,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,kim1 and ,mrs4       
,gillibrand7 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 provide for food-based 
interventions4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,disease       
,intervention through ,nutrition        
,education ,act or the ,,dine ,act4  #b4
 ,food-based interventions  7a7         
,definition of disease prevention and   
health promotion services ,section      
#ajb7ad7 of the ,older ,americans ,act  
of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjb7ad77 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by 
inserting screening for eligibility for 
,federal and non-,federal 7including    
community-based7 food is medicine       
programs and before routine2  7#b7 in   

subparagraph 7,c71 by inserting 1       
including referrals to ,federal and     
non-,federal 7including community-based7
 food is medicine programs1 if          
appropriate after caregivers2 and  7#c7 
in subparagraph 7,d71 by inserting      
7including from medically tailored meals
 and produce prescriptions7 after       
improved nutrition4  7b7 ,administration
 of nutrition services ,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
 clause 7vi71 by inserting 1 including  
the use of innovative approaches1       
including food-based interventions1 such
 as produce prescriptions after systems2
 and  7#b7 in clause 7viii71 by         
inserting and innovative approaches1    
including intervention programs1 such as
 produce prescriptions1 after including 
strategies4  7c7 ,nutrition education   
,section #bad7b77;,c7 of the ,older     
,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjbj;e7#b77;,c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by  

inserting interventions and after other2
 and  7#b7 by inserting and referral to 
food-based intervention programs after  
and counseling4