President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition

This executive order revokes a 2010 Obama-era council and reestablishes the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy to expand youth sports participation, encourage physical activity, and promote nutrition—particularly in underserved communities.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 8923

Key directives

Revoke EO 13545 (2010)
Amend EO 13265 (2002) to rename and restructure council
Secretary of HHS shall develop national strategy to expand children's youth sports participation, encourage physical activity, and promote nutrition
National strategy shall focus on below-average sports participation communities and limited athletic facility access communities
Develop metrics gauging youth sports participation and physical activity
Establish national and local volunteer recruitment strategy for coaching, mentoring, teaching, administering athletic and nutritional programs
Council to advise President through Secretary and recommend actions to expand sports/fitness opportunities at national, state, local levels
Council shall consider HHS Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and youth with disabilities
Secretary shall appoint Executive Director of Council
Council may establish subcommittees with Secretary approval
Modify seal from EO 10830 to reflect new Council name

Who is ordered

Secretary of Health and Human Services · Department of Health and Human Services

Timeline

Immediate

Revocation of EO 13545
Establishment of renamed Council
Council membership structure set (up to 30 members, 2-year terms)

Near term (90d)

Secretary to begin developing national strategy on youth sports, physical activity, and nutrition
Recruitment of Council members

Long term

Implementation of national strategy with metrics for youth sports participation
Volunteer recruitment strategies at national and local levels
Potential subcommittee establishment

Risks & tensions

No binding deadlines or appropriations guaranteed—implementation 'subject to availability of appropriations'
Vague 'national strategy' lacks concrete deliverables or timeline
Council advisory only with no enforcement authority
Declining youth sports participation trend (37% in 2016, down from 45% in 2008) cited but no mandatory targets set
Potential tension between volunteer-dependent model and sustained programmatic investment in underserved communities
Explicit disclaimer that order creates no enforceable rights