FDA appropriations
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Senate adopts the conference report on the FY 2000 agriculture spending measure (HR 1906) Oct. 13 by a 74-26 vote. President Clinton has said he will sign the legislation, which was adopted by the House on Oct. 1. The $1.18 bil. FDA portion of the bill earmarks $55.5 mil. and 522 full-time employees to premarket application review activities at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (1"The Gray Sheet" Oct. 11, In Brief)
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