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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5022 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to 10 institutions 
of higher education for the expansion of master’s degree in physical 
education programs that emphasize technology and innovative teaching 
practices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2010 
Mr. BRALEY of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants 
to 10 institutions of higher education for the expansion 
of master’s degree in physical education programs that 
emphasize technology and innovative teaching practices. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fitness for Life Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TECHNOLOGY IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Education 
is authorized to make grants on a competitive basis to 10 
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institutions of higher education for the expansion of mas-
ter’s degree in physical education programs that empha-
size the incorporation of technology and innovative teach-
ing practices into the teaching of physical education. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may only award a 
grant under this section to an institution of higher edu-
cation that— 
(1) prior to applying for such grant, has estab-
lished a master’s degree in physical education pro-
gram; and 
(2) submits an application at such time, in such 
form, and accompanied by such information and as-
surances as the Secretary may require, including— 
(A) a detailed description of the institution 
of higher education’s master’s degree in phys-
ical education program; 
(B) a detailed description of at least 1 
local educational agency with which the institu-
tion of higher education will partner as required 
by subsection (c)(1)(D) and why the institution 
of higher education chose such local educational 
agency as a partner; and 
(C) a plan for using grant funds in accord-
ance with subsection (c). 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
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(1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An institution of 
higher education that receives a grant under this 
section shall use the grant funds to carry out the 
following activities: 
(A) Instructing its master’s degree can-
didates on incorporation of technology and in-
novative teaching practices into the teaching of 
physical education and on ways of encouraging 
children to be more physically active outside the 
classroom. 
(B) Developing a curriculum for its mas-
ter’s degree in physical education program that 
links practice and theory. 
(C) Offering programs that extend the 
master’s degree in physical education program 
into the community of the local educational 
agency with which the institution of higher edu-
cation is partnering, as required by subpara-
graph (D), such as programs that make avail-
able facilities for use by both master’s degree 
candidates and community members and phys-
ical education classes in which both master’s 
degree candidates and community members 
may participate. 
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(D) Partnering with a local educational 
agency to increase the availability and quality 
of physical education instruction in schools 
served by the local educational agency and to 
provide master’s degree candidates with oppor-
tunities for obtaining student-teaching experi-
ence. 
(E) Providing a majority of the instruction 
required for graduation from the master’s de-
gree in physical education program at schools 
served by the local educational agency with 
which the institution of higher education is 
partnering, as required by subparagraph (D). 
(F) Requiring each master’s degree can-
didate to serve as a full-time student teacher in 
schools served by the local educational agency 
with which the institution of higher education is 
partnering, as required by subparagraph (D). 
(G) Actively promoting the master’s degree 
in physical education program to prospective 
students, including by creating additional incen-
tives to recruit prospective students into the 
program, if the institution of higher education 
considers such incentives necessary. 
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(H) Such additional activities as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(2) PERMITTED ACTIVITIES.—An institution of 
higher education that receives a grant under this 
section may use any grant funds remaining after 
carrying out the activities required by paragraph (1) 
for any purpose related to the incorporation of tech-
nology and innovative teaching practices into its 
master’s degree in physical education program, in-
cluding— 
(A) purchasing equipment and technology 
designed to increase or enhance physical activ-
ity participation or fitness levels, including 
heart rate monitors, pocket PCs, and fitness as-
sessment systems; 
(B) providing stipends for master’s degree 
candidates; and 
(C) covering the administrative costs in-
curred by the institution of higher education in 
connection with activities required or permitted 
by this subsection and the reporting require-
ment of subsection (f)(1). 
(d) CONSULTANT INSTITUTION
OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.— 
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