SEC. 2. PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON SPORTS, FITNESS, AND 
NUTRITION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Council’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENTS.—The Council shall consist 
of up to 30 members to be appointed by the Presi-
dent. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the Coun-
cil may include representatives of relevant stake-
holders. 
(3) TERMS.—A member of the Council— 
(A) shall serve for a term of 2 years; 
(B) shall be eligible for reappointment; and 
(C) may continue to serve after the expira-
tion of their term until the appointment of a 
successor. 
(4) CHAIR; VICE CHAIR.—The President may 
designate one or more of the members of the Council 
to serve as the Chair or Vice Chair of the Council. 
(c) FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall— 
(A) 
advise 
the 
President 
concerning 
progress made in carrying out the provisions of 
this section; and 
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(B) recommend to the President actions to 
accelerate such progress. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In carrying out this 
section, the Council shall recommend— 
(A) strategies for reestablishing the Presi-
dential Fitness Test, with any appropriate im-
provements, as the main assessment tool for a 
Presidential Fitness Award; 
(B) strategies for the development and 
promotion of Presidential challenges and school- 
based programs that reward excellence in phys-
ical education; 
(C) actions to expand opportunities at the 
global, national, State, and local levels for par-
ticipation in sports and engagement in physical 
fitness; 
(D) bold and innovative fitness goals for 
American youth with the aim of fostering a new 
generation of healthy, active citizens; 
(E) campaigns and events that elevate 
American sports, military readiness, and health 
traditions; 
(F) opportunities at the global, national, 
State, and local levels that expand participation 
in sports and emphasize the importance of an 
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active lifestyle and good nutrition, including 
partnerships with professional athletes, sports 
organizations, player’s associations, influential 
figures, nonprofit organizations, and community 
groups to inspire all Americans, among other 
initiatives; and 
(G) strategies to address the growing na-
tional security threat posed by the increasing 
rates of childhood obesity, chronic diseases, and 
sedentary lifestyles, which threaten the future 
readiness of the United States workforce and 
military. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.—The President 
shall designate an Executive Director of the Council 
who shall— 
(A) manage day-to-day operations; 
(B) serve as a liaison to the President on 
matters and activities pertaining to the Council; 
and 
(C) oversee engagement with executive de-
partments and agencies, athletic institutions, 
and community partners. 
(2) INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY DE-
PARTMENTS
AND
AGENCIES.—Each executive de-
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partment and agency shall, to the extent permitted 
by law and subject to the availability of funds, fur-
nish such information and assistance to the Council 
as the Council may request. 
(3) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Council 
shall serve without compensation but may receive 
travel reimbursement, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions 
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, subject to the availability of funds. 
(4) FUNDING; ADMINISTRATIVE
AND
TECH-
NICAL
SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall provide such funding and ad-
ministrative and technical support as the Council 
may require, subject to appropriations Acts. 
(5) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Council may, with 
the approval of the President, establish subcommit-
tees as appropriate to aid in the work of the Council. 
(6) SEAL.—The Council shall modify the seal of 
the ‘‘President’s Council on Physical Fitness and 
Sports’’ to reflect the name of the Council as estab-
lished by subsection (a). 
(7) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—To 
the extent that chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code (known as the ‘‘Federal Advisory Committee 
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Act’’), may apply to the administration of this sec-
tion, any functions of the President under such 
chapter, except that of reporting to the Congress, 
shall be performed by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services in accordance with the guidelines 
and procedures issued by the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, unless ex-
tended by the President. 
(f) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts appro-
priated after the date of enactment of this Act to carry 
out the Presidential Youth Fitness Program may be used 
to establish the Presidential Fitness Test in schools in the 
United States. 
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