Device User Fee Fix Included In House-Passed Continuing Resolution
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A continuing resolution bill approved by the House March 6 includes provisions that would permit FDA full access to medical device user fees at FY 2013 levels.
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