DINE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3235 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3235

  To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide for food-based 
                             interventions.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 20, 2025

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Kim, and Mrs. Gillibrand) 
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 provide for food-based 
                             interventions.

    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 ``Disease Intervention through 
Nutrition Education Act'' or the ``DINE Act''.

SEC. 2. FOOD-BASED INTERVENTIONS.

    (a) 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--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``screening for 
        eligibility for Federal and non-Federal (including community-
        based) food is medicine programs and'' before ``routine'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, including 
        referrals to Federal and non-Federal (including community-
        based) food is medicine programs, if appropriate'' after 
        ``caregivers''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``(including from 
        medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions)'' after 
        ``improved nutrition''.
    (b) 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--
            (1) in clause (vi), by inserting ``, including the use of 
        innovative approaches, including food-based interventions, such 
        as produce prescriptions'' after ``systems''; and
            (2) in clause (viii), by inserting ``and innovative 
        approaches, including intervention programs, such as produce 
        prescriptions,'' after ``including strategies''.
    (c) Nutrition Education.--Section 214(2)(C) of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3020e(2)(C)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``interventions and'' after ``other''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and referral to food-based intervention 
        programs'' after ``and counseling''.
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