In Brief: FDA Appropriations
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA Appropriations: Agency's budget would remain level in FY 1996, under a spending bill reported out of the House Appropriations/Agriculture Subcommittee on June 14. The measure provides $917.7 mil. for salaries and expenses. The subcommittee's report language is expected to direct FDA to cut administrative expenses in the commissioner's office for public and international affairs and other areas, and to shift resulting savings to medical device approvals. Language directing cuts in the commissioner's office originally appeared in the spending bill at the request of Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), but the Georgia congressman agreed to consider placing the directive in report language after discussions with Ranking Minority Member Richard Durbin (D-IL). Full committee markup is set for June 22...