PERFECT Act of 2026
This bill protects military service members from being disciplined or discharged for using banned dietary supplements. It stops military exchanges and commissaries from selling products containing restricted ingredients and updates the military's dietary safety website with label-scanning technology and search features. Additionally, the Department of Defense must track and report annual data on how many service members face discharge for supplement use, how many contest those actions, and how often commanders choose not to punish them.
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in Senate
The provisions, in plain language.
Within 120 days of enactment, the Secretary of Defense must update Department of Defense physical qualification instructions (DoD Instruction 6130.06) to align with new restrictions on dietary supplement ingredients.
Within one year of enactment, the Secretary of Defense must update the 'Operation Supplement Safety' website to improve search tools with autofill and autocorrect, allow users to register for alert notifications, and evaluate artificial intelligence tools that can scan product labels.
Within one year of enactment, the Secretary of Defense must evaluate ways to add education about dietary supplement safety and the restricted ingredients list into existing training programs for military service members.
Within 120 days of enactment, the Secretary of Defense must report to Congress on efforts to ensure that Department of Defense-affiliated retail stores do not sell products containing any ingredients on the restricted list.
Within two years of enactment, the Secretary of Defense must report to Congress on the implementation of the new dietary supplement restrictions.
Starting one year after enactment, and annually for five years, the Secretary of Defense must report to Congress on military administrative discharge actions initiated due to restricted supplement use, commander decisions to forgo discipline, and the effectiveness of supplement safety training.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Members of the Armed ForcesReceive enhanced search tools, label-scanning AI, and alert notifications on the Operation Supplement Safety website, as well as safety education integrated into existing training programs.
- Dietary supplement vendorsGain enhanced functionality on the Operation Supplement Safety website, including improved search tools and notifications when ingredients are added to the restricted list.
Who it burdens
- Department of DefenseMust revise physical qualification instructions, upgrade the Operation Supplement Safety website, evaluate supplement safety training, ensure affiliated retail stores do not sell restricted products, and submit multiple implementation and administrative discharge reports to Congress.
- Members of the Armed ForcesFace restrictions on the possession and use of certain dietary supplement ingredients, risking administrative separation or disciplinary action for violations.
- Department of Defense-affiliated retail storesAre restricted from selling any products containing ingredients that appear on the Department of Defense's restricted dietary supplement list.