FDA funded under six-month continuing resolution
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Continuing resolution approved in the House Sept. 24 to fund the government at 2008 appropriations levels through March 6, 2009, includes an additional $150 million for FDA - the same amount that the agency received in supplemental appropriations in June ("1The Gray Sheet" June 23, 2008, p. 6). The additional amount, which will be released in increments over the covered six-month period, represents "critical resources necessary to ensure the safety of food, prescription drugs and medical devices," says Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., chair of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee. The Senate was scheduled to vote on the continuing resolution Sept. 27