Section text and notes
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:
Developing and examining techniques to measure concentrations of silicone in body fluids and tissues.
Surveillance of recipients of silicone breast implants, including long-term outcomes and local complications.
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 Pub. L. 107–250, title II, § 215(b)116 Stat. 1615 (, title IV, § 498C, as added , , .)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Breast Implants; Study by Comptroller General
Pub. L. 107–250, title II, § 214116 Stat. 1615 Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 1301(g)123 Stat. 829 , , , 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by health professionals to women on breast implant surgery and to report the findings of the study to Congress, was repealed by , , .