User Fee Limbo: FDA Will Not Have Access To Extra Industry Funds At FY 2013 Start
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The new fiscal year starts Oct. 1, but FDA will not be able to spend the full amount of fiscal year 2013 industry user fees as a result of an emergency spending bill, and Congress is not expected to fix the issue until after the election in November at the earliest.
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