President's 2012 Budget Request Increases Device Program Funding

Article preview from "The Gray Sheet" - February 21, 2011

The Obama administration's $329 million in requested 2012 appropriations for FDA's device center would fund special projects, including a national device registry surveillance system and technologies to respond to biological and nuclear emergencies.

President's 2012 Budget Request Increases Device Program Funding

Article preview from "The Gray Sheet" - February 21, 2011

The president sent his 2012 budget request to Congress Feb. 14, proposing a 4.8% increase over current appropriations levels for CDRH.

Including $66 million in industry-paid user fees, the device center would receive total funding of $395 million.

The president's fiscal 2012 budget request seeks $2.74 billion in federal appropriations for FDA as a whole, up around $382 million, or 16%, from 2010 appropriations of $2.36 billion.

CDRH's efforts to establish a national device registry would receive $4 million in funding. The registry would "harness the vast amount of untapped public health information" to help regulators understand real-world device safety and effectiveness.

With the registry, "FDA will be in a better position to effectively detect and respond to device-related public health issues," the agency explains in its 2012 budget justification document.

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