Sec. 1087. Procurement and distribution of sports foods and dietary supplements to members of the Armed Forces assigned to the United States Special Operations Command
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The Commander of the United States Special Operations Command may authorize, from amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense for Major Force Program 11— the procurement of sports foods and dietary supplements; and the distribution of such foods and supplements to members of the Armed Forces assigned to the United States Special Operations Command. The Commander of the United States Special Operations Command shall— establish policies for the procurement and distribution of sports foods and dietary supplements under this section; and require that such procurement and distribution is in compliance with— Department of Defense Instruction 6130.06, titled Use of Dietary Supplements in the Department of Defense ; and the prohibited dietary supplement ingredients list of the Department.
The policies established under paragraph
(1)shall provide that— dietary supplements procured or distributed under this section are required to be certified by a non-Department third-party certifying organization that Operation Supplement Safety of the Department has vetted for end-product quality assurance; dietary supplements and sports foods procured or distributed under this section are required to be free of contaminants and ingredients and substances prohibited by the Department (including any ingredients and substances that are synonymous with such prohibited ingredients and substances); sports foods and dietary supplements may only be distributed to members of the Armed Forces— by a credentialed and privileged registered (performance) dietitian or a medical clinician with prescribing authority who is assigned to or supporting the United States Special Operations Command at the operational unit level; and under the guidance and oversight of a primary care sports medicine physician. The procurement and distribution of sports foods and dietary supplements under this section shall be construed to supplement and not supplant— any morale, welfare, or recreation funds or activities otherwise required or available; and any funding made available for, and services provided by, any dining facility of the Department. Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of expanding the authority under this section for the procurement and distribution of sports foods and third-party certified dietary supplements to include the military departments. In this section: The term dietary supplement means a product under meaning given that term in section 201(ff) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(ff) ) for which nutrition labeling in the form of a supplement facts panel is required. The term sports food means a food product that— delivers essential energy (in the form of calories) and nutrients; and is packaged in a container that includes nutrition labeling in the form of a supplement facts panel.
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Sec. 1087
Procurement and distribution of sports foods and dietary supplements to members of the Armed Forces assigned to the United States Special Operations Command
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