strategies for reestablishing and implementing the Presidential Fitness Test, with any appropriate improvements, as the main assessment tool for a Presidential Fitness Award;
actions and opportunities at the global, national, State, and local levels that expand participation in sports and engagement in physical fitness and that emphasize the importance of an active lifestyle and good nutrition, including partnerships with professional athletes, sports organizations, player’s associations, influential figures, nonprofit organizations, and community groups to inspire all Americans, among other initiatives; and
strategies to address the growing national security threat posed by the increasing rates of childhood obesity, chronic diseases, and sedentary lifestyles, which threaten the future readiness of the United States workforce and military.
Information to be furnished by departments and agencies— Each executive department and agency shall, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of funds, furnish such information and assistance to the Council as the Council may request.
Compensation— Members of the Council shall serve without compensation but may receive travel reimbursement, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, subject to the availability of funds.
In general— The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide such funding and administrative and technical support as the Council may require, subject to appropriations Acts.
Additional funds— The Council may receive funds from the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition in accordance with the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act (Public Law 111–332).
Seal— The Council shall modify the seal of the “President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports” to reflect the name of the Council as established by subsection (a).
Federal Advisory Committee Act— To the extent that chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (known as the “Federal Advisory Committee Act”), may apply to the administration of this section, any functions of the President under such chapter, except that of reporting to the Congress, shall be performed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in accordance with the guidelines and procedures issued by the Administrator of General Services.