text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Fitness Integrated with Teaching 
  Kids Act'' or the ``FIT Kids Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds the following:
              (1) Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in 
          the United States.
              (2) Researchers estimate that medical costs of the obesity 
          epidemic may total as much as $147,000,000,000 annually.
              (3) The prevalence of overweight in children between the 
          ages of 6 and 11 years increased from 4.0 percent between 1971 
          to 1974 to 17.5 percent between 2001 to 2004, and the 
          prevalence of overweight in adolescents between the ages of 12 
          and 19 years increased from 6.1 percent to 17.0 percent.
              (4) Recent studies indicating that 17 percent of 6 to 11 
          year-olds and 17.6 percent of 12 to 19 year-olds are considered 
          obese. Furthermore, 33 percent of 6 to 11 year-olds and 34 
          percent of 12 to 19 year-olds are overweight; these rates have 
          roughly doubled since 1980.
              (5) Of all United States deaths from major chronic disease, 
          23 percent are linked to sedentary lifestyles that now begin at 
          childhood.
              (6) Overweight adolescents have a 70 to 80 percent chance 
          of becoming overweight adults, increasing their risk for 
          chronic disease, disability, and death.
              (7) A decline in physical activity has contributed to the 
          unprecedented epidemic of childhood obesity.
              (8) The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans 
          published by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
          recommend that children engage in 60 minutes or more of 
          physical activity each day.
              (9) In a 2005 Government Accountability Office report on 
          key strategies to include in programs designed to target 
          childhood obesity, ``increasing physical activity'' was 
          identified as the most important component in any such program.
              (10) Part of the decline in physical activity has been in 
          our Nation's schools, where physical education programs have 
          been cut back in the past 2 decades.
              (11) The national standard for physical education 
          frequency, as outlined in the Physical Activity Guidelines for 
          Americans, is 150 minutes per week in elementary school and 225 
          minutes per week in middle school and high school.
              (12) Only 3.8 percent of elementary schools, 7.9 percent of 
          middle schools, and 2.1 percent of high schools provide daily 
          physical education or its equivalent for the entire school 
          year, and 22 percent of schools do not require students to take 
          any physical education at all.
              (13) Among children ages 9 to 13, 61.5 percent do not 
          participate in any organized physical activity during out-of-
          school hours.
              (14) Regular physical activity is associated with a 
          healthier, longer life and a lower risk of cardiovascular 
          disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and some 
          cancers.
              (15) Research suggests a strong correlation between 
          children's fitness and their academic performance as measured 
          by grades in core subjects and standardized test scores.
              (16) Approximately 81 percent of adults believe daily 
          physical education should be mandatory in schools.
  
  SEC. 3. INCREASING AWARENESS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES AT 
                SCHOOL.
  
      (a) Local Educational Agencies.--Not later than 1 year after the 
  date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, each local 
  educational agency located in a State receiving funds under part A of 
  title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
  U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) shall--
              (1) post on its Internet website, or otherwise make 
          available to parents and families of students served by the 
          agency, information on healthful eating habits, physical 
          education, and physical activity, including information on--
                      (A) the importance of a healthy lifestyle 
                  (including healthful eating habits, physical education, 
                  and physical activity) for an effective learning 
                  environment;
                      (B) how schools served by the agency are promoting 
                  healthy lifestyles, including information on applicable 
                  elementary school and secondary school programs and 
                  policies regarding nutrition, physical education, and 
                  physical activity (including coordinated school health 
                  plans or local wellness policies, as applicable);
                      (C) whether the schools served by the agency follow 
                  an age-appropriate physical education curriculum for 
                  all elementary school and secondary school students 
                  enrolled in the schools that adheres to national 
                  guidelines adopted by the Centers for Disease Control 
                  and Prevention of the Department of Health and Human 
                  Services or the State in which the school is located;
                      (D) the most recent national recommendations for 
                  physical education and physical activity for elementary 
                  school and secondary school students, as established by 
                  the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the 
                  Department of Health and Human Services; and
                      (E) a description of the amount of time that 
                  students in kindergarten through grade 12 served by the 
                  agency are required to spend in physical education, 
                  disaggregated by grade level, including information on 
                  criteria for granting students a waiver or exemption, 
                  or allowing a substitution for the requirement; and
              (2) assist each school served by the agency in collecting 
          and disseminating (such as through the Internet website of the 
          school) to parents and families of students enrolled in the 
          school, information on--
                      (A) whether the school follows an age-appropriate 
                  physical education curriculum for all students enrolled 
                  in the school that adheres to national guidelines 
                  adopted by the Centers for Disease Control and 
                  Prevention of Health and Human Services or the State in 
                  which the school is located;
                      (B) the most recent national recommendations for 
                  physical education and physical activity for elementary 
                  school and secondary school students, as established by 
                  the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the 
                  Department of Health and Human Services;
                      (C) the requirements described in paragraph (1)(E);
                      (D) a description of the facilities available for 
                  physical education and physical activity for students 
                  enrolled in the school; and
                      (E) if applicable, any health and wellness council 
                  (such as a school health council or local wellness 
                  policy council) located in the school or that the 
                  school is involved with, including information on--
                              (i) members;
                              (ii) membership criteria;
                              (iii) opportunities for parental 
                          involvement; and
                              (iv) meeting dates and agendas.
      (b) State Educational Agencies.--
              (1) Submission; information availability.--Not later than 
          15 days after a local educational agency described in 
          subsection (a) posts on its Internet website the information 
          described in subsection (a)(1)(E), and annually thereafter, the 
          local educational agency shall provide to the applicable State 
          educational agency the information described in such 
          subsection.
              (2) Additional duties of the state educational agency.--A 
          State educational agency that receives information under 
          paragraph (1) shall ensure that the information is made 
          available to the general public within a reasonable period of 
          time, such as through the Internet website of the State 
          educational agency.
  
