Senate Appropriations Committee Mark-up and more

Apr 30

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Senate Appropriations Committee Mark-up. On Thursday last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee marked-up the FY 13 Agriculture-FDA appropriations bill. Please click here to view the Alliance’s press release. The statement of the Alliance’s position is unchanged, although there has been some further adjustment of the numbers cited. Specifically, as we have done further analysis, we have established that the Senate’s position is $24 million above FY 12, rather than $22 million. This revision is shown in this table and discussed elsewhere on this web site.

Senate Appropriations Committee Mark for FY 13 Budget Authority Appropriations for FDA

Function
(budget authority only)

FY 12Final
(in millions)

FY 13 President’s Request 2/13/12
(in millions)

FY 13 Senate Approps Committee Mark 4/26/12
(in millions)

Salaries and Expenses

$2,497

$2,512

$2,524.5

Building & Facilities Repair

$5.3

All BA appropriationsTotal (no user fees)

$2,506

$2,517

$2,530 (rounded)

The Alliance for a Stronger FDA Invites Its Membership to: A Conversation with FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. Tuesday, May 8 at 2:00 p.m: from 2:00 to 2:40 p.m., Alliance President Margaret Anderson will interview Commissioner Hamburg on her priorities; from 2:40 to 3:00, audience members can ask questions of the Commissioner. Please RSVP at acurry@akingump.com, if you plan to attend.

FDA Releases the "Global Engagement Report." On Monday the FDA released a new report detailing the agency’s strategy to meet a rapidly growing list of complex public health challenges related to globalization. To view the "Global Engagement Report," please click here.

Senate Appropriations Committee Adopts $24 Million Increase for FDA