This Act may be cited as the Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2024.

Section 201 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 3141View official source on GovInfo) 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..