CDRH funded in full
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
House passes the "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2006" (HR 2744) June 8, meeting the President's $221 mil. request for CDRH, which would fulfill the estimated MDUFMA funding target, assuming the enactment of "trigger-fix" legislation later this year (1"The Gray Sheet" Feb. 14, 2005, p. 3). Total FDA allotment of $1.5 bil. represents a $36 mil. increase over last year, but falls $14 mil. short of the President's request. An amendment proposed by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) and passing via a 218-210 vote would prohibit FDA from granting waivers to advisory panel participants harboring an apparent conflict of interest. Companion legislation is scheduled for mark-up by the Senate Appropriations/Agriculture, Rural Development & Related Agencies Subcommittee June 21 and by full committee June 23...