BREAST IMPLANTS; RESEARCH THROUGH NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

SEC. 215. BREAST IMPLANTS; RESEARCH THROUGH NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. (a) Report on Status of Current Research.—Not later than180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall submit to the Congress a report describing the status of research on breast implants (as defined in section 213(c)) being conducted or supported by such Institutes. (b) Research on Long-Term Implications.—Part H of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end of the following section: “SEC. 498C. BREAST IMPLANT RESEARCH. “(a) In General.—The Director of NIH may conduct or support research to examine the long-term health implications of silicone 116 STAT. 1616breast 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.”.