Bill
S 3412
The bill creates the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition to revive the Presidential Fitness Test and promote nationwide youth fitness, nutrition, and sports.
Date introduced: December 10, 2025
Primary sponsors: Roger Marshall, Katie Britt, John Boozman, Ashley Moody
Purpose
- Establish the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition (the Council) to advise the President on improving national youth fitness, sports participation, and nutrition, and to oversee activities related to a revived Presidential Fitness framework.
Key Provisions
1) Establishment and Structure
- Creates the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition (the Council).
- Members: Up to 30 individuals appointed by the President. May include representatives from relevant stakeholders.
- Terms: Each member serves a 2-year term, is eligible for reappointment, and may continue serving until a successor is appointed.
- Leadership: President may designate a Chair and Vice Chair from among Council members.
2) Functions and Recommendations
- The Council advises the President on progress toward revitalizing the Council’s mission and recommends actions to accelerate progress.
- Specific recommended actions include:
- Reestablishing the Presidential Fitness Test (PFT) as the main assessment tool for a Presidential Fitness Award, with potential improvements.
- Developing and promoting school-based physical education challenges and programs that reward excellence.
- Expanding opportunities for participation in sports and physical fitness at global, national, state, and local levels.
- Setting bold fitness goals for American youth to foster a healthier, more active generation.
- Promoting campaigns and events highlighting American sports, military readiness, and health traditions.
- Building partnerships with professional athletes, sports organizations, player associations, influencers, and community groups to inspire participation and good nutrition.
- Addressing childhood obesity, chronic diseases, and sedentary lifestyles as threats to national security and workforce readiness, with emphasis on national security implications.
3) Administration and Support
- Executive Director: The President designates an Executive Director to manage day-to-day operations, liaise with the President, and oversee engagement with federal agencies, athletic institutions, and community partners.
- Information sharing: Each federal department and agency should, to the extent permitted by law and funds available, provide information and assistance as requested.
- Compensation and funding: Council members serve without salary but may receive travel reimbursement and per diem. Funding, plus administrative and technical support, will be provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (subject to appropriations).
- Subcommittees: The Council may form subcommittees with Presidential approval.
- Seal and compliance: The Council will modify the seal of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports to reflect the new name. If applicable, it will operate under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to the extent it applies, with reporting and governance aligned to the Administration for General Services guidelines.
4) Termination and Availability
- Termination: The Council is set to terminate 2 years after enactment unless the President extends it.
- Use of funds: Amounts appropriated for the Presidential Youth Fitness Program may be used to establish the Presidential Fitness Test in U.S. schools.
Impacted Parties
- US students and school systems (through potential reintroduction of the Presidential Fitness Test and school-based fitness programs).
- Federal agencies and departments that would provide information and support.
- Athletic organizations, professional athletes, and community groups engaged in fitness and nutrition initiatives.
- The broader public concerned with youth health, sports participation, and nutrition.
Timeline and Process
- Immediate: Establishment of the Council upon enactment.
- Short term: Development and recommendations to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test and related initiatives.
- Duration: 2-year term, with potential renewal by the President.
Notes
- The bill envisions reintroducing a modernized Presidential Fitness Test as a central tool for recognizing physical fitness excellence in youth, alongside broad initiatives to promote activity and nutrition nationwide.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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