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108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 873
To amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
to raise awareness of eating disorders and to create educational
programs concerning the same, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2003
Mrs. Biggert (for herself and Mr. Strickland) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
to raise awareness of eating disorders and to create educational
programs concerning the same, and for other purposes.
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 ``Eating Disorders Awareness,
Prevention, and Education Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) An estimated 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 women and girls
and 1,000,000 men and boys suffer from eating disorders,
including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating
disorder, as well as eating disorders that are not otherwise
defined.
(2) Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by
self-starvation and excessive weight loss.
(3) An estimated .5 to 3.7 percent of American women will
suffer from anorexia nervosa in their lifetime.
(4) Anorexia Nervosa is associated with serious health
consequences including heart failure, kidney failure,
osteoporosis, and death.
(5) Anorexia Nervosa has the highest mortality rate of all
psychiatric disorders. A young woman is 12 times more likely to
die than other women her age without Anorexia.
(6) Bulimia Nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by
excessive food consumption followed by inappropriate
compensatory behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting, misuse
of laxatives, fasting, or excessive exercise.
(7) Bulimia Nervosa is common: an estimated 1.1 to 4.2
percent of American women will suffer from this disorder in
their lifetime.
(8) Bulimia Nervosa is associated with cardiac,
gastrointestinal, and dental problems including irregular
heartbeats, gastric rupture, peptic ulcer, and tooth decay.
(9) Binge Eating Disorder is characterized by frequent
episodes of uncontrolled overeating.
(10) Binge Eating Disorder is common: an estimated 2 to 5
percent of Americans experience this disorder in a 6-month
period.
(11) Binge Eating is associated with obesity, heart
disease, gall bladder disease, and diabetes.
(12) Eating disorders usually appear in adolescence and are
associated with substantial psychological problems, including
depression, substance abuse, and suicide.
(13) Forty-two percent of 1st through 3d grade girls want
to be thinner, and 81 percent of 10-year-old children are
afraid of being fat.
(14) Thirty-five percent of dieters progress to
pathological dieting, and 20 to 25 percent of these individuals
progress to partial or full syndrome eating disorders.
(15) Eating disorders can lead to death. According to the
National Institute of Mental Health, 1 in 10 people with
anorexia nervosa will die of starvation, cardiac arrest, or
other medical complications.
(16) Eating disorders can have a negative impact on the
educational advancement of a student, a situation often
overlooked and rarely addressed in our Nation's schools.
(17) Educational efforts to prevent eating disorders are of
primary importance to the health, well being and academic
success of our Nation's students.
(18) Females are much more likely than males to develop an
eating disorder. An estimated 5 to 15 percent of people with
anorexia or bulimia and an estimated 35 percent of people with
binge-eating disorder are male.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To provide States, local school districts, and parents
with the means and flexibility to improve awareness of,
identify, and help students with eating disorders.
(2) To help ensure that such individuals receive a quality
education and secure their chance for a bright future.
SEC. 4. INNOVATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF, TRAINING ON,
AND EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS OF EATING DISORDERS.
Section 5131(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7215(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(28) Programs to improve the identification of students
with eating disorders, increase awareness of such disorders
among parents and students, and train educators (such as
teachers, school nurses, school social workers, coaches, school
counselors, and administrators) on effective eating disorder
prevention and assistance methods.''.
SEC. 5. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health, shall
carry out a program to develop, distribute, and promote the
broadcasting of public service announcements to improve public
awareness, and to promote the identification and prevention, of eating
disorders.
SEC. 6. EATING DISORDER RESEARCH AND REPORT.
Not later than 18 months after the enactment of this Act, the
National Center for Education Statistics and the National Center for
Health Statistics shall conduct a study on the impact eating disorders
have on educational advancement and achievement. The study shall--
(1) determine the prevalence of eating disorders among
students and the morbidity and mortality rates associated with
eating disorders;
(2) evaluate the extent to which students with eating
disorders are more likely to miss school, have delayed rates of
development, or have reduced cognitive skills;
(3) report on current State and local programs to educate
youth about the dangers of eating disorders, as well as
evaluate the value of such programs; and
(4) make recommendations on measures that could be
undertaken by Congress, the Department of Education, States,
and local educational agencies to strengthen eating disorder
prevention and awareness programs.
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