,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #d1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,connolly introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 for a period to be       
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend titles ,,xviii and 
,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act with
 respect to the qualification of the    
director of food services of a ,medicare
 skilled nursing facility or a ,medicaid
 nursing facility4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,safe    
,food for ,seniors ,act of #bjac4  #b4  
,qualification of director of food      
services of a ,medicare skilled nursing 
facility or a ,medicaid nursing facility
  7a7 ,in general ,sections             
#ahai7;b77#d77;,a7 and                  

#aiai7;b77#d77;,a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;i-#c7;b77#d77;,a71                
#acifr7b77#d77;,a77 are each amended by 
adding at the end the following3 ,with  
respect to meeting the staffing         
requirement imposed by the ,secretary to
 carry out clause 7iv71 the full-time   
director of food services of the        
facility1 if not a qualified dietitian  
7as defined in section #dhc4ce7;a77#b7  
of title #db1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations1 as in effect as of the    
date of the enactment of this section71 
shall be a ,certified ,dietary ,manager 
meeting the requirements of the         
,certifying ,board for ,dietary         
,managers or have equivalent military or
 academic qualifications 7as specified  
by the ,secretary744  7b7 ,effective    
date ,the amendments made by subsection 
7a7 shall take effect on the date that  
is #ahj days after the date of enactment
 of this ,act4