In a joint letter to FDA’s Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, companies express their support for FDA inspection compliance frequency mandates required by the Food Safety Modernization Act FSMA, disagree Congress should step in, encourage FDA engagement series.
Last Friday, President Biden released his fiscal year (FY) 2022 $1.522 trillion discretionary budget, which provides an 8.4% increase over fiscal 2021. It provides a 16% increase or $106 billion for non-defense spending and a $12 billion increase, or 12%, for defense spending. The budget represents some of Biden s campaign priorities of education, investments to address climate change and cancer research.
The budget proposes $27.8 billion in discretionary spending for USDA with emphasis on broadband, research and nutrition. This is a $3.8 billion increase, or 16%, over last year.
USDA highlights include:
Broadband - $65 million increase over FY 21 for the Rural e-Connectivity Program, which provides grants and loans to deploy broadband to unserved areas.