3.0.0 3894 2023-01-11T13:17:50Z 2023-01-11T13:17:50Z House H HR 2009-10-21 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-10-22T18:54:14Z Referred to 2009-10-21T14:01:46Z 2009-10-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-10-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-10-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000608 Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [D-PA-3] Kathleen Dahlkemper D PA A. 3 N Health Child health Digestive and metabolic diseases Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Health 00 2009-10-21 Introduced in House 2010-05-04T21:06:45Z Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a community-based overweight and obesity prevention program under which the Secretary shall award grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities to plan and implement evidence-based programs for the prevention of overweight and obesity among children and their families through improved nutrition and increased physical activity. Sets the period of a grant or contract at five years, subject to renewal.

Requires an entity, to be eligible, to be a community partnership that demonstrates community support. Authorizes the Secretary to award a grant or contract to only an entity that: (1) demonstrates that it will establish a steering committee to provide input on the assessment of, and improvements to, the entity's program and has conducted or will conduct an assessment of the overweight and obesity problem in its community; (2) agrees to provide non-federal amounts equal to $1 for each $9 provided; and (3) demonstrates that it will maintain its previous level of spending for funded activities. Directs the Secretary to give preference to entities that will: (1) serve communities with high levels of overweight and obesity and related chronic diseases; and (2) plan or implement activities for the prevention of overweight and obesity in school or workplace settings.

]]> To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a community-based overweight and obesity prevention program. Display Title To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a community-based overweight and obesity prevention program. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a community-based overweight and obesity prevention program. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3894ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3894ih.xml 2009-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.