Device Center Appropriations Held Flat In 2015 Funding Bills
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Senate Appropriations Committee and House Appropriations Subcommittee in charge of FDA funding voted only small increases in the agency’s budget for fiscal year 2015 in markups this week. Also, the report on the Senate bill calls for a comprehensive device review assessment at CDRH by an independent third party.
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