Labor/HHS approps
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Senate bill passes 89-10 Nov. 6 with measure that would provide NIH Office of Dietary Supplements with up to $20 mil. to "continue and expand" ephedra safety/efficacy research, botanical research centers. HR 3061 also allocates $110 mil. to NCCAM for FY 2002; House version, which passed Oct. 11, offers $99.3 mil. for NIH center. Senate bill includes amendment by Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) providing $500,000 to cover labeling enforcement under DSHEA, language urging publication of supplement GMPs within 15 days of bill enactment (1"The Tan Sheet" Nov. 5, In Brief). Conferees, including Harkin, likely will meet week of Nov. 12 to reconcile differences...
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Senate bill passes 89-10 Nov. 6 with measure that would provide NIH Office of Dietary Supplements with up to $20 mil. to "continue and expand" ephedra safety/efficacy research, botanical research centers. HR 3061 also allocates $110 mil. to NCCAM for FY 2002; House version, which passed Oct. 11, offers $99.3 mil. for NIH center. Senate bill includes amendment by Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) providing $500,000 to cover labeling enforcement under DSHEA, language urging publication of supplement GMPs within 15 days of bill enactment (1 'The Tan Sheet' Nov. 5, In Brief). Conferees, including Harkin, likely will meet week of Nov. 12 to reconcile differences.... |