(12,700,000) of American children are overweight or 
obese. 
(2) The prevalence of obesity among children 
aged 6 to 11 more than doubled in the past 30 
years, going from 7 percent in 1980 to 17.7 percent 
in 2012. The rate among adolescents aged 12 to 19 
more than quadrupled, increasing from 5 percent to 
20.5 percent. 
(3) An estimated 70 percent of overweight 
young people have at least 1 additional risk factor 
for heart disease, such as high cholesterol or high 
blood pressure. In addition, children who are over-
weight are at greater risk for bone and joint prob-
lems, sleep apnea, and social and psychological prob-
lems such as stigmatization and poor self-esteem. 
(4) According to the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention (CDC), obesity-related medical 
costs in the United States are approximately 
$147,000,000,000. On average, medical spending for 
an obese individual is $1,429 higher per year than 
for someone of normal weight. 
(5) A report released by Trust for America’s 
Health, entitled ‘‘F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies 
are Failing in America’’, found that the United 
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States does not have an aggressive, coordinated na-
tional strategy as needed to address this crisis. 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO REDUCE CHILDHOOD OBE-
SITY. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in co-
operation with State, local, and tribal governments, Fed-
eral agencies, local educational agencies, health care pro-
viders, the research community, and the private sector, 
shall develop a national strategy to reduce childhood obe-
sity in the United States. Such strategy shall— 
(1) provide for the reduction of childhood obe-
sity rates by 10 percent by the year 2020; 
(2) address both short- and long-term solutions 
to reducing the rates of childhood obesity in the 
United States; 
(3) identify how the Federal Government can 
work effectively with State, local, and tribal govern-
ments, local educational agencies, health care pro-
viders, the research community, the private sector, 
and other entities as necessary to implement the 
strategy; and 
(4) include measures to identify and overcome 
all obstacles to achieving the goal of reducing child-
hood obesity in the United States. 
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SEC. 4. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AND 
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT WELLNESS 
POLICIES AND ANTI-OBESITY INITIATIVES. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention shall make grants to local 
educational agencies and tribal governments to reduce 
childhood obesity by adopting wellness policies and anti- 
obesity initiatives. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—As a condition on the receipt 
of a grant under this section, a local educational agency 
or tribal government shall agree to use the grant to reduce 
childhood obesity by adopting wellness policies and anti- 
obesity initiatives, which may include one or more of the 
following: 
(1) Strategies to improve the nutritional value 
of food served on school campuses. 
(2) Innovative ways to incorporate nutrition 
education into the curriculum from prekindergarten 
through grade 12. 
(3) Increased physical activity in during- and 
after-school activities. 
(4) Any other measure that, in the determina-
tion of the Director, may provide a significant im-
provement in the health and wellness of children. 
(c) COST SHARING.—As a condition on the receipt 
of a grant under this section, a local educational agency 
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or tribal government shall agree to pay, from funds de-
rived from non-Federal sources, not less than 25 percent 
of the costs of the activities carried out with the grant. 
(d) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under this sec-
tion, a local educational agency or tribal government shall 
submit an application to the Director at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Director 
may require. 
(e) ANNUAL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.—As a condi-
tion on the receipt of a grant under this section, a local 
educational agency or tribal government shall agree to 
submit an annual accountability report to the Director. 
Each such report shall include a description of the degree 
to which the agency or government, in using grant funds, 
has made progress in reducing childhood obesity. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. 
SEC. 5. EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS FOR THE PREVENTION 
OF OBESITY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLES-
CENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose described in sub-
section (b), the Director shall (directly or through grants 
or contracts awarded to public or nonprofit private enti-
ties) arrange for the evaluation of a wide variety of exist-
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ing programs designed in whole or in part to prevent obe-
sity in children and adolescents, including programs that 
do not receive grants from the Federal Government for 
operation. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the evaluation under 
this section shall be to determine the following: 
(1) The effectiveness of programs in reducing 
obesity in children and adolescents. 
(2) The factors contributing to the effectiveness 
of the programs. 
(3) The feasibility of replicating the programs 
in other locations. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall sub-
mit a report to the Congress on the results of the evalua-
tion under this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. 
SEC. 6. HEALTHY LIVING AND WELLNESS COORDINATING 
COUNCILS. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Director shall make grants on a 
competitive basis to State, local, or tribal governments, 
and consortia of such governments, to reduce childhood 
obesity through— 
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(1) establishing or expanding healthy living and 
wellness coordinating councils; and 
(2) supporting regional workshops. 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.—As a condition on the receipt 
of a grant under this section, an entity shall agree to use 
the grant to carry out one or more of the following: 
(1) Establishing a healthy living and wellness 
coordinating council. 
(2) Expanding the activities of a healthy living 
and wellness coordinating council, including by im-
plementing State-based or regionwide activities that 
will reduce the rates of childhood obesity. 
(3) Supporting regional workshops designed to 
permit educators, administrators, health care pro-
viders, and other relevant parties to share successful 
research-based strategies for increasing healthy liv-
ing and reducing obesity in elementary and sec-
ondary schools. 
(c) COUNCIL REQUIREMENTS.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘healthy living and wellness coordinating council’’ 
means an organization that— 
(1) is charged by a State government, a local 
or tribal government, or a consortium of local or 
tribal governments, as applicable, to increase healthy 
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