In Brief: FDA appropriations
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA appropriations: FY 1996 Agriculture appropriations bill (HR 1976) passes the House on July 21 by a vote of 313-78. Members adopted an amendment offered by Rep. David McIntosh (R-Ind.) stipulating that no funds made available in the act may be used to increase the number of FDA full-time equivalents over the FY 1995 number in several areas, including the Office of the Commissioner, the Office of Policy, the Office of External Affairs and the Office of Management and Systems. HR 1976 cleared the Appropriations Committee in June...