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Title:

Billions for Biodefense: Federal Agency Biodefense Budgeting, FY2005-FY2006

Authors:

Ari Schuler

Date posted:

June 15, 2005

Publication type:

Article

Publication:

Biosecur Bioterror 2005;3(2):94-101

Publisher:

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Availability:

Available on publisher's website

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Introduction:

Since 2001, the United States government has spent substantial resources on preparing the nation against a bioterrorist attack. An earlier article analyzed the civilian biodefense funding by the federal government from fiscal years 2001 through 2005. This article updates those figures with budgeted amounts for fiscal year 2006, specifically analyzing the budgets and allocations for biodefense at the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of State.

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