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 PUBLIC LAW 105-115—NOV. 21, 1997 111 STAT. 2377 analysis required by paragraph (2) within 2 years after such date of enactment. (b) STUDY.— The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting tlurough the Food and Drug Administration, shall conduct a study of the effect on humans of the use of mercury compounds in nasal sprays. Such study shall include data from other studies that have been made of such use. (c) STUDY OF MERCURY SALES.— (1) STUDY.— The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Food and Drug Administration and subject to appropriations, shall conduct, or shall contract with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct, a study of the effect on humans of the use of elemental, organic, or inorganic mercury when offered for sale as a drug or dietary supplement. Such study shall, among other things, evaluate— (A) the scope of mercury use as a drug or dietary supplement; and (B) the adverse effects on health of children and other sensitive copulations resulting from exposure to, or ingestion or inialation of, mercury when so used. In conducting uch study, the Secretary shall consult with the Administra^jr of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and, to the extent the Secretary believes necessary or appropriate, with any other Federal or private entity. (2) REGULATIONS. — I f, in the opinion of the Secretary, the use of elemental, organic, or inorganic mercury offered for sale as a drug or dietary supplement poses a threat to human health, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations restricting the sale of mercury intended for such use. At a minimum, such regulations shall be designed to protect the health of children and other sensitive populations from adverse effects resulting from exposure to, or ingestion or inhalation of, mercury. Such regulations, to the extent feasible, should not unnecessarily interfere with the availability of mercury for use in religious ceremonies. SEC. 414. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION. Section 903 (21 U.S.C. 393), as amended by section 406, is fu..,her amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following: "(c) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.— The Secretary shall implement programs and policies that will foster collaboration between the Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and other science-based Federal agencies, to enhance the scientific and technical expertise available to the Secretary in the conduct of the duties of the Secretary with respect to the development, clinical investigation, evaluation, and postmarket monitoring of emerging medical therapies, including complementary therapies, and advances in nutrition and food science.". SEC. 415. CONTRACTS FOR EXPERT REVIEW. Chapter IX (21 U.S.C. 391 et seq.), as amended by section 214, is further amended by adding at the end the following: "SEC. 907. CONTRACTS FOR EXPERT REVIEW. 21 USC 397. " (a) IN GENERAL.— 3^-194O-97-10:QL3Part3

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