This bill establishes the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, a federal advisory body consisting of up to 30 presidential appointees who will serve two-year terms. The council will advise the President on strategies to promote physical fitness, sports participation, and nutrition among Americans, with a particular focus on reestablishing the Presidential Fitness Test as a main assessment tool in schools and developing youth fitness programs and challenges. The council's recommendations will address childhood obesity and sedentary lifestyles, which the bill characterizes as threats to military readiness and national security. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will provide funding and administrative support subject to congressional appropriations, and members will serve without compensation but may receive travel reimbursement. The council will automatically terminate two years after enactment unless the President extends it, and any future appropriations for the Presidential Youth Fitness Program can be used to establish the Presidential Fitness Test in schools.
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