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Title:

Billions for Biodefense: Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2006-FY2007

Authors:

Clarence Lam, Crystal Franco, Ari Schuler

Date posted:

June 15, 2006

Publication type:

Article

Publication:

Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(2):113-127

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. Earlier articles in this series analyzed the civilian biodefense funding by the federal government from fiscal years 2001 through 2006. This article updates those figures with budgeted amounts for fiscal year 2007, 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 Department of State, and the National Science Foundation.

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