(F) representatives of recipients of grants 
or subgrants under section 3; and 
(G) such other persons as the President 
determines appropriate. 
(2) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—Throughout the 
process of developing the national strategy in sub-
section (a), the President shall provide for public 
participation that includes, but not be limited to— 
(A) a national summit of participants as 
defined in subsection (b)(1) with demonstrated 
expertise in connecting children and families 
with the outdoors; 
(B) listening sessions across the country; 
and 
(C) opportunities for the public to submit 
ideas, recommendations, and comments through 
various written and electronic methods. 
(c) UPDATING
THE
NATIONAL
STRATEGY.—The 
President shall update the national strategy not less than 
5 years, and every 5 years thereafter, after the date the 
first national strategy is issued pursuant to subsection (a). 
In updating the strategy, the President shall, among other 
things, incorporate results of the evaluation under section 
5. 
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SEC. 5. NATIONAL EVALUATION OF HEALTH IMPACTS. 
The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for— 
(1) the development of recommendations for ap-
propriate evaluation measures and criteria for devel-
oping a study of national significance on the health 
impacts of the programs under this Act; and 
(2) the administration of such a study. 
SEC. 6. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND BEST PRACTICES. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) provide technical assistance to grantees 
under section 3 through agreements with national 
organizations with a proven track record of con-
necting children to the outdoors; and 
(2) disseminate best practices that emerge from 
strategies funded under this Act. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) a State; or 
(B) a consortium of— 
(i) a State, city, county, municipality, 
entity of local government, park and recre-
ation department or district, school dis-
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trict, institution of higher education, or 
nonprofit organization; and 
(ii) any combination of entities speci-
fied in clause (i). 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(3) The term ‘‘State’’ means any of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, any other territory or 
possession of the United States, or any Indian tribe. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this Act— 
(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
(4) such sums as may be necessary for subse-
quent fiscal years. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts made available to 
carry out this Act for a fiscal year, not more than 5 per-
cent may be made available for carrying out section 6. 
(c) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this Act shall be used to supplement, and 
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not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local funds 
available for activities that connect children, youth, and 
families to the outdoors. 
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