108 STAT. 4334
PUBLIC LAW 103-417—OCT. 25, 1994
SEC. 13. OFFICE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL. —Title IV of the Public Health Service Act
is amended by inserting after section 485B (42 U.S.C. 287c-3)
the following:
" Subpart 4—Office of Dietary Supplements
42 USC 287C-11.
"SEC. 485C. DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.
"(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish an Office
of Dietary Supplements within the National Institutes of Health.
"(b) PURPOSE. — The purposes of the Office are—
"(1) to explore more fully the potential role of dietary
supplements as a significant part of the efforts of the United
States to improve health care; and
"(2) to promote scientific study of the benefits of dietary
supplements in maintaining health and preventing chronic disease and other health-related conditions.
"(c) DUTIES. —The Director of the Office of Dietary Supplements
shall—
"(1) conduct and coordinate scientific research within the
National Institutes of Health relating to dietary supplements
and the extent to which the use of dietary supplements can
limit or reduce the risk of diseases such as heart disease,
cancer, birth defects, osteoporosis, cataracts, or prostatism;
"(2) collect and compile the results of scientific research
relating to dietary supplements, including scientific data from
foreign sources or the Office of Alternative Medicine;
"(3) serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary and
to the Assistant Secretary for Health and provide advice to
the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Director
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs on issues relating to dietary
supplements including—
"(A) dietary inteike regulations;
"(B) the safety of dietary supplements;
"(C) claims characterizing the relationship between—
"(i) dietary supplements; and
"(ii)(I) prevention of disease or other health-related
conditions; and
"(II) mainten£ince of health; and
"(D) scientific issues arising in connection with the
labeling and composition of dietary supplements;
"(4) compile a database of scientific research on dietary
supplements and individual nutrients; and
"(5) coordinate funding relating to dietary supplements for
the National Institutes of Health.
"(d) DEFINITION. —As used in this section, the term 'dietary
supplement' has the meaning given the term in section 201(ff)
of the Federal Food, Drug, guid Cosmetic Act.
"(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal
year 1994 and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent
fiscal year.".
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