Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Disease Intervention through Nutrition Education Act” or the “DINE Act”.
Disease Intervention through Nutrition Education Act
A BILL
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide for food-based interventions.
Sec. 2 Food-based interventions
Definition of disease prevention and health promotion services— Section 102(14) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002(14)) is amended—
in subparagraph (B), by inserting “screening for eligibility for Federal and non-Federal (including community-based) food is medicine programs and” before “routine”;
in subparagraph (C), by inserting “, including referrals to Federal and non-Federal (including community-based) food is medicine programs, if appropriate” after “caregivers”; and
in subparagraph (D), by inserting “(including from medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions)” after “improved nutrition”.
Administration of nutrition services— Section 205(a)(2)(A) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3016(a)(2)(A)) is amended—
in clause (vi), by inserting “, including the use of innovative approaches, including food-based interventions, such as produce prescriptions” after “systems”; and
in clause (viii), by inserting “and innovative approaches, including intervention programs, such as produce prescriptions,” after “including strategies”.
Nutrition education— Section 214(2)(C) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3020e(2)(C)) is amended—
by inserting “interventions and” after “other”; and
by inserting “and referral to food-based intervention programs” after “and counseling”.