Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act

Bill: 118-s-397
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2023-02-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives

Health promotion and preventive care

Physical fitness and lifestyle
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue issuing at least every 10 years physical-activity guidelines based on the most current scientific and medical knowledge.</p> <p>HHS must also publish updated reports that detail evidence-based practices and highlight continuing physical-activity issues between iterations of the guidelines.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 397 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 13, 2023 Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Wicker , and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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 Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act . 2. Physical activity recommendations for Americans (a) Reports (1) In general Not later than December 31, 2029, 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 recommendations for population subgroups, such as children or individuals with disabilities, including information regarding engagement in appropriate physical activity and avoiding inactivity. (3) Update reports Not later than 5 years after the publication of the first report under paragraph (1), and at least every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary shall publish an updated 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, as applicable and appropriate, take into consideration the recommendations provided through reports issued under this Act. (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. (d) Limitation Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no physical fitness standard established under this Act shall be binding on any individual as a matter of Federal law or regulation.