42 U.S.C. § 287c–11 | 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)

1 See References in Text note below.

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 intake 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)

maintenance 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)

“Dietary supplement” defined

section 321(ff) of title 21As used in this section, the term “dietary supplement” has the meaning given the term in .

July 1, 1944, ch. 373 Pub. L. 103–417, § 13(a)Oct. 25, 1994108 Stat. 4334 Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 103(b)(43)Jan. 15, 2007120 Stat. 3688(, title IV, § 485C, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VI, § 601]Oct. 21, 1998112 Stat. 2681–337 Pub. L. 113–235, div. G, title II, § 224(1)Dec. 16, 2014128 Stat. 2490 section 287c–21 of this title section 283g of this titleThe Office of Alternative Medicine, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), probably should be a reference to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Establishment of the Office of Alternative Medicine was repealed and authority for the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine was enacted by , , , 2681–387. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine was renamed the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health by , , . See and Prior Provisions note under .

Amendments

Pub. L. 109–4822007—Subsec. (e). struck out heading and text of subsec. (e). Text read as follows: “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.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2007 Amendment

Pub. L. 109–482 section 109 of Pub. L. 109–482 section 281 of this titleAmendment by applicable only with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 or subsequent fiscal years, see , set out as a note under .