Foreign Drug Inspections Would Be Funded By Registration Fees In Draft Bill
Executive Summary
FDA inspections of overseas drug producers would be supported by annual registration fees under a legislative "discussion draft" being circulated by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell, D-Mich
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