FDA appropriations
Executive Summary
FDA is funded at $1.22 bil. in fiscal 2001, $34.7 mil. above the FY 2000 level and $89 mil. below the President's request in the Agriculture Appropriations conference report passed by the Senate Oct. 18. CDER is funded at $317.5 mil. and CBER at $140.5 mil. The conferees approved funding increases of $22.9 mil. for premarket review, $9 mil. for inspections, $5 mil. for enforcement of Internet drug sales and $6.8 mil. for post-approval surveillance. The report includes $23 mil. for FDA to implement regulations allowing the reimportation of Rx drugs "upon submission of an official budget request." The conference report passed the House Oct. 11 and President Clinton is expected to sign it into law