,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #d1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,langworthy introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,food1
 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act to clarify   
and affirm the preemptive authority of  
the ,food and ,drug ,administration over
 dietary supplement regulation1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,dietary       
,supplement ,regulatory ,uniformity     
,act4  #b4 ,clarification of ,federal   
preemption with respect to dietary      
supplement regulation ,section #djc;,a  
of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and       
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc-a7 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7c7 7#a7 ,no ,state 7or     
political subdivision thereof7 may      
establish or continue in effect any     
requirement concerning a dietary        
supplement which is different from1 or  

in addition to1 or that is not otherwise
 identical with1 a requirement          
applicable to a dietary supplement under
 this ,act4  7#b7 ,upon application of a
 ,state or a political subdivision      
thereof1 the ,secretary may1 by         
regulation and after notice and         
opportunity for a hearing1 exempt from  
paragraph 7#a71 under such conditions as
 may be prescribed in such regulation1 a
 requirement of such ,state or political
 subdivision applicable to a dietary    
supplement if-- 7,a7 such requirement is
 more stringent than the applicable     
requirement under ,federal law2 or  7,b7
 7i7 such requirement addresses a       
compelling local condition2 and  7ii7   
compliance with such requirement does   
not render the dietary supplement out of
 compliance with ,federal law4  4