S.Amdt. 3155Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)
S.Amdt. 3155
Sponsored by
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL)
Submitted July 30, 2025
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July 30, 2025
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SA 3155. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 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 appropriate place in title VI, insert the following: SEC. 6__. REQUIREMENT FOR OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS SOLD AT COMMISSARY STORES AND MWR RETAIL FACILITIES TO BE MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) In General.--An over the counter drug may be sold at commissary stores and MWR retail facilities only if the drug-- (1) is manufactured in the United States; and (2) uses active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials sourced from-- (A) the United States; or (B) a foreign country or instrumentality designated under subsection (b) of section 301 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2511) for purposes of the waiver authority under subsection (a) of that section. (b) Disclosures Required.--A contract for the purchase of an over the counter drug for sale at commissary stores or MWR retail facilities shall require the seller to disclose the country of origin of the drug and the active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials used to manufacture the drug. (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) with respect to an over the counter drug if there is no manufacturer of the drug in the United States that uses active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials described in subsection (a)(2). (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Active pharmaceutical ingredient.--The term ``active pharmaceutical ingredient'' has the meaning given such term in section 744A(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j-41). (2) Key starting material.--The term ``key starting material'' means a raw material, an intermediate, or an active pharmaceutical ingredient that is used in the production of an active pharmaceutical ingredient and that is incorporated as a significant structural fragment into the structure of the active pharmaceutical ingredient. (3) MWR retail facilities.--The term ``MWR retail facilities'' has the meaning given that term in section 1063(f) of title 10, United States Code. (4) Over the counter drug.--The term ``over the counter drug'' has the meaning given that term in section 340B(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b(a)). ______