Congress Targets Sequester-Proof User Fees For FDA

Rep. Sam Farr says Congressional Budget Office scoring problems prevent releasing FDA’s fiscal 2013 user fees from being held in the budget sequester, but an amendment will be proposed to ensure the agency’s fiscal 2014 fees are included in its appropriations.

The user fees FDA already lost to sequester likely will not be recovered, but members of Congress are expected to attempt to prevent the same result in fiscal year 2014.

Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., and congressional staff said following a June 5 subcommittee mark-up of the fiscal 2014