42 U.S.C. § 289g-3

Current through P.L. 118-59 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/07/2024)

Section 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.

42 U.S.C. § 289g-3

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by health professionals to women on breast implant surgery and to report the findings of the study to Congress, was repealed by Pub.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.