take effect 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—Section 505 of the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (as added by sub-
section (a)), section 6392D of title 5, United States 
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Code (as added by subsection (b)), section 207(c) of 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (as 
added by subsection (c)), and section 417(c) of title 
3, United States Code (as added by subsection (d)) 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
CHAPTER 2—PROMOTING LIFELONG 
ACTIVE COMMUNITIES 
SEC. 321. SHORT TITLE. 
This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Life-
long Active Communities Every Day Act’’ or the ‘‘PLAY 
Every Day Act’’. 
SEC. 322. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this chapter is to help children, fami-
lies and communities achieve the national recommendation 
of 60 minutes of physical activity every day. 
SEC. 323. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this chapter, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services. 
Subchapter A—National Program Promoting 
Lifelong Active Communities 
SEC. 331. DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY PLAY INDEX. 
(a) COMMUNITY PLAY INDEX.—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, shall develop a well-validated commu-
nity measurement tool, which shall be known as the ‘‘Com-
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munity Play Index’’, that can measure the policy, pro-
gram, or environmental barriers in communities to partici-
pating in physical activity. The Community Play Index 
shall include— 
(1) cross-cutting measurements that— 
(A) examine barriers to physical activities 
across multiple settings, including homes, after 
school and child care sites, schools, the commu-
nity at-large, and worksites; and 
(B) focus on the— 
(i) availability of adequate spaces and 
places for physical activity; 
(ii) availability of, and access to, qual-
ity physical activity and physical education 
programs; and 
(iii) the availability of programs, ac-
tivities, and leaders to educate about the 
importance of physical activity for the com-
munity; and 
(2) additional measurements to assist economi-
cally and culturally diverse communities in exam-
ining the social determinants of health. 
(b) GUIDANCE AND TRAINING.—The Secretary shall 
provide guidance and develop training on utilizing the 
Community Play Index. 
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SEC. 332. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RE-
GARDING FUNDING. 
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry out this 
subchapter using any additional and available funds pro-
vided to the Secretary for the steps to a healthier United 
States program carried out by the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention. 
Subchapter B—Model Communities of Play 
Implementation Grants 
SEC. 341. MODEL COMMUNITIES OF PLAY IMPLEMENTA-
TION GRANTS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall award 3 grants to 
State health departments to enable the State health 
departments to work in partnership with eligible 
community-based coalitions to plan and implement 
model communities of play that— 
(A) increase the physical spaces and places 
available for physical activity; 
(B) increase the opportunities for children 
and families to participate in quality play, and 
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