I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9314 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national program 
to conduct and support activities toward the goal of significantly reducing 
the number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals in 
the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 6, 2024 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
a national program to conduct and support activities 
toward the goal of significantly reducing the number 
of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals 
in the United States. 
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 ‘‘Promoting Healthier 
Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise Act of 
2024’’ or the ‘‘LIFE Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND 
OBESITY. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 317V the following section: 
‘‘SEC. 317W. REDUCTION IN PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT 
AND OBESITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, shall carry out a national program to conduct and 
support activities regarding individuals who are over-
weight or obese in order to make progress toward the goal 
of significantly reducing the number of cases of overweight 
and obesity among individuals in the United States. 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall (directly or through grants 
or contracts) carry out the following with respect to indi-
viduals who are overweight or obese: 
‘‘(1) Activities to train health professionals to 
recognize that patients are overweight or obese and 
to recommend prevention activities regarding such 
condition, including educating patients on— 
‘‘(A) the relationship between such condi-
tion and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and 
other health conditions; and 
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‘‘(B) the benefits of proper nutrition and 
regular physical activities. 
‘‘(2) Activities to educate the public with re-
spect to the condition of being overweight or obese, 
including the development of a strategy for a public 
awareness campaign. 
‘‘(3) The development and demonstration of 
intervention strategies for use at worksites and in 
community settings such as hospitals and commu-
nity health centers. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2025 through 2029.’’. 
Æ 
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