Whereas, on March 22, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law Public Law 92–258 , which amended the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) and established a national nutrition program for individuals 60 years and older; Whereas thousands of local senior nutrition programs, both congregate and home-delivered, are funded through the OAA nutrition program; Whereas these programs provide a vital lifeline to millions of older adults and individuals with disabilities in communities across the United States who may be homebound and isolated, struggling with hunger and malnutrition; Whereas local OAA nutrition programs provide nutritious meals, socialization, friendly visits, and wellness and safety checks through volunteers and staff to individuals who suffer from long-term chronic conditions, as well as to those who may need short-term assistance; Whereas the official purposes of the OAA nutrition program are to— (1) reduce hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition; (2) promote socialization of older individuals; and (3) promote the health and well-being of older individuals by assisting such individuals to gain access to nutrition and other disease prevention and health promotion services that can delay the onset of adverse health conditions resulting from poor nutritional health or sedentary behavior; Whereas the OAA nutrition program reduces other costs to taxpayers, primarily lowering Medicare and Medicaid expenditures by helping to— (1) prevent falls; (2) avoid unnecessary hospital transports, admissions, and readmissions; (3) expedite recovery from illness; and (4) delay or prevent institutionalization; Whereas local OAA nutrition programs are proven, valuable, and effective public-private partnerships that leverage private, corporate, and individual donations and other non-Federal funding sources to operate their services efficiently and successfully