FDA fiscal 1996 spending bill clears House panel unamended.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA FISCAL 1996 SPENDING BILL REPORTED OUT OF HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS CMTE. with no changes after a one-day mark-up on June 27. The FDA portion of the agriculture appropriations bill was not debated, and no amendments to the provision were introduced. The House bill would set a flat budget for FDA in fiscal 1996; $917 mil. would be provided for salaries and expenses, with $97.7 mil. of the total to come from user fees ("The Tan Sheet" June 19, p. 15).