,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #degd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,braun 7for himself and ,mr4  
,peters7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,older ,americans ,act of     
#aife to allow ,states1 tribal          
organizations1 and organizations serving
 ,native ,hawaiians flexibility to use  
certain funds for innovative nutrition  
services1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,innovative ,nutrition for ,seniors 
,act4  #b4 ,innovative nutrition        
flexibility  7a7 ,in general ,part ,c of
 title ,,iii of the ,older ,americans   
,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcj;d-#ba
 et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by          
redesignating subpart #c as subpart #d2 
and  7#b7 by inserting after subpart #b 
the following3  #c ,innovative nutrition
 flexibility  #cch4 ,innovative         

nutrition flexibility  7a7 ,in general  
,notwithstanding any other provision in 
this ,act1 a ,state with a ,state plan  
approved under section #cjg may use not 
more than #e percent of the amounts     
received by the ,state that are         
attributable to funds appropriated under
 paragraph 7#a7 of section #cjc7;b7 for 
the establishment and operation of      
innovative nutrition services that--    
7#a7 improve the reach of the nutrition 
services provided under subparts #a and 
#b2 and  7#b7 address food insecurity   
among older individuals or improve the  
health and well-being outcomes for older
 individuals4  7b7 ,services ,services  
under this section may include-- 7#a7   
providing carry-out meals1 grab-and-go  
meals1 mobile food units1 or            
medically-tailored meals2  7#b7         
providing medical nutrition therapy in  
consultation with a dietitian or other  
qualified individual described in       
section #cci7a7 for the prevention1     
management1 or treatment of a disease2  

or  7#c7 carrying out any other         
nutrition activities approved by the    
,state agency4  7c7 ,nutrition          
requirements ,in the case of any        
services supported under this section   
that provide meals to older individuals1
 such meals shall comply with the       
requirements for nutrition projects     
under section #cci4  4  7b7             
,administration  7#a7 ,in general       
,section #bje7;a77#b77;,a7 of the ,older
 ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #cjaf7;a77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7,a7  
in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by  
striking subparts #a and #b of part ,c  
of title ,,iii and inserting subparts   
#a1 #b1 and #c of part ,c of title      
,,iii2 and  7,b7 in clause 7ix71 by     
striking subparts #a and #b of part ,c  
of title ,,iii and inserting subparts   
#a1 #b1 and #c of part ,c of title      
,,iii4  7#b7 ,reporting ,section        
#cjh7;b77#g77;,c7 of the ,older         
,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjbh7;b77#g77;,c77 is amended-- 7,a7 in

 clause 7i71 by striking 2 and and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7,b7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7iii7 
subpart #c of part ,c2 and  4  7c7      
,native ,americans ,title ,,vi of the   
,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #cjeg et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 by resdesignating part ,e 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #cjegl et seq47 as part ,f2   
and  7#b7 by inserting after part ,d    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjegk-#ba et seq47 the  
following3  ,e ,innovative ,nutrition   
,flexibility for ,native ,americans     
#fch4 ,innovative nutrition flexibility 
for ,native ,americans  7a7 ,in general 
,notwithstanding any other provision in 
this ,act1 a tribal organization        
receiving a grant under part ,a1 or a   
public or private nonprofit private     
organization receiving a grant under    
part ,b1 may use not more than #b       
percent of the amount awarded to the    
organization through such grant to      
establish and operate1 or contract with 
a service provider to establish and     

operate1 innovative nutrition services  
that-- 7#a7 improve the reach of-- 7,a7 
in the case of a grant to such a tribal 
organization1 the nutrition services    
provided under part ,a2 and  7,b7 in the
 case of a grant to such a nonprofit    
organization1 the nutrition services    
provided under part ,b2 and  7#b7       
address food insecurity among1 or       
improve the health and well-being       
outcomes1 for-- 7,a7 in the case of a   
grant to such a tribal organization1    
older individuals who are ,indians2 and 
7,b7 in the case of a grant to such a   
nonprofit organization1 older           
individuals who are ,native ,hawaiians4 
7b7 ,services ,services under this      
section may include-- 7#a7 providing    
carry-out meals1 grab-and-go meals1     
mobile food units1 or medically-tailored
 meals2  7#b7 providing medical         
nutrition therapy in consultation with a
 qualified dietitian or other individual
 described in section #cci7a7 for the   
prevention1 management1 or treatment of 

a disease2 or  7#c7 carrying out any    
other nutrition activities approved by  
the applicable tribal organization or   
nonprofit organization receiving the    
grant4  7c7 ,nutrition requirements ,in 
the case of any services supported under
 this section that provide meals1 such  
meals shall comply with the requirements
 for nutrition projects under section   
#cci4  4