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108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1022
To provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention
and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas throughout the
United States.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2003
Mr. Sanders (for himself, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Towns)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention
and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas throughout the
United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Urban and Rural Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) in 1999, 61 percent of adults in the United States were
overweight or obese;
(2) all age, racial, and ethnic groups, and both genders,
have experienced increases in the percentage of persons who are
overweight or obese;
(3) each year in the United States, approximately 300,000
deaths are associated with obesity;
(4) overweight and obesity are associated with heart
disease, certain types of cancer, type 2 diabetes, stroke,
arthritis, breathing problems, and psychological disorders,
such as depression;
(5) in 2000, the economic cost of obesity in the United
States was approximately $117,000,000,000;
(6) it is recommended that American adults accumulate at
least 30 minutes, and American children accumulate at least 60
minutes, of moderate physical activity most days of the week,
though more may be needed to prevent weight gain, to lose
weight, or to maintain weight loss;
(7) less than one-third of American adults engage in these
recommended amounts of physical activity;
(8) 40 percent of adults in the United States do not
participate in any leisure-time physical activity;
(9) physical activity is important in preventing and
treating overweight and obesity and is extremely helpful in
maintaining weight loss, especially when combined with healthy
eating;
(10) there is a direct positive relationship between the
level of individual and community use of public recreational
facilities and services, access to and condition of such
facilities, and the diversity and quality of services relative
to current and potential uses; and
(11) medical and other research document a direct positive
relationship between active recreation and disease prevention
and general wellness.
SEC. 3. GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAM FOR INDOOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH
PROMOTION CENTERS.
(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may
make grants and loans in accordance with this Act to eligible entities
under section 4 for the development of indoor centers for disease
prevention and health promotion.
(b) Centers.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``indoor disease
prevention and health promotion center'' means a structure or facility,
or a portion thereof, that--
(1) is used principally as an indoor recreational facility
providing services, programs, and activities that result in
disease prevention and health promotion, including direct
recreation services for individuals and groups, information on
public and personal health and wellness, health screening, and
other necessary services in collaboration with public and
private health professionals and other entities;
(2) is owned or controlled by the eligible entity that
receives the grant or loan under this Act;
(3) is available for use by, and provides services to,
residents of the jurisdiction of such eligible entity free of
charge or at a charge not exceeding that necessary to provide
for operation and maintenance of the facility and for
appropriate public recreation services; and
(4) is subject to such legally binding and enforceable
commitments, as the Secretary shall require, to ensure that the
structure or facility, or portion thereof, is used as provided
in paragraph (1) for the 25-year period beginning upon the
receipt of a grant or loan made under this Act; except that the
Secretary may, upon the request of an entity that received a
grant or loan under this Act, waive the applicability of such
commitments if the Secretary finds that--
(A) environmental or other conditions have
substantially reduced the public value of the facility
or public access to the facility; or
(B) the site or facility has substantially
deteriorated, through no fault of the entity that
received the grant or loan, and such entity enters into
an agreement with the Secretary to obtain or provide a
replacement facility that generally provides access to
services for persons that were served at the original
facility.
SEC. 4. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.
Grants and loans under this Act may be made only to the following
entities:
(1) A unit of general local government.
(2) An official State, metropolitan, regional, or other
area agency, district, public-purpose corporation, or other
limited-purpose political subdivision of a State, that is
empowered under State or local laws or under an interstate
compact or agreement to manage, administer, or provide public
parks and recreational facilities.
(3) Public authorities or agencies associated with economic
or community development or restoration, whose activities
support capital investments for public recreation.
SEC. 5. ELIGIBLE USES OF ASSISTANCE.
Amounts from a grant or loan under this Act may be used only for
the development of indoor centers for disease prevention and health
promotion, which shall include the following activities:
(1) Planning.
(2) Design.
(3) Site acquisition, preparation, and construction.
(4) Assessment of, and response to, site environmental
conditions.
(5) Landscaping.
(6) New construction.
(7) Rehabilitation of existing recreational structures and
facilities.
(8) Enhancement and expansion of public infrastructure.
(9) Acquisition and conversion of existing non-recreational
structures and facilities.
