Schuler Ari
Research Analyst at the Biosecurity Center of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA.
Biosecur Bioterror. 2004;2(2):86-96. doi: 10.1089/153871304323146388.
Over the past several years, the United States government has spent substantial resources on preparing the nation against a bioterrorist attack. This article analyzes the civilian biodefense funding by the federal government from fiscal years 2001 through 2005, specifically analyzing the budgets and allocations for biodefense at the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of State. In total, approximately $14.5 billion has been funded for civilian biodefense through FY2004, with an additional $7.6 billion in the President's budget request for FY2005.
在过去几年里，美国政府投入了大量资源来让国家做好应对生物恐怖袭击的准备。本文分析了联邦政府在2001财年至2005财年期间用于民用生物防御的资金，具体分析了卫生与公众服务部、国土安全部、国防部、农业部、环境保护局、国家科学基金会和国务院的生物防御预算及拨款情况。截至2004财年，民用生物防御总共获得了约145亿美元的资金，2005财年总统预算申请中又追加了76亿美元。
