Silicone Breast Implant Research and Information Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

10 June 1998

Last action

10 June 1998 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Summary

Silicone Breast Implant Research and Information Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) appoint an official of the Department of Health and Human Services to serve as the NIH coordinator regarding silicone breast implant research; (2) establish either a study section or special emphasis panel for NIH to review extramural silicone breast implant research grant applications to ensure research design and quality, as well as quality intramural research; and (3) conduct or support research to expand the understanding of the health implications of silicone breast implants. Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to: (1) take specified steps to make updated information about the risks of silicone breast implant available to the public, via the toll-free Consumer Information Line and other means; (2) revise the breast implant information update to clarify the procedure for reporting implant problems; (3) require manufacturers to update implant package inserts and informed consent documents regularly with accurate information; and (4) require any manufacturer conducting an adjunct study on implants to take specified measures with respect to informed consent documents, including informing women on how to obtain a Medwatch form and encouraging women who withdraw from the study, or who would like to report a problem, to submit such a form. Establishes the President's Interagency Committee on Silicone Breast Implants to ensure strategic management, communication, and oversight of Federal policy formation, research, and activities regarding silicone breast implants. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

10 June 1998
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
10 June 1998
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6042)
Source: IntroReferral
10 June 1998
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/2154
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