S. 1419

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1419 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1419

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with 
respect to the eligibility of youth sports facilities for certain 
grants, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 10, 2025

Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works

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A BILL

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with 
respect to the eligibility of youth sports facilities for certain 
grants, 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 ``Youth Sports Facilities Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. YOUTH SPORTS FACILITY ELIGIBILITY.

Section 201 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``youth sports,'' 
after ``public service,'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ``or youth sports 
facilities'' after ``facilities''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``or'' at the 
end;
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(9) address and mitigate the mental and physical health 
impacts of sedentary lifestyles and obesity on the health of a 
community by improving access to recreational space, including 
by developing youth sports facilities serving the community;
``(10) benefit highly rural communities without adequate 
tax revenues to invest in active lifestyle infrastructure;
``(11) primarily serve children who--
``(A) are from low-income families in rural or 
underserved communities;
``(B) lack access to indoor or outdoor facilities 
for covered physical education and sports activities; 
and
``(C) live or attend school in communities with 
high rates of opioid use disorders or community 
violence;
``(12) support youth sports and recreation to spur economic 
development, with a focus on urban and rural communities 
lacking facilities; or
``(13) promote job creation through youth sports facilities 
and adjacent businesses that support such facilities.''.
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