date:Apr 11, 2013
The proposed budget represents an increase over the $4.03 billion included in the 2013 budget after automatic spending cuts mandated by Congress, known as the sequester.
The FDA is financed in part with funds authorized by Congress and in part by fees charged to industry to cover the cost of reviewing and approving new drugs.
The agency's commissioner, Dr. Margaret Hamburg, said in a statement that the request reflects tight budget times and said 94 percent of the proposed increase will come f