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

  SA 1560. 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. MONITORING OF ADVERSE EVENT DATA ON DIETARY 
                   SUPPLEMENT USE BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall modify the 
     electronic health record system of the military health system 
     to include data regarding the use by members of the Armed 
     Forces of dietary supplements and adverse events with respect 
     to dietary supplements.
       (b) Requirements.--The modifications required by subsection 
     (a) shall ensure that the electronic health record system of 
     the military health system--
       (1) records adverse event report data regarding dietary 
     supplement use by members of the Armed Forces;
       (2) generates standard reports on adverse event data that 
     can be aggregated for analysis;
       (3) issues automated alerts to signal a significant change 
     in adverse event reporting or to signal a risk of interaction 
     with a medication or other treatment; and
       (4) is interoperable with the MedWatch form of the Food and 
     Drug Administration (as described in section 760(d) of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379aa(d))).
       (c) Outreach.--The Secretary shall conduct outreach to 
     health care providers in the military health system to 
     educate such providers on the importance of entering adverse 
     event report data regarding dietary supplement use by members 
     of the Armed Forces into the electronic health record system 
     of the military health system and the MedWatch form described 
     in subsection (b)(4).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Adverse event.--The term ``adverse event'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 761(a) of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379aa-1(a)).
       (2) Dietary supplement.--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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