PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

SEC. 336. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. The Assistant Secretary shall establish and carry out a program to make grants to States under State plans approved under section 307 for the establishment and operation of nutrition projects for older individuals that provide— (1) on 5 or more days a week (except in a rural area where such frequency is not feasible (as defined by the Assistant Secretary by rule) and a lesser frequency is approved by the State agency) at least 1 home delivered meal per day, which may consist of hot, cold, frozen, dried, canned, or fresh foods and, as appropriate, supplemental foods, and any additional meals that the recipient of a grant or contract under this subpart elects to provide; and (2) nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and other nutrition services, as appropriate, based on the needs of meal recipients. [42 U.S.C. 3030f]