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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 6A— PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE · Part E— Other Agencies of NIH · § 287c–11

§ 287c–11. Dietary supplements

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The Secretary shall establish an Office of Dietary Supplements within the National Institutes of Health. The purposes of the Office are— 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 to promote scientific study of the benefits of dietary supplements in maintaining health and preventing chronic disease and other health-related conditions. The Director of the Office of Dietary Supplements shall— 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; collect and compile the results of scientific research relating to dietary supplements, including scientific data from foreign sources or the Office of Alternative Medicine; 1 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— dietary intake regulations; the safety of dietary supplements; claims characterizing the relationship between— dietary supplements; and prevention of disease or other health-related conditions; and maintenance of health; and scientific issues arising in connection with the labeling and composition of dietary supplements; compile a database of scientific research on dietary supplements and individual nutrients; and coordinate funding relating to dietary supplements for the National Institutes of Health.
As used in this section, the term “dietary supplement” has the meaning given the term in section 321(ff) of title 21 . ( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title IV, § 485C, as added Pub. L. 103–417, § 13(a) , Oct. 25, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4334 ; amended Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 103(b)(43) , Jan. 15, 2007 , 120 Stat. 3688 .)
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  • Pub. L. 103-417
  • 108 Stat. 4334
  • Pub. L. 109-482
  • 120 Stat. 3688
  • Pub. L. 105-277
  • 128 Stat. 2490
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§ 287c–11
Dietary supplements
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103-417
Stat.108 Stat. 4334
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-482
Stat.120 Stat. 3688
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105-277
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