,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #i1 #bjbb,mr4  
,guthrie 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,griffith1  
,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,armstrong1 ,mr4  
,joyce of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 
,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1   
and ,mr4 ,bilirakis7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services1 acting   
through the ,commissioner of ,food and  
,drugs1 to act upon pending submissions 
for new infant formula1 to increase     
regulatory flexibility in the event of  
an infant formula shortage1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,more ,options 
for ,infants and ,parents ,act of #bjbb4
  #b4 ,pending submissions for new      
infant formula ,not later than #ad days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services1 acting through the    

,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs1 shall
 act upon any pending submissions from  
domestic manufacturers for new infant   
formula under section #dab7;c7 of the   
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cej;a7c774  #c4    
,regulatory flexibility in the event of 
an infant formula shortage ,section #dab
 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and      
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cej;a7 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7j7 ,regulatory flexibility 
in the event of a shortage  7#a7 ,list  
of products for substitution during a   
shortage ,the ,secretary shall publish  
and keep up-to-date a list on the       
internet website of the ,food and ,drug 
,administration detailing which infant  
formula products may be appropriate     
substitutes for infant formula          
products--  7,a7 which the ,secretary   
has determined to be in shortage or at  
risk of being in shortage2 and  7,b7    
that are relied upon by infants and     
individuals with amino-acid and         

metabolic conditions4  7#b7             
,flexibilities ,the ,secretary-- 7,a7   
shall consider whether any infant       
formula products may be substituted for 
those in shortage2 and  7,b7 may waive  
any applicable requirements under       
section #dab of the ,federal ,food1     
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cej;a7 regarding labeling and nutrient
 content to facilitate such             
substitutions4  4