H.R. 9527: Support accurate and Thorough data collection and Recognition of Our Nation’s Growing number of strength and conditioning coaches Act

This bill would direct the federal government to look at creating a separate job category for strength and conditioning coaches in the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, which is the government’s official system for grouping jobs for statistical purposes.

What the bill changes

• It asks the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consider revising the SOC system during its next update after the bill becomes law.
• If OMB decides to make the change, strength and conditioning coaches would get their own more specific occupational code instead of being grouped into a broader category.
• If OMB decides not to create a separate code, it must send Congress a short report explaining why within 30 days after that SOC update.

What the bill says about strength and conditioning coaches

The bill includes findings saying these coaches work with athletes, law enforcement, first responders, military personnel, and other active people to improve performance and reduce injuries. It describes their work as including training, testing, designing workout programs, and helping with injury prevention.

What the bill does not do

• It does not require the government to create the new job code.
• It does not create a new agency or program.
• It does not provide new funding; the bill says no additional money is authorized for implementation.
• It does not change licensing, certification, or workplace rules for coaches.

Practical effect

If the code were added, federal data about jobs could separately track strength and conditioning coaches, which could make it easier to measure how many there are and where they work. The bill is mainly about federal classification and data collection, not direct regulation of the occupation.

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