,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bhf #aafth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #afjh    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,may #bb1 #bjai,mr4 ,wicker   
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,sinema1
 ,mrs4 ,capito1 and ,ms4 ,warren7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,november #e1    
#bjai,reported by ,mr4 ,alexander1 with 
an amendment,strike out all after the   
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide for the publication by the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services of physical activity          
recommendations for ,americans4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,promoting ,physical ,activity for  
,americans ,act4  #b4 ,physical activity
 recommendations for ,americans  7a7    
,reports  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than ,december #ca1 #bjbh1 and at least 
every #aj years thereafter1 the         

,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services 7referred to in this section  
as the ,secretary7 shall publish a      
report that provides physical activity  
recommendations for the people of the   
,united ,states4 ,each such report shall
 contain physical activity information  
and recommendations for consideration   
and use by the general public1 and shall
 be considered1 as applicable and       
appropriate1 by relevant ,federal       
agencies in carrying out relevant       
,federal health programs4  7#b7 ,basis  
of recommendations ,the information     
contained in each report required under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall be based on the    
most current evidence-based scientific  
and medical knowledge at the time the   
report is prepared1 and shall include   
additional information for population   
subgroups1 such as children or          
individuals with disabilities1 if       
scientific and medical evidence         
indicates that physical activity        
recommendations vary in such a manner   

that such stratification is warranted4  
7#c7 ,update reports ,not later than #e 
years after the publication of the first
 report under paragraph 7#a71 and every 
#aj years thereafter1 the ,secretary    
shall publish an updated report         
detailing evidence-based practices and  
highlighting continuing issues with     
respect to physical activity4 ,the      
contents of reports under this paragraph
 may focus on a particular group1       
subsection1 or other division of the    
general public or on a particular issue 
relating to physical activity4  7b7     
,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 7a77#a7 shall1 as applicable 
and appropriate1 take into consideration
 the recommendations provided through   
reports issued under this ,act4  7c7    
,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       
agency4  7d7 ,limitation                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 no physical fitness standard 
established under this ,act shall be    
binding on any individual as a matter of
 ,federal law or regulation4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,promoting ,physical ,activity for      
,americans ,act4  #b4 ,physical activity
 recommendations for ,americans  7a7    
,reports  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than ,december #ca1 #bjbh1 and at least 
every #aj years thereafter1 the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services 7referred to in this section  
as the ,secretary7 shall publish a      
report that provides physical activity  
recommendations for the people of the   
,united ,states4 ,each such report shall
 contain physical activity information  

and recommendations for consideration   
and use by the general public1 and shall
 be considered1 as applicable and       
appropriate1 by relevant ,federal       
agencies in carrying out relevant       
,federal health programs4  7#b7 ,basis  
of recommendations ,the information     
contained in each report required under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall be based on the    
most current evidence-based scientific  
and medical knowledge at the time the   
report is prepared1 and shall include   
additional recommendations for          
population subgroups1 such as children  
or individuals with disabilities1       
including information regarding         
engagement in appropriate physical      
activity and avoiding inactivity4  7#c7 
,update reports ,not later than #e years
 after the publication of the first     
report under paragraph 7#a71 and at     
least every #aj years thereafter1 the   
,secretary shall publish an updated     
report detailing evidence-based         
practices and highlighting continuing   

issues with respect to physical         
activity4 ,the contents of reports under
 this paragraph may focus on a          
particular group1 subsection1 or other  
division of the general public or on a  
particular issue relating to physical   
activity4  7b7 ,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       
7a77#a7 shall1 as applicable and        
appropriate1 take into consideration the
 recommendations provided through       
reports issued under this ,act4  7c7    
,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       
agency4  7d7 ,limitation                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 

this ,act1 no physical fitness standard 
established under this ,act shall be    
binding on any individual as a matter of
 ,federal law or regulation4  ,november 
#e1 #bjai,reported with an amendment