Youth sports facility eligibility

Section 201 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) is amended—(1)in subsection (a)(1), by inserting youth sports, after public service,;(2)in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting or youth sports facilities after facilities; and(3)in subsection (c)—(A)in paragraph (7), by striking or at the end;(B)in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and(C)by adding at the end the following:

(9)address and mitigate the mental and physical health impacts of sedentary lifestyles and obesity on the health of a community by improving access to recreational space, including by developing youth sports facilities serving the community;(10)benefit highly rural communities without adequate tax revenues to invest in active lifestyle infrastructure;(11)primarily serve children who—(A)are from low-income families in rural or underserved communities;(B)lack access to indoor or outdoor facilities for covered physical education and sports activities; and(C)live or attend school in communities with high rates of opioid use disorders or community violence;(12)support youth sports and recreation to spur economic development, with a focus on urban and rural communities lacking facilities; or(13)promote job creation through youth sports facilities and adjacent businesses that support such facilities.