(6) The Department of Health and Human 
Services estimates that, by 2010, 20 percent of chil-
dren and youth in the United States will be obese. 
(7) A decline in physical activity has contrib-
uted to the unprecedented epidemic of childhood 
obesity. 
(8) Part of the decline in physical activity has 
been in our Nation’s schools, where physical edu-
cation programs have been cut back in the past two 
decades. 
(9) Between 1991 and 2003, enrollment of high 
school students in daily Physical Education classes 
fell from 41.6 percent to 28.4 percent. 
(10) Among children ages 9 to 13, 61.5 percent 
do not participate in any organized physical activity 
during out-of-school hours. 
(11) In a 2005 Government Accountability Of-
fice report on key strategies to include in programs 
designed to target childhood obesity, ‘‘increasing 
physical activity’’ was identified as the most impor-
tant component in any such program. 
(12) The Dietary Guidelines for Americans rec-
ommend that children engage in at least 60 minutes 
of physical activity on most, preferably all, days of 
the week. 
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(13) The national standard for physical edu-
cation frequency is 150 minutes per week in elemen-
tary school and 225 minutes per week in middle and 
high school. 
(14) Regular physical activity is associated with 
a healthier, longer life and a lower risk of cardio-
vascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, obe-
sity, and some cancers. 
(15) Evidence suggests that physical activity 
may have a positive impact on academic perform-
ance, self-concept, and symptoms of anxiety and de-
pression. 
(16) Approximately 81 percent of adults believe 
daily physical education should be mandatory in 
schools. 
SEC. 4. MULTIPLE MEASURES FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. 
For purposes of section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, each State ac-
countability system shall not only be based on academic 
assessments, but shall also be based on additional indica-
tors. Such indicators shall include— 
(1) demonstrated progress toward meeting the 
national goal for required physical education that 
is— 
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(A) 150 minutes per week for all students 
in elementary schools; and 
(B) 225 minutes per week for all students 
in middle and high schools; and 
(2) attendance rates at required physical edu-
cation classes. 
SEC. 5. REPORT CARDS. 
Section 1111(h) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C)— 
(A) in clause (vii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (viii) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ix) the amount of time students 
spend in required physical education as 
measured against the national standards of 
150 minutes per week of required physical 
education for students in elementary school 
and 225 minutes per week of required 
physical education for students in middle 
and high school; 
‘‘(x) the percentage of local edu-
cational agencies in the State that have a 
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required, age-appropriate physical edu-
cation curriculum for all students in ele-
mentary, middle and high schools that ad-
heres to national guidelines adopted by the 
Center for Disease Control and Prevention 
and State standards; 
‘‘(xi) the percentage of elementary 
and secondary school physical education 
teachers who are State licensed or certified 
as physical education teachers; and 
‘‘(xii) the percentage of schools that 
have a School Health Council that includes 
parents, students, representatives of the 
school food authority, representatives of 
the school board, school administrators 
and members of the public and that meets 
monthly to promote a healthy school envi-
ronment.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(III) the amount of time stu-
dents spend in required physical edu-
cation as measured against the na-
tional standards of 150 minutes per 
week of required physical education 
for students in elementary school and 
225 minutes per week of required 
physical education for students in 
middle and high school; 
‘‘(IV) the percentage of elemen-
tary and secondary school physical 
education teachers who are State cer-
tified as physical education teachers; 
and 
‘‘(V) the amount of square feet 
of indoor and outdoor facilities that 
are primarily used for physical edu-
cation and the amount of square feet 
of indoor and outdoor facilities that 
are primarily used for physical activ-
ity; and’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)— 
(A) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
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(B) in subclause (II) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) the amount of time stu-
dents spend in required physical edu-
cation as measured against the na-
tional standards of 150 minutes per 
week of required physical education 
for students in elementary school and 
225 minutes per week of required 
physical education for students in 
middle and high school; 
‘‘(IV) the percentage of elemen-
tary and secondary school physical 
education teachers who are State cer-
tified as physical education teachers; 
and 
‘‘(V) the number of meetings of a 
School Health Council that includes 
parents, students, representatives of 
the school food authority, representa-
tives of the school board, school ad-
ministrators and members of the pub-
lic during the school year.’’. 
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