Appropriators Poised To Give FDA $85 Million In Sequestered User Fees

A key member of the House subcommittee overseeing FDA funding confirmed that House and Senate appropriators agreed to include a provision releasing $85 million in sequestered user fees to the agency in an agriculture-FDA funding bill that will be part of a larger omnibus appropriations bill. However, talks about how to offset the funds appear to be ongoing. House and Senate appropriators have been meeting this week to negotiate an omnibus spending bill based on the December bipartisan budget deal...