Title: NFFSN Act
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, & Nutrition Act or the NFFSN Act
This bill permits the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition to receive federal funds upon meeting grant eligibility requirements and revises procedures for the appointment of board members.
The board shall consist of at least nine members and may amend the bylaws of the foundation to increase the number of members.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4795 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4795

  To amend the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition 
 Establishment Act of 2010 to permit the Foundation to receive Federal 
  funds, revise the procedures for the appointment of members of the 
Board of the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, and 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2021

Mrs. Bustos (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition 
 Establishment Act of 2010 to permit the Foundation to receive Federal 
  funds, revise the procedures for the appointment of members of the 
Board of the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, and 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Foundation on Fitness, 
Sports, & Nutrition Act'' or the ``NFFSN Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION.

    (a) Funding and Support Services.--Section 2 of the National 
Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act (36 
U.S.C. 20101 note) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c) Federal Grants.--The Foundation may be eligible for a federal 
grant if the Foundation meets the eligibility requirements for the 
grant.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Funding.--To the extent permitted by law and subject to the 
availability of funds, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
provide funding, facilities, utilities, and other administrative 
support services to the Foundation.''.
    (b) Board of Directors.--
            (1) Board composition.--Section 3(a) of such Act (36 U.S.C. 
        20101 note) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Establishment and Membership'' 
                and inserting ``Establishment and Composition'';
                    (B) by striking ``The Foundation shall have a 
                governing Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to 
                in this Act as the `Board'), which shall consist of 9 
                members each of whom shall be a United States citizen 
                and--'' and inserting:
            ``(1) In general.--The Foundation shall have a governing 
        Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to in this Act as the 
        `Board'), each of whom shall be a United States citizen and--
        '';
                    (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ``3 of whom'' and 
                inserting ``at least 3 of whom'';
                    (D) in paragraph (2), by striking ``6 of whom'' and 
                inserting ``at least 6 of whom'';
                    (E) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
                    (F) by striking ``The membership of the Board'' and 
                inserting:
            ``(2) Membership.--The membership of the Board''; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Number of members.--The Board shall consist of at 
        least 9 members and the Board may amend the bylaws of the 
        Foundation to increase the number of members of the Board.''.
            (2) Board appointments.--Section 3(b) of such Act (36 
        U.S.C. 20101 note) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Appointments.--Members of the Board shall be appointed by the 
Board by majority approval.''.
            (3) Board terms.--Section 3(c) of such Act (36 U.S.C. 20101 
        note) is amended by striking ``in the same manner in which the 
        original appointment was made'' and inserting ``in the manner 
        required by subsection (b)''.
            (4) Board salary.--Section 3(h)(1) of such Act (36 U.S.C. 
        20101 note) is amended by striking the second sentence.
    (c) Protection of Trademarks.--Section 5(a) of such Act (36 U.S.C. 
20101 note) is amended by striking ``may be provided only by the 
Foundation with the concurrence of the Secretary or the Secretary's 
designee'' and inserting ``may be provided only by the Foundation''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Board Appointment Rule.--The amendments made to sections 3(b) 
and 3(c) of the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition 
Establishment Act (36 U.S.C. 20101 note) by this Act shall apply to all 
vacancies on the Board of Directors of the National Foundation of 
Fitness, Sport, and Nutrition and expirations of a Board member's term 
occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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