Senate committee passes FDA FY14 funding bill

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee passed a FY14 budget bill that would give FDA $2.56 billion in base appropriations, an increase of $96 million from FY13. The committee has not yet made the text of the bill or an accompanying report available. According to the Alliance for a Stronger FDA, the committee indicated it will include language that will prevent the sequestration of FDA user fees and possibly restore FY13 funds that were taken away. The bill next goes to the full Senate, though a vote on the bill has not yet been scheduled. ...