II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1299 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2017 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes.