User Fee Limbo: FDA Will Not Have Access To Extra Industry Funds At FY 2013 Start

The new fiscal year starts Oct. 1, but FDA will not be able to spend the full amount of fiscal year 2013 industry user fees as a result of an emergency spending bill, and Congress is not expected to fix the issue until after the election in November at the earliest.

FDA is not going to get its hands on an expected extra influx of user fees from the device industry come Oct. 1 as a result of an emergency spending bill heading towards enactment. How long the additional funds will remain untouchable by the agency remains to be seen.

FDA is slated to receive approximately $30 million in additional revenue from device companies in user fees for fiscal year...

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