S.Amdt. 1562

SA 1562. 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 E of title VI, add the following:

SEC. 654. LIMITATION ON SALE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS IN
COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE STORES.

(a) Limitation.--Section 2484(c) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:

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``(4)(A) A dietary supplement may be sold by a commissary
store or exchange store, or a retail establishment operating
on a military installation, only if--
``(i) the dietary supplement has been verified by an
independent third party for recognized public standards of
identity, purity, strength, and composition, and adherence to
related process standards; or
``(ii) the dietary supplement complies with Defense
Commissary Agency policy on inventory carried by
commissaries.
``(B) The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with
the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration,
identify the third parties that may provide verification
under this paragraph.
``(C) In this paragraph, the term `dietary supplement' has
the meaning given that term in section 201(ff) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(ff).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to
sales that occur on or after such effective date.
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