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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2891
To provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
of physical activity recommendations for Americans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 2019
Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. MCKINLEY) 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 recommenda-
tions for Americans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Physical Activities Rec-
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ommendations for Americans Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
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AMERICANS.
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(a) REPORTS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31,
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2020, and at least every 10 years thereafter, the
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Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred
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to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall publish
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a report that provides physical activity recommenda-
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tions for the people of the United States. Each such
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report shall contain physical activity information and
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recommendations for consideration and use by the
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general public, and shall be considered, as applicable
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and appropriate, by relevant Federal agencies in car-
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rying out relevant Federal health programs.
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(2) BASIS OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—The infor-
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mation contained in each report required under
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paragraph (1) shall be based on the most current
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evidence-based scientific and medical knowledge at
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the time the report is prepared, and shall include ad-
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ditional information for population subgroups, such
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as children or individuals with disabilities, if sci-
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entific and medical evidence indicates that physical
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activity recommendations vary in such a manner
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that such stratification is warranted.
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(3) UPDATE REPORTS.—Not later than 5 years
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after the publication of the first report under para-
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graph (1), and every 10 years thereafter, the Sec-
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retary shall publish an update report detailing evi-
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dence-based practices and highlighting continuing
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issues with respect to physical activity. The contents
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of reports under this paragraph may focus on a par-
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ticular group, subsection, or other division of the
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general public or on a particular issue relating to
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physical activity.
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(b) INTERACTION
WITH
OTHER
RECOMMENDA-
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TIONS.—Federal agencies proposing to issue physical ac-
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tivity recommendations that differ from the recommenda-
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tions in the most recent report published under subsection
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(a)(1) shall submit such proposed recommendations to the
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Secretary for review, and as appropriate, approval, to en-
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sure that such recommendations are either consistent with
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the physical activity recommendations published under
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such subsection or based on the most current evidence-
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based scientific and medical knowledge.
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(c) EXISTING AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED.—This
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section is not intended to limit the support of biomedical
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research by any Federal agency or to limit the presen-
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tation or communication of scientific or medical findings
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or review of such findings by any Federal agency.
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