Abstract
The U.S. has made great strides in the last few years in older adult nutrition policy, in both regulations and legislation. This presentation will detail these advances and discuss what they mean for older adults. Also, with a new U.S. President in 2017 come new challenges and opportunities. This presentation will discuss the new Administration and its potential goals, as well as the new Congress and potential legislation surrounding senior nutrition, hunger and food insecurity, including the renewals of the Farm Bill and the Older Americans Act. It will also focus on the ways in which gerontologists and others in the field of aging can impact this new policy.