[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4574 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4574

   To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to allow States, tribal 
 organizations, and organizations serving Native Hawaiians flexibility 
 to use certain funds for innovative nutrition services, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2024

 Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to allow States, tribal 
 organizations, and organizations serving Native Hawaiians flexibility 
 to use certain funds for innovative nutrition services, 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 ``Innovative Nutrition for Seniors 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INNOVATIVE NUTRITION FLEXIBILITY.

    (a) In General.--Part C of title III of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030d-21 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subpart 3 as subpart 4; and
            (2) by inserting after subpart 2 the following:

             ``Subpart 3--Innovative Nutrition Flexibility

``SEC. 338. INNOVATIVE NUTRITION FLEXIBILITY.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
a State with a State plan approved under section 307 may use not more 
than 5 percent of the amounts received by the State that are 
attributable to funds appropriated under paragraph (1) of section 
303(b) for the establishment and operation of innovative nutrition 
services that--
            ``(1) improve the reach of the nutrition services provided 
        under subparts 1 and 2; and
            ``(2) address food insecurity among older individuals or 
        improve the health and well-being outcomes for older 
        individuals.
    ``(b) Services.--Services under this section may include--
            ``(1) providing carry-out meals, grab-and-go meals, mobile 
        food units, or medically-tailored meals;
            ``(2) providing medical nutrition therapy in consultation 
        with a dietitian or other qualified individual described in 
        section 339(1) for the prevention, management, or treatment of 
        a disease; or
            ``(3) carrying out any other nutrition activities approved 
        by the State agency.
    ``(c) Nutrition Requirements.--In the case of any services 
supported under this section that provide meals to older individuals, 
such meals shall comply with the requirements for nutrition projects 
under section 339.''.
    (b) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--Section 205(a)(2)(A) of the Older 
        Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3016(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
                ``subparts 1 and 2 of part C of title III'' and 
                inserting ``subparts 1, 2, and 3 of part C of title 
                III''; and
                    (B) in clause (ix), by striking ``subparts 1 and 2 
                of part C of title III'' and inserting ``subparts 1, 2, 
                and 3 of part C of title III''.
            (2) Reporting.--Section 308(b)(7)(C) of the Older Americans 
        Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3028(b)(7)(C)) is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) subpart 3 of part C; and''.
    (c) Native Americans.--Title VI of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3057 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by resdesignating part E (42 U.S.C. 3057l et seq.) as 
        part F; and
            (2) by inserting after part D (42 U.S.C. 3057k-21 et seq.) 
        the following:

    ``PART E--INNOVATIVE NUTRITION FLEXIBILITY FOR NATIVE AMERICANS

``SEC. 638. INNOVATIVE NUTRITION FLEXIBILITY FOR NATIVE AMERICANS.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
a tribal organization receiving a grant under part A, or a public or 
private nonprofit private organization receiving a grant under part B, 
may use not more than 2 percent of the amount awarded to the 
organization through such grant to establish and operate, or contract 
with a service provider to establish and operate, innovative nutrition 
services that--
            ``(1) improve the reach of--
                    ``(A) in the case of a grant to such a tribal 
                organization, the nutrition services provided under 
                part A; and
                    ``(B) in the case of a grant to such a nonprofit 
                organization, the nutrition services provided under 
                part B; and
            ``(2) address food insecurity among, or improve the health 
        and well-being outcomes, for--
                    ``(A) in the case of a grant to such a tribal 
                organization, older individuals who are Indians; and
                    ``(B) in the case of a grant to such a nonprofit 
                organization, older individuals who are Native 
                Hawaiians.
    ``(b) Services.--Services under this section may include--
            ``(1) providing carry-out meals, grab-and-go meals, mobile 
        food units, or medically-tailored meals;
            ``(2) providing medical nutrition therapy in consultation 
        with a qualified dietitian or other individual described in 
        section 339(1) for the prevention, management, or treatment of 
        a disease; or
            ``(3) carrying out any other nutrition activities approved 
        by the applicable tribal organization or nonprofit organization 
        receiving the grant.
    ``(c) Nutrition Requirements.--In the case of any services 
supported under this section that provide meals, such meals shall 
comply with the requirements for nutrition projects under section 
339.''.
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