Grants to promote childhood nutrition and physical activity

The Secretary, acting though the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall award competitive grants to States and political subdivisions of States for the development and implementation of State and community-based intervention programs to promote good nutrition and physical activity in children and adolescents. To be eligible to receive a grant under this section a State or political subdivision of a State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a plan that describes— A State or political subdivision of a State shall use amount received under a grant under this section to— The Secretary may set-aside an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the amount appropriated for a fiscal year under subsection (h) to permit the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to— Not to exceed 10 percent of the amount of a grant awarded to the State or political subdivision under subsection (a) for a fiscal year may be used by the State or political subdivision for administrative expenses. A grant awarded under subsection (a) shall be for a term of 3 years. In this section, the term “children and adolescents” means individuals who do not exceed 18 years of age. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005.