CDRH budget
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Senate Appropriations Committee votes June 22 to report the fiscal year 2007 appropriations bill for the "Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies" to the full Senate. As passed by the committee, the bill provides $229.2 mil. for CDRH, just $100,000 less than the President's budget request. In May, the House passed a version of the bill which shaved $476,000 off the President's request (1"The Gray Sheet" May 29, 2006, In Brief). Both versions of the budget are sufficient to enable continuation of the medical device user fee program...
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