HouseH.R. 10336119th Congress

Dietary Supplement Innovation Act

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10336 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10336

    To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to encourage 
  innovation and increase and protect consumer access with respect to 
 dietary supplements by clarifying the regulatory framework governing 
                drug preclusion, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2026

 Mrs. Harshbarger introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
    To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to encourage 
  innovation and increase and protect consumer access with respect to 
 dietary supplements by clarifying the regulatory framework governing 
                drug preclusion, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dietary Supplement Innovation Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF DRUG PRECLUSION WITH RESPECT TO FOOD AND 
              DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.

    (a) Prohibited Act.--Section 301(ll) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331(ll)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(ll) The introduction or delivery for introduction into 
interstate commerce of any food (including a dietary supplement) to 
which has been added a drug approved under section 505 of this Act, a 
biological product licensed under section 351 of the Public Health 
Service Act, or a drug or biological product for which Phase 2 or Phase 
3 (as such terms are described in section 312.21(b) of title 21, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)) clinical 
investigations have been instituted and for which the existence of such 
investigations has been made public, unless--
            ``(1) the drug or biological product was marketed in the 
        United States before October 15, 1994, as or in--
                    ``(A) food; or
                    ``(B) a product that, if the definition of the term 
                `dietary supplement' under section 201(ff) had been in 
                effect at the date of marketing, would have met such 
                definition (other than the labeling requirement in 
                section 201(ff)(2)(C));
            ``(2) such drug or biological product was marketed as food 
        or in a dietary supplement before--
                    ``(A) any approval of the drug under section 505;
                    ``(B) any licensure of the biological product under 
                such section 351; or
                    ``(C) any Phase 2 or Phase 3 clinical investigation 
                involving the use of the substance as a drug or 
                biological product has been instituted and the 
                existence of such investigation has been made public;
            ``(3) each Phase 2 or Phase 3 clinical investigation 
        referred to in the matter preceding subparagraph (1) has been 
        on inactive status, withdrawn, or both for a continuous period 
        of at least seven years preceding the addition of the drug or 
        biological product in food (including a dietary supplement), or 
        the sponsor has publicly announced discontinuation of drug 
        development activities;
            ``(4) the drug is a new animal drug whose use is not unsafe 
        under section 512;
            ``(5) the use of the drug or the biological product in the 
        food (including a dietary supplement) is to enhance the safety 
        of the food to which the drug or the biological product is 
        added or applied and not to have independent biological or 
        therapeutic effects on humans, and the use is in conformity 
        with--
                    ``(A) a regulation issued under section 409 
                prescribing conditions of safe use in food;
                    ``(B) a regulation listing or affirming conditions 
                under which the use of the drug or biological product 
                in food is generally recognized as safe;
                    ``(C) the conditions of use identified in a 
                notification to the Secretary of a claim of exemption 
                from the premarket approval requirements for food 
                additives based on the notifier's determination that 
                the use of the drug or biological product in food is 
                generally recognized as safe, provided that the 
                Secretary has not questioned the general recognition of 
                safety determination in a letter to the notifier; or
                    ``(D) a food contact substance notification that is 
                effective under section 409(h);
            ``(6) such drug or biological product had been marketed for 
        smoking cessation prior to the date of the enactment of the 
        Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007; or
            ``(7) the Secretary, in the Secretary's discretion, has 
        issued an administrative order through a proceeding initiated 
        by the Secretary approving the use of such drug or biological 
        product in food (including a dietary supplement).''.
    (b) Determinations With Respect to Drug Preclusion.--The Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 413 (21 U.S.C. 350b) the following:

``SEC. 413A. DETERMINATIONS MADE WITH RESPECT TO DRUG PRECLUSION OF 
              FOOD AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.

    ``(a) Standards of Evaluation.--For purposes of determining whether 
a drug (including a biological product) has been added to a food 
(including a dietary supplement) for purposes of section 301(ll)(1) or 
(2), the Secretary shall consider any difference between such drug and 
the substance when added to such food, including with respect to--
            ``(1) route of administration;
            ``(2) recommended dosage and serving amount;
            ``(3) concentration or composition; or
            ``(4) the degree of safety of the substance when added to--
                    ``(A) a food; or
                    ``(B) a dietary supplement subject to the safety 
                requirements and burden of proof for dietary 
                supplements as described in section 402(ff).
    ``(b) Judicial Review.--
            ``(1) Immediately reviewable.--A warning letter, response 
        to a notification submitted pursuant to section 101.93(a) of 
        title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
        regulations), response to information provided pursuant to 
        section 413(a)(2) of this Act, or statement made on a website 
        controlled by the Secretary, finding or otherwise asserting 
        that the introduction or delivery for introduction into 
        interstate commerce of a food (including a dietary supplement) 
        violates section 301(ll) of this Act shall be immediately 
        reviewable by a court of jurisdiction under applicable law, 
        irrespective of whether such warning letter, response, or 
        statement is considered to be final agency action under chapter 
        7 of title 5, United States Code.
            ``(2) Burden of proof.--In any action for which immediate 
        review is sought pursuant to paragraph (1), the United States 
        shall bear the burden of proof to show that such introduction 
        or delivery for introduction would violate such section 
        301(ll).''.
    (c) Conforming Changes to Definition of Dietary Supplement.--
Section 201(ff) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321(ff)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (1)(F), by adding ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (2)(C), by striking ``; and'' at the 
        end and inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking ``(3) does--'' and all that follows through 
        ``would be lawful under this Act.''.
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