Executive Order 13266

ATTACHMENT A: Executive Order 13266

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Federal Register
Vol. 67, No. 121
Monday, June 24, 2002

Title 3—

Executive Order 13266 of June 20, 2002

The President

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.

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THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 20, 2002.
[FR Doc. 02–16040
Filed 6–21–02; 8:45 am]
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