[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2150 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2150

  To promote better health for young people through Federal matching 
  awards for physical education programs of excellence, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 1, 2004

  Mr. Nelson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read 
 twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                                Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
  To promote better health for young people through Federal matching 
  awards for physical education programs of excellence, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PHYSICAL EDUCATION.

    Part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

                    ``Subpart 22--Physical Education

``SEC. 5651. PHYSICAL EDUCATION MATCHING AWARDS.

    ``(a) Matching Awards.--From amounts appropriated under subsection 
(d) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide an award to each 
eligible school in an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount the 
eligible school expended on the eligible school's physical education 
program for the school year preceding the school for which the award is 
made.
    ``(b) Eligible School Defined.--In this section the term `eligible 
school' means an elementary school, a middle school, or a secondary 
school that--
            ``(1) promotes and implements physical activity, physical 
        fitness, or health fitness programs; and
            ``(2) is recognized by the President's Council on Physical 
        Fitness and Sports as 1 or more of the following:
                    ``(A) a Physical Fitness State Champion School;
                    ``(B) an Active Lifestyle Model School; or
                    ``(C) a Physical Activity and Fitness Demonstration 
                Center.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--Each eligible school receiving an award under 
this section shall use the award funds to maintain the eligible 
school's high quality physical education programs.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 
and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.

``SEC. 5652. PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDY.

    ``(a) Study.--From amounts appropriated under subsection (c), the 
Secretary and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention jointly shall conduct a study to determine the effectiveness 
of school-based physical education programs in promoting health and 
well-being, and in preventing obesity, in children.
    ``(b) Report.--The Secretary and the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention jointly shall report to Congress not 
later than December 31, 2006, regarding the results of the study 
described in subsection (a).
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2005 and 2006.''.

SEC. 2. STATE REPORT CARDS.

    Section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (vii), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in clause (viii), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ix) the numbers and percentages of 
                        elementary schools, middle schools, and 
                        secondary schools in the State that provide 
                        physical education programs.''.
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