President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition

Executive Order 13824 of February 26, 2018

President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and
Nutrition

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and to promote the economic, academic, and
social benefits of youth sports, fitness, and
nutrition, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Revocation. Executive Order 13545 of June
22, 2010, is hereby revoked.

Sec. 2. Amendment. Executive Order 13265 of June 6,
2002, is hereby amended as follows:

    (a) The title is revised to read as follows:
“President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and
Nutrition.”
    (b) The preamble is revised to replace the phrase,
“President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports”
with “President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and
Nutrition.”
    (c) Sections 1 through 5 are revised to read as
follows:

“Section 1. Purpose. My Administration recognizes the
benefits of youth sports participation, physical
activity, and a nutritious diet in helping create
habits that support a healthy lifestyle and improve the
overall health of the American people. My
Administration therefore aims to expand and encourage
youth sports participation, and to promote the overall
physical fitness, health, and nutrition of all
Americans.

Good health, including physical activity and proper
nutrition, supports Americans', particularly
children's, well-being, growth, and development.
Participating in sports allows children to experience
the connection between effort and success, and it
enhances their academic, economic, and social
prospects. Many of America's leaders attribute their
lifetime achievements to lessons learned through sports
participation and athletic activity. Additionally,
youth sports help working parents and guardians by
providing their children opportunities to engage in
productive, positive activities outside of school.
Unfortunately, during the past decade youth
participation in team sports has declined. As of 2016,
only 37 percent of children played team sports on a
regular basis, down from 45 percent in 2008.
Particularly troubling is that sports participation
disproportionately lags among young girls and children
who are from economically distressed areas.

Sec. 2. Policy. (a) The Secretary of Health and Human
Services (Secretary), in carrying out the Secretary's
responsibilities for public health and human services,
shall develop a national strategy to expand children's
participation in youth sports, encourage regular
physical activity, including active play, and promote
good nutrition for all Americans. This national
strategy shall focus on children and youth in
communities with below-average sports participation and
communities with limited access to athletic facilities
or recreational areas. Through this national strategy,
the Secretary shall seek to:

(i) increase awareness of the benefits of participation in sports and
regular physical activity, as well as the importance of good nutrition;

(ii) promote private and public sector strategies to increase participation
in sports, encourage regular physical activity, and improve nutrition;

(iii) develop metrics that gauge youth sports participation and physical
activity to inform efforts that will improve participation in sports and
regular physical activity among young Americans; and

(iv) establish a national and local strategy to recruit volunteers who will
encourage and support youth participation in sports and regular physical
activity, through coaching, mentoring, teaching, or administering athletic
and nutritional programs.

Sec. 3. The President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and
Nutrition. (a) There is hereby established the
President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition
(Council).

    (b) The Council shall be composed of up to 30
members recommended by the Secretary and appointed by
the President. Members shall serve for a term of 2
years, shall be eligible for reappointment, and may
continue to serve after the expiration of their terms
until the appointment of a successor. The President may
designate one or more of the members as Chair or Vice
Chair.

Sec. 4. Functions of the Council. (a) The Council shall
advise the President, through the Secretary, concerning
progress made in carrying out the provisions of this
order and shall recommend to the President, through the
Secretary, actions to accelerate such progress.

    (b) The Council shall recommend to the Secretary
actions to expand opportunities at the national, State,
and local levels for participation in sports and
engagement in physical fitness and activity.
    (c) The Council's performance of these functions
shall take into account the Department of Health and
Human Services' Physical Activity Guidelines for
Americans, including consideration for youth with
disabilities.

Sec. 5. Administration. (a) Each executive department
and agency shall, to the extent permitted by law and
subject to the availability of funds, furnish such
information and assistance to the Secretary and the
Council as they may request.

    (b) The members of the Council shall serve without
compensation for their work on the Council. Members of
the Council may, however, receive travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as
authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in
Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707).
    (c) To the extent permitted by law, the Secretary
shall furnish the Council with necessary staff,
supplies, facilities, and other administrative
services. The expenses of the Council shall be paid
from funds available to the Secretary.
    (d) The Secretary shall appoint an Executive
Director of the Council who shall serve as a liaison to
the Secretary and the Advisor to the President on
matters and activities pertaining to the Council.
    (e) The Council may, with the approval of the
Secretary, establish subcommittees as appropriate to
aid in its work.
    (f) The seal prescribed by Executive Order 10830 of
July 24, 1959, as amended, shall be modified to reflect
the name of the Council as established by this order.”
    (d) Section 5 is relabeled as Section 6 and amended
as follows:
    (a) A new subsection (d) is added to read:
“Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or
otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.”

    (b) A new subsection (e) is added to read: “This
order shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.”

    (c) A new subsection (f) is added to read: “This
order is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.”

    (Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

    February 26, 2018.