FDA budget
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The final fiscal year 2007 enacted budget for FDA is $1.57 bil., according to a recent FDA announcement. The amount represents an increase of $84 mil. over the full-year continuing resolution reported for FY 2007 in the president's FY 2008 budget request. The new funding level includes increases to food defense, which was awarded an additional $14 mil., and drug safety, which was awarded an additional $6 mil. The Office of Women's Health was awarded $4 mil., which represents an increase over the FY 2006 amount of $3.96 mil. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., recently introduced legislation to protect OWH funding (1"The Tan Sheet" March 5, 2007, p. 19)...
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