42 U.S.C. § 289g–3
Breast implant research
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 289g–3, Breast implant research, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/475747
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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:
For purposes of this section, the term “breast implant” means a breast prosthesis that is implanted to augment or reconstruct the female breast.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally