[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3712-S3713]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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