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House Budget Reconciliation Bill Includes $150M For FDA IT Upgrades

The US regulatory agency would get $300m, of which half would be to modernize its IT systems. Recently, it’s run into some disagreement with industry after using user fees to pay for some upgrades.

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The US Food and Drug Administration could get $150m to upgrade its IT infrastructure if the latest Congressional budget reconciliation bill passes as is. The agency has prioritized upgrading its IT systems and has even used carryover user fees for the purpose – which has led to disagreements with industry in the ongoing user fee negotiations.

On 28 October, the US House released a $1.75bn revised budget reconciliation bill that would help pay for a number...

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