24 June 2002

[Federal Register: June 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 121)]
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                        Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Executive Order 13266 of June 20, 2002


                Activities To Promote Personal Fitness

                By the authority vested in me as President by the
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of
                America, and in order to improve the efficiency and
                coordination of Federal policies related to personal
                fitness of the general public, it is hereby ordered as
                follows:

                Section 1. Policy. This order is issued consistent with
                the following findings and principles:

                    (a) Growing scientific evidence indicates that an
                increasing number of Americans are suffering from
                negligible physical activity, poor dietary habits,
                insufficient utilization of preventive health
                screenings, and engaging in risky behaviors such as
                abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.
                    (b) Existing information on the importance of
                appropriate physical activity, diet, preventive health
                screenings, and avoiding harmful substances is often
                not received by the public, or, if received, is not
                acted on sufficiently.
                    (c) Individuals of all ages, locations, and levels
                of personal fitness can benefit from some level of
                appropriate physical activity, dietary guidance,
                preventive health screening, and making healthy
                choices.
                    (d) While personal fitness is an individual
                responsibility, the Federal Government may, within the
                authority and funds otherwise available, expand the
                opportunities for individuals to empower themselves to
                improve their general health. Such opportunities may
                include improving the flow of information about
                personal fitness, assisting in the utilization of that
                information, increasing the accessibility of resources
                for physical activity, and reducing barriers to
                achieving good personal fitness.

                Sec. 2. Agency Responsibilities in Promoting Personal
                Fitness.

                    (a) The Secretaries of Agriculture, Education,
                Health and Human Services (HHS), Housing and Urban
                Development, Interior, Labor, Transportation, and
                Veterans Affairs, and the Director of the Office of
                National Drug Policy shall review and evaluate the
                policies, programs, and regulations of their respective
                departments and offices that in any way relate to the
                personal fitness of the general public. Based on that
                review, the Secretaries and the Director shall
                determine whether existing policies, programs, and
                regulations of their respective departments and offices
                should be modified or whether new policies or programs
                could be implemented. These new policies and programs
                shall be consistent with otherwise available authority
                and appropriated funds, and shall improve the Federal
                Government's assistance of individuals, private
                organizations, and State and local governments to (i)
                increase physical activity; (ii) promote responsible
                dietary habits; (iii) increase utilization of
                preventive health screenings; and (iv) encourage
                healthy choices concerning alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and
                safety among the general public.
                    (b) Each department and office included in section
                2(a) shall report to the President, through the
                Secretary of Health and Human Services, its proposed
                actions within 90 days of the date of this order.
                    (c) There shall be a Personal Fitness Interagency
                Working Group (Working Group), composed of the
                Secretaries or Director of the departments and office
                included in section 2(a) (or their designees) and
                chaired by the Secretary of HHS or his designee. In
                order to improve efficiency through information sharing
                and to eliminate waste and overlap, the Working Group
                shall

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                work to ensure the cooperation of Federal agencies in
                coordinating Federal personal fitness activities. The
                Working Group shall meet subject to the call of the
                Chair, but not less than twice a year. The Department
                of Health and Human Services shall provide such
                administrative support to the Working Group as the
                Secretary of HHS deems necessary. Each member of the
                Working Group shall be a full-time or permanent part-
                time officer or employee of the Federal Government.

                Sec. 3. General Provisions. This order is intended only
                to improve the internal management of the executive
                branch and it is not intended to, and does not, create
                any right, benefit, trust, or responsibility,
                substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity
                by a party against the United States, its departments,
                agencies or entities, its officers or employees, or any
                person.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                     June 20, 2002.

[FR Doc. 02-16040
Filed 6-21-02; 8:45 am]
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