SEC. 6. GRANT AND LOAN REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Amount.--The Secretary may not make a grant or loan under this
Act for any fiscal year to any eligible entity that has received a
grant or loan during any of the preceding three fiscal years.
(b) Loans.--Loans made with amounts made available under this Act
shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) No interest loans.--Loans shall not bear interest.
(2) Term.--Loans shall have a term to maturity not to
exceed 10 years.
(3) Revolving loan fund.--Loan amounts repaid to the
Secretary shall be available to the Secretary, without fiscal
year limitation, for making additional loans under this Act.
(4) Other conditions.--Loans shall be subject to such other
terms and conditions as the Secretary may establish.
(c) Applications.--The Secretary shall provide for eligible
entities to submit applications for grants and loans under this Act.
(d) Selection Criteria.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall cause to be published in
the Federal Register a list of criteria for the selection of applicant
eligible entities for grants and loans under this Act. Such criteria
shall be based upon factors that the Secretary considers are
appropriate to determine need among communities for Federal financial
assistance for development of indoor disease prevention and health
promotion centers.
(e) Review of Applications and Selection.--
(1) Review panel.--The Secretary shall appoint a panel of
experts in the fields of public recreation, public health, and
community health care to review applications for grants and
loans under this Act and to make recommendations to the
Secretary for selection of such applications for grants and
loans based upon the criteria established pursuant to
subsection (d).
(2) Selection.--The Secretary shall select eligible
entities that have submitted applications for grants and loans
under this Act to receive such assistance, based upon the
criteria established pursuant to subsection (d) and taking into
consideration the recommendations of the panel established
pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection.
SEC. 7. ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS.
(a) Regional Allocation.--Of any amounts made available for
assistance under this Act for each fiscal year--
(1) 50 percent shall be made available for grants and loans
for the development of indoor disease prevention and health
promotion centers that will be located in units of general
local government having a population of 50,000 or less; and
(2) 50 percent shall be made available for grants and loans
for the development of indoor disease prevention and health
promotion centers that will be located in units of general
local government having a population of more than 50,000.
(b) Allocation for Grants and Loans.--Of any amounts made available
for assistance under this Act for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall
make not more than 10 percent available for loans under this Act.
SEC. 8. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.--The amount of a grant made under this Act by the
Secretary to any eligible entity may not exceed the amount that the
eligible entity certifies, as the Secretary shall require, that the
entity will contribute from non-Federal sources for the activities
under section 5.
(b) Supplemental Funds.--In determining the amount contributed for
purposes of meeting the requirement under subsection (a), an eligible
entity may include the value of any donated material or building, the
value of any lease on a building, and the value of any administrative
or other costs incurred by an eligible entity relating to carrying out
the activities assisted with amounts provided under this Act and
amounts contributed under this section.
SEC. 9. LABOR.
(a) In General.--Any contract for activities described in section 5
for an indoor center for disease prevention and health promotion that
is developed in whole or in part with amounts made available under this
Act shall contain--
(1) a provision requiring that not less than the wages
prevailing in the locality, as determined or adopted
(subsequent to a determination under applicable State or local
law) by the Secretary, shall be paid to all architects,
technical engineers, draftsmen, and technicians employed in the
development of the center involved; and
(2) a provision requiring that not less than the wages
prevailing in the locality, as predetermined by the Secretary
of Labor pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40,
United States Code (40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.), shall be paid to
all laborers and mechanics employed in the development of the
center involved.
(b) Compliance.--Each eligible entity receiving assistance under
this Act shall require certification as to compliance with the
provisions of this section before making any payment under such
contract.
(c) Inapplicability to Volunteers.--Subsection (a) shall not apply
if the individual receives no compensation or is paid expenses,
reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee to perform the services for which
the individual volunteered and such persons are not otherwise employed
at any time in the development work.
SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means
any entity that, under section 4, is eligible to receive a
grant or loan under this Act.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development.
(3) Unit of general local government.--The term ``unit of
general local government'' means any city, town, township,
county, parish, village, or other general purpose political
subdivision of a State.
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for grants
and loans under this Act--
(1) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(2) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(3) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(4) $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(5) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
SEC. 12. REGULATIONS.
The Secretary may issue any regulations necessary to carry out
this Act.
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