In Brief: FDA appropriations
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA appropriations: Conference report allocating $857.5 mil. for salaries and expenses in FY 1998 (began Oct. 1), with an additional $91.2 mil. from PDUFA, passes the House Oct. 6 by a vote of 399-18, with 16 members not voting. The proposed expenditure is $5 mil. greater than the House's original proposal and $15.6 mil. less than the Senate's. The bill has not been scheduled yet for the Senate floor; after passage, FDA will have 30 days to present Congress a detailed operating plan for the agency...