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The agency already relies heavily on user fees to pay for new drug reviews.
No other developed nation relies so heavily on user fees like the gas tax.
The patent office is not alone in relying on user fees, or in having Congress appropriate some of them.
So before it ratifies any new deal on "user fees," Congress must ensure that patient safety is the first priority.
"Relying on user fees has never been a sensible approach," said Crystal L. Williams, director of liaison and information for the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
The Food and Drug Administration relies heavily on "user fees" paid by drug companies to finance its operations, including the review of new products.
The Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office periodically publish reports on user fees that can easily be consulted for ideas on how they can be improved.
The FDA can rely on user fees already collected to keep some programmes going, but it is barred by law from accepting further fees until the government reopens.
Mr. Boehner is even beginning to hear from budget-conscious conservatives who believe that relying on user fees is the most fiscally responsible way to pay for all transportation programs.
The bill would increase the government's reliance on user fees, requiring makers of drugs and medical devices to pay $6.4 billion over five years to help finance the evaluation of their products by the Food and Drug Administration.