  SEC. 4. STUDIES ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FITNESS.
  
      (a) National Research Council Study.--Subject to the availability 
  of funds appropriated to carry out this subsection, the Secretary of 
  Education shall enter into a contract with the National Research 
  Council of the National Academy of Sciences to--
              (1) examine and make recommendations regarding--
                      (A) various means that may be employed to 
                  incorporate physical activity into elementary school 
                  and secondary school settings, and before- and after-
                  school programs;
                      (B) innovative and effective ways to increase 
                  physical activity for all students in kindergarten 
                  through grade 12; and
                      (C) efforts to encourage the participation of 
                  students with disabilities in physical education 
                  programs and the types of accommodations used to 
                  increase the participation of such students;
              (2) study the impact of health, level of physical activity, 
          and amount of physical education on students' ability to learn 
          and maximize performance in school; and
              (3) study and provide specific recommendations for 
          effectively measuring the progress students, at the elementary 
          school and secondary school level, in increasing physical 
          activity and improving their health and well-being, including 
          improving their--
                      (A) knowledge, awareness, and behavior, related to 
                  nutrition and physical activity;
                      (B) cognitive development, and fitness, with 
                  physical education;
                      (C) knowledge of lifetime physical activity and 
                  health promotion; and
                      (D) performance on overall health indicators, 
                  including flexibility, endurance, strength, balance, 
                  and blood pressure.
      (b) National Fitness Study.--Subject to the availability of funds 
  to carry out this subsection, the Secretary of Education shall conduct 
  a study on the participation of students in physical education and 
  other physical activities in public elementary schools and public 
  secondary schools that--
              (1) examines student participation in exercise (including 
          sports and active games), including the types, frequency, 
          duration, and seasonality of exercise participation, through--
                      (A) school physical education classes;
                      (B) other school programs; and
                      (C) intramural activities; and
              (2) assesses student physical activity and fitness levels.
      (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section 
  for fiscal year 2011.
  
  SEC. 5. DISSEMINATION OF BEST PRACTICES.
  
      (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall identify and 
  make available to State educational agencies and local educational 
  agencies, best practices on innovative physical education and physical 
  activity policies and programs at the State and local level, including 
  best practices that--
              (1) identify and address common challenges to States and 
          local educational agencies in implementing physical education 
          and physical activity policies and programs, including barriers 
          for meeting national recommendations for physical education and 
          physical activity in schools, as established by the Centers for 
          Disease Control and Prevention of the Department of Health and 
          Human Services; and
              (2) meet or are working toward meeting the national 
          recommendations for physical education and physical activity in 
          schools, as established by the Centers for Disease Control and 
          Prevention of the Department of Health and Human Services.
      (b) Updating Best Practices.--The Secretary shall update the best 
  practices described in subsection (a) after completion of the study 
  carried out under section 4(a).
  
  SEC. 6. PROMOTING THE HEALTHIERUS SCHOOL CHALLENGE.
  
      The Secretary of Education, in collaboration with the Secretary of 
  Agriculture, shall encourage schools to participate in the HealthierUS 
  School Challenge of the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of 
  Agriculture.
  
  SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
  
      Except as otherwise provided, any term used in this Act that is 
  defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
  of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) shall have the meaning given the term in such 
  section.
  
              Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2010.
  
              Attest:
  
                                              LORRAINE C. MILLER,
  
                                                                   Clerk.
target: Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act or the FIT Kids Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require local educational agencies (LEAs) located in states receiving school improvement funds to annually provide the families of their students with information on healthful eating habits, physical education, and physical activity.
  
  Requires such LEAs to assist their schools in annually collecting and disseminating to the families of school students information on: (1) the most recent national recommendations for physical education and physical activity for students, as established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); (2) whether the school follows an age-appropriate physical education curriculum for all students that adheres to such guidelines or state guidelines; (3) the amount of time that students in kindergarten through grade 12 are required to spend in physical education, disaggregated by grade level; (4) the facilities available for physical education and physical activity for students enrolled in the school; and (5) any health and wellness council located in the school or with which the school is involved.
  
  Requires: (1) LEAs to provide to their state a description of the amount of time that students in kindergarten through grade 12 are required to spend in physical education, disaggregated by grade level; and (2) the state to ensure that such information is made available to the public.
  
  (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Education to contract with the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to study: (1) ways of incorporating physical education into school settings, and before- and after-school programs; (2) innovative and effective ways to increase physical activity for all students in kindergarten through grade 12; (3) efforts to encourage the participation of disabled students in physical education programs and the types of accommodations used to increase their participation; (4) the impact health and physical activity and education have on students' ability to learn; and (5) the progress students make in increasing their physical activity and improving their health and well-being, with specific recommendations for effectively measuring such progress.
  
  Directs the Secretary to study the participation of students in physical education and other physical activities in public elementary and secondary schools and assess their physical activity and fitness levels.
  
  (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify and make available to states and LEAs, best practices on innovative physical education and physical activity policies and programs at the state and local level; and (2) update the best practices after the NAS study is completed.
  
  (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Agriculture, to encourage schools to participate in the HealthierUS School Challenge of the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture.
feat_title: To increase awareness of physical activity opportunities at school, and for other purposes.