S.Amdt. 1561

SA 1561. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr.
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 721. REPORTING OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENT USE BY MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
minimum requirement for the Department of Defense for the
reporting by each member of the Armed Forces of the use by
such member of dietary supplements.
(b) Other Policies of Military Departments.--Each Secretary
of a military department may establish a different policy, or
continue an existing policy, relating to the reporting of the
use of dietary supplements by members of the Armed Forces
under the jurisdiction of such Secretary only if such policy
meets at least the minimum requirement established under
subsection (a), as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
(c) Information in Health Record System.--The Secretary of
Defense shall ensure that the electronic health record system
of the military health system--
(1) records dietary supplement use by members of the Armed
Forces;
(2) generates standard reports on dietary supplement use
that can be aggregated for analysis; and
(3) issues automated alerts to signal a significant change
in dietary supplement use.
(d) Dietary Supplement Defined.--In this section, the term
``dietary supplement'' has the meaning given such term in
section 201(ff) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 321(ff)).
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