Physical Activities Recommendations for Americans Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1499
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2015-03-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives

Health promotion and preventive care

Physical fitness and lifestyle
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Physical Activities Recommendations for Americans Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish a report at least every 10 years that contains physical activity recommendations for the general public based on the most current scientific and medical knowledge, including information for population subgroups, as needed.</p> <p>HHS must publish updated reports that detail evidence-based practices and highlight continuing physical activity issues between the publications of full reports. Updated reports may focus on particular population subgroups or issues relating to physical activity.</p> A federal agency that proposes to issue physical activity recommendations that differ from the recommendations in the most recent full report must submit the proposed recommendations to HHS for review.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1499 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Kind (for himself and Mr. Meehan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Physical Activities Recommendations for Americans Act of 2015 . 2. Physical activity recommendations for Americans (a) Reports (1) In general Not later than December 31, 2018, and at least every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall publish a report that provides physical activity recommendations for the people of the United States. Each such report shall contain physical activity information and recommendations for consideration and use by the general public, and shall be considered, as applicable and appropriate, by relevant Federal agencies in carrying out relevant Federal health programs. (2) Basis of recommendations The information contained in each report required under paragraph (1) shall be based on the most current evidence-based scientific and medical knowledge at the time the report is prepared, and shall include additional information for population subgroups, such as children or individuals with disabilities, if scientific and medical evidence indicates that physical activity recommendations vary in such a manner that such stratification is warranted. (3) Update reports Not later than 5 years after the publication of the first report under paragraph (1), and every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary shall publish an update report detailing evidence-based practices and highlighting continuing issues with respect to physical activity. The contents of reports under this paragraph may focus on a particular group, subsection, or other division of the general public or on a particular issue relating to physical activity. (b) Interaction with other recommendations Federal agencies proposing to issue physical activity recommendations that differ from the recommendations in the most recent report published under subsection (a)(1) shall submit such proposed recommendations to the Secretary for review, and as appropriate, approval, to ensure that such recommendations are either consistent with the physical activity recommendations published under such subsection or based on the most current evidence-based scientific and medical knowledge. (c) Existing authority not affected This section is not intended to limit the support of biomedical research by any Federal agency or to limit the presentation or communication of scientific or medical findings or review of such findings by any Federal agency.