[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3712]
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  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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