Congress Gives US FDA Austere Budget But Seeks Boosts On Inspections, IT, And ALS Activities

The minor cut would be masked by user fee revenue increases, but still would be the first time in at least a decade that agency's budget authority has dropped.

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The FDA must repurpose funding to accommodate congressional priorities in FY 2024. • Source: Shutterstock

The US Food and Drug Administration would see its first cut, although minor, in non-user fee funds in at least a decade, and would be forced to repurpose existing funds for specific items in Congress’s fiscal year 2024 appropriations bill.

House and Senate appropriators released legislation on 3 March outlining the FDA’s funding for the current fiscal year, days...

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