(b) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be com-
posed of the following members or their designees: 
(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
(2) The Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) The Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
(4) The Secretary of Agriculture. 
(5) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment. 
(6) The Secretary of Transportation. 
(7) The Chair of the Council on Environmental 
Quality. 
(8) The Secretary of Defense. 
(9) The Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers. 
(10) The Chief Executive Officer of the Cor-
poration for National and Community Service. 
(11) The Secretary of Education. 
(12) Any other member that the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services determines to be appro-
priate. 
(c) CHAIRPERSONS.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
serve as co-chairpersons of the Task Force (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Chairpersons’’). 
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(d) DUTIES.— 
(1) TASK
FORCE.—The duties of the Task 
Force shall be— 
(A) to identify opportunities to formalize 
coordination between the Department of Health 
and Human Services, public health and public 
lands agencies, and partner organizations re-
garding the use of outdoor spaces for creating 
outdoor environments that encourage physical 
activity and well-being among youth; 
(B) to identify existing barriers to pro-
viding children with opportunities for accessing 
close-to-home, community-driven, and outdoor 
spaces; 
(C) to develop recommendations to better 
facilitate active play for the promotion of health 
and well-being, academic learning, and safe 
community centers; 
(D) to develop recommendations for how 
agencies may work together to ensure the abil-
ity of child wellness infrastructure to meet the 
diverse health, environmental, and resiliency 
needs of the surrounding community; and 
(E) to identify and promote scalable mod-
els, such as public-private partnerships between 
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public, private, and nonprofit sector organiza-
tions, that build evidence-based play environ-
ments proven to improve children’s physical and 
emotional health. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Task Force shall 
carry out the duties under paragraph (1) in con-
sultation with appropriate health and wellness and 
outdoor recreation groups, including organizations 
with experience in community-led playground devel-
opment, child health, and physical activity pro-
motion. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) PRELIMINARY
REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date on which the Task Force is 
established, the Chairpersons shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on the 
preliminary findings of the Task Force. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the submittal of the preliminary re-
port under paragraph (1), the Chairpersons shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the findings of the Task Force, which 
shall include the recommendations developed under 
subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (d)(1). 
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(f) DURATION.—The Task Force shall terminate on 
the date that is one year after the date of the submittal 
of the final report under subsection (e)(2). 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
(2) CHILD WELLNESS INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
term ‘‘child wellness infrastructure’’ means commu-
nity-based environments intentionally designed to 
support children’s physical activity, play, and health. 
Such infrastructure may include playgrounds, out-
door learning spaces, nature play areas, and safe 
places for movement and social interaction. 
(3) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
means any lands under the jurisdiction of the Fed-
eral Government or a State or local government. 
(4) YOUTH.—The term ‘‘youth’’ means any in-
dividual under the age of 18. 
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