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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Stop Obesity in Schools Act of
2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds as follows:
(1) It is estimated that 64.5 percent (119,000,000) of
American adults and 15 percent (9,000,000) of American children
are overweight or obese.
(2) The prevalence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11
more than doubled in the past 20 years, going from 7 percent in
1980 to 18.8 percent in 2004. The rate among adolescents aged
12 to 19 more than tripled, increasing from 5 percent to 17.1
percent.
(3) An estimated 61 percent of overweight young people have
at least 1 additional risk factor for heart disease, such as
high cholesterol or high blood pressure. In addition, children
who are overweight are at greater risk for bone and joint
problems, sleep apnea, and social and psychological problems
such as stigmatization and poor self-esteem.
(4) According to the Department of Health and Human
Services, obesity-related illnesses cost this nation
approximately $117,000,000,000 per year in increased health
care costs. This includes $61,000,000,000 in direct medical
costs for treatment of related diseases and $56,000,000,000 in
indirect costs such as lost productivity.
(5) A report released by Trust for America's Health,
entitled ''F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in
America'', found that the United States does not have an
aggressive, coordinated national strategy needed to address
this crisis.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO REDUCE CHILDHOOD OBESITY.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in cooperation with
State and local governments, Federal agencies, local educational
agencies, health care providers, the research community, and the
private sector, shall develop a national strategy to reduce childhood
obesity in the United States. Such strategy shall--
(1) provide for the reduction of childhood obesity rates by
10 percent by the year 2010;
(2) address both short- and long-term solutions to reducing
the rates of childhood obesity in the United States;
(3) identify how the Federal Government can work
effectively with State and local governments, local educational
agencies, health care providers, the research community, the
private sector, and other entities as necessary to implement
the strategy; and
(4) include measures to identify and overcome all obstacles
to achieving the goal of reducing childhood obesity in the
United States.

SEC. 4. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES TO ADOPT WELLNESS POLICIES
AND ANTI-OBESITY INITIATIVES.

(a) Grants.--The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention shall make grants to local educational agencies to reduce
childhood obesity by adopting wellness policies and anti-obesity
initiatives.
(b) Use of Funds.--As a condition on the receipt of a grant under
this section, a local educational agency shall agree to use the grant
to reduce childhood obesity by adopting wellness policies and anti-
obesity initiatives, which may include one or more of the following:
(1) Strategies to improve the nutritional value of food
served on school campuses.
(2) Innovative ways to incorporate nutrition education into
the curriculum from prekindergarten through grade 12.
(3) Increased physical activity in during-and-after-school
activities.
(4) Any other measure that, in the determination of the
Director, may provide a significant improvement in the health
and wellness of children.
(c) Cost Sharing.--As a condition on the receipt of a grant under
this section, a local educational agency shall agree to pay, from funds
derived from non-Federal sources, not less than 25 percent of the costs
of the activities carried out with the grant.
(d) Application.--To seek a grant under this section, a local
educational agency shall submit an application to the Director at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director
may require.
(e) Annual Accountability Report.--As a condition on the receipt of
a grant under this section, a local educational agency shall agree to
submit an annual accountability report to the Director. Each such
report shall include a description of the degree to which the agency,
in using grant funds, has made progress in reducing childhood obesity.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2007 through 2010.

SEC. 5. EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS FOR THE PREVENTION OF OBESITY IN
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.

(a) In General.--For the purpose described in subsection (b), the
Director shall (directly or through grants or contracts awarded to
public or nonprofit private entities) arrange for the evaluation of a
wide variety of existing programs designed in whole or in part to
prevent obesity in children and adolescents, including programs that do
not receive grants from the Federal Government for operation.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the evaluation under this section
shall be to determine the following:
(1) The effectiveness of programs in reducing obesity in
children and adolescents.
(2) The factors contributing to the effectiveness of the
programs.
(3) The feasibility of replicating the programs in other
locations.
(c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report to the
Congress on the results of the evaluation under this section.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2007 through 2010.

SEC. 6. HEALTHY LIVING AND WELLNESS COORDINATING COUNCILS.

(a) Grants.--The Director shall make grants on a competitive basis
to State governments, local governments, and consortia of local
governments to reduce childhood obesity through--
(1) establishing or expanding healthy living and wellness
coordinating councils; and
(2) supporting regional workshops.
(b) Uses of Funds.--As a condition on the receipt of a grant under
this section, an entity shall agree to use the grant to carry out one
or more of the following:
(1) Establishing a healthy living and wellness coordinating
council.
(2) Expanding the activities of a healthy living and
wellness coordinating council, including by implementing State-
based or region-wide activities that will reduce the rates of
childhood obesity.
(3) Supporting regional workshops designed to permit
educators, administrators, health care providers, and other
relevant parties to share successful research-based strategies
for increasing healthy living and reducing obesity in
elementary and secondary schools.
(c) Council Requirements.--In this section, the term ''healthy
living and wellness coordinating council'' means an organization that--
(1) is charged by a State government, a local government,
or a consortium of local governments, as applicable, to
increase healthy living and reduce obesity in elementary and
secondary schools; and
(2) is composed of educators, administrators, health care
providers, and other relevant parties.
(d) Cost Sharing.--As a condition on the receipt of a grant under
this section, an entity shall agree to pay, from funds derived from
non-Federal sources, not less than 25 percent of the costs of the
activities carried out with the grant.
(e) Annual Accountability Report.--As a condition on the receipt of
a grant under this section, an entity shall agree to submit an annual
accountability report to the Director. Each such report shall include a
description of the degree to which the entity, in using grant funds,
has made progress in increasing healthy living and reducing obesity in
elementary and secondary schools.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2007 through 2010.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) The term ''Director'' means the Director of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
(2) The term ''local educational agency'' has the meaning
given to that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
A:
Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy to reduce childhood obesity that: (1) provides for the reduction of childhood obesity rates by 10% by the year 2010; (2) addresses solutions to reducing the rates of childhood obesity; (3) identifies how the federal government can work effectively with entities to implement the strategy; and (4) includes measures to identify and overcome all obstacles to achieving the goal of reducing childhood obesity.

Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to: (1) make grants to local educational agencies to reduce childhood obesity by adopting wellness policies and anti-obesity initiatives; (2) arrange for the evaluation of a wide variety of existing programs designed to prevent obesity in children and adolescents in order to identify factors contributing to program effectiveness; and (3) make grants on a competitive basis to state governments, local governments, and consortia of local governments to reduce childhood obesity through establishing or expanding healthy living and wellness coordinating councils and supporting regional workshops.