,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #i1 #bjad ,ms4  
,norton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to provide = a      
national program to conduct & support   
activities t[>d ! goal ( significantly  
r$uc+ ! numb] ( cases ( ov]weight &     
obesity among individuals 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,promot+ ,heal?i] ,lifelong 
,improvem5ts 9 ,food & ,ex]cise ,act or 
! ,,life ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress 
f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,curr5tly1 #fd4e   
p]c5t ( adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 age   
#bj ye>s & old]1 are ov]weight & #gb    
million 7m ?an "o-?ird ( ! adult        
population 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates7 are obese4
  7#b7 ,data f two ,national ,heal? &   
,nutrition ,exam9ation ,surveys %[ t    
among adults :o are #bj to #gd ye>s (   
age ! preval5ce ( obesity increas$ f    
#ae4j p]c5t 9 ! #aigf-aihj survey to    

#cd4i p]c5t 9 ! #bjaa-bjab survey4  7#c7
 ,9 #bjaa & #bjab1 ( *ildr5 & adolesc5ts
 #b to #ai ye>s ( age m ?an #ab1ejj1jjj 
7or #ag p]c5t7 7 ov]weight1 & ( adults m
 ?an #ff1jjj1jjj 7or #cd4i p]c5t7 7     
obese4 ,almo/ #f p]c5t ( adults 7       
extremely obese4  7#d7 ,! p]c5tage (    
*ildr5 :o are obese has m ?an d\bl$1 &  
among adolesc5ts ! p]c5tage has m ?an   
tripl$1 s9ce #aihj ! obesity rate =     
adolesc5ts increas$ f #e p]c5t to #ba   
p]c5t4  7#e7 ,m ?an #a_/c ( adults 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates d n get en\gh physical    
activity & national data h %[n an       
increase 9 ! calorie consumption (      
adults4  7#f7 ,! ris+ rates ( obesity   
port5d great] disease & heal? conditions
 includ+ hyp]t5sion1 high total         
*ole/]ol1 ,type #b diabetes1 coron>y    
he>t disease1 /roke1 gallbladd] disease1
 o/eoporosis1 sleep apnea1 & respiratory
 problems1 & "s canc]s1 su* z           
endometrial1 brea/1 & colon canc]4  7#g7
 ,_m und]ly+ factors h be5 l9k$ to !    
increase 9 obesity1 su* z increas+      

portion sizes1 eat+ out m (t51 increas$ 
consumption ( sug>-sweet5$ dr9ks1       
increas+ television1 comput]1 &         
electronic gam+ "t1 *ang+ labor m>kets1 
& fe> ( crime1 :i* prev5ts outdoor      
ex]cise4  7#h7 ,*ronic diseases acc\nt =
 #a4g million1 or #gj p]c5t1 ( all dea?s
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ea* ye>4 ,al?\gh     
*ronic diseases are among ! mo/ common &
 co/ly heal? problems1 !y are also among
 ! mo/ prev5table4 ,adopt+ a heal?y     
life/yle su* z eat+ nutriti\s foods &   
engag+ 9 physical activity1 c prev5t or 
control ! deva/at+ effects ( ^!         
diseases4 ,al?\gh *ronic diseases are   
among ! mo/ common & co/ly heal?        
problems1 !y are also among ! mo/       
prev5table4  7#i7 ,9 #bjjh1 ov]all      
m$ical co/s relat$ to obesity = ,unit$  
,/ates adults 7 e/imat$ to be z high z  
#adg billion4 ,p :o 7 obese _h m$ical   
co/s t 7 on av]age #a1dbi high] ?an !   
co/ = p ( normal body weight4  #c4      
,r$uction 9 preval5ce ( obesity2 program
 = lifelong improvem5ts 9 food & ex]cise

 ,"p ,b ( title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdc et    
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#cag,t ! foll[+ section3  #cag,u4       
,r$uction 9 preval5ce ( obesity  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 %all c>ry out a national 
program to conduct & support activities 
reg>d+ individuals :o are ov]weight or  
obese 9 ord] to make progress t[>d !    
goal ( significantly r$uc+ ! numb] (    
cases ( obesity among individuals 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,c]ta9 activities ,9
 c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all 7directly or ?r\gh grants or       
contracts7 c>ry out ! foll[+ ) respect  
to individuals :o are ov]weight3  7#a7  
,activities to tra9 heal? pr(essionals  
to recognize t pati5ts are ov]weight &  
to recomm5d prev5tion activities reg>d+ 
su* condition1 includ+ educat+ pati5ts  
on ! relation%ip betwe5 su* condition & 
c>diovascul> disease1 diabetes1 & o!r   
heal? conditions1 & on prop] nutrition &

 regul> physical activities4  7#b7      
,activities to educate ! public )       
respect to ! condition ( be+ ov]weight1 
includ+ ! developm5t ( a /rategy = a    
public aw>5ess campaign4  7#c7 ,!       
developm5t & demon/ration ( int]v5tion  
/rategies = use at worksites & 9        
community sett+s su* z hospitals &      
community heal? c5t]s4  7c7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,= !     
purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is section1 !re are
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #be1jjj1jjj 
= fiscal ye> #bjae1 & su* sums z may be 
necess>y = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjaf    
?r\gh #bjah4  4