42 U.S.C. § 289g-3 — Breast implant research

(a) In general The Director of NIH may conduct or support research to examine the long-term health implications of silicone breast implants , both gel and saline filled. Such research studies may include the following: (1) Developing and examining techniques to measure concentrations of silicone in body fluids and tissues. (2) Surveillance of recipients of silicone breast implants , including long-term outcomes and local complications. (b) Definition For purposes of this section, the term “ breast implant ” means a breast prosthesis that is implanted to augment or reconstruct the female breast. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 498C, as added Pub. L. 107–250, title II, § 215(b) , Oct. 26, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1615 .) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Breast Implants; Study by Comptroller General Pub. L. 107–250, title II, § 214 , Oct. 26, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1615 , which provided that the Comptroller General was to conduct a study of information typically provided by health professionals to women on breast implant surgery and to report the findings of the study to Congress , was repealed by Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 1301(g) , Mar. 11, 2009 , 123 Stat. 829 .

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