A draft budget proposal circulating among federal officials would dramatically deepen cuts at the nation's top health agency, eliminating some public health programs entirely and serving as a roadmap for more mass firings.

The leaked budget draft, if approved by Congress, would reduce the FDA’s budget authority, indicating more disruption could be in store for an agency already shaken by large-scale layoffs.

The Trump administration is weighing a plan to cut nearly a third of the federal health budget and eliminate or consolidate dozens of programs. An internal memo was sent from White House budget officials to the U.