EO 13265 Title 3--The President gram for physical fitness and sports and establish the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (the "Council"), it is hereby ordered as fol- lows: Section 1. Purpose. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Sec- retary) shall, in carrying out his responsibilities for public health and human selwices, develop and coordinate a national program to enhance physical activity and sports participation. Through this program, the Sec- retary shall seek to: (a) expand national interest in and awareness of the benefits of regular physical activity and active sports participation; (b) stimulate and enhance coordination of programs within and among the private and public sectors that promote participation in, and safe and easy access to, physical activity and sports; (c) expand availability of quality information and guidance regarding physical activity and sports participation; (d) integrate physical activity into a broader health-promotion and dis- ease-prevention effort through Federal agencies and the private sector; and (e) target a]] Americans, with particular emphasis on children and ado- ]escents, as we]] as populations or communities in which specific risks or disparities in participation in, access to, or know]edge about the benefits of physical activity have been identified. Sec. 2. The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. (a) There is hereby established the President's Council on Physical Fit- ness and Sports. (b) The Council shall be composed of up to 20 members appointed by the President. The President may designate one or more members to be Chair or Vice Chair. Each member shall selwe for a term of 2 years and may continue to serve after the expiration of that term until a successor is ap- pointed. Sec. 3. Functions of the Council (a) The Council shall advise the President, through the Secretary, con- cerning progress made in carrying out the provisions of this order and shall recommend to the President, through the Secretary, actions to accelerate progress. (b) The Council shall advise the Secretary on ways to enhance opportu- nities for participation in physical fitness and sports. Recommendations may address, but are not necessarily limited to, public awareness cam- paigns, Federal, State, and local physical activity initiatives, and partner- ship opportunities between public- and private-sector health-promotion en- tities. (c) The Council shall function as a liaison to relevant State, local, and private entities in order to advise the Secretary regarding opportunities to extend and improve physical activity programs and selwices at both the local and national levels. (d) The Council shall monitor the need for the enhancement of programs and educational and promotional materials sponsored, overseen, or dis- seminated by the Council and shall advise the Secretary as necessary con- cerning such need. 236
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