In Brief: FDA appropriations
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA appropriations: Full House Appropriations Committee approves the FY 1998 FDA budget as adopted by the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommitttee on June 25 with two changes. The agency received $10 mil. additional funds for food safety initiatives and $9 mil. additional funds for youth smoking prevention programs. The funding level in the House bill is sufficient to trigger the user fees outlined in the Prescription Drug User Fee Act...