This report summarizes the federal budget and spending for biodefense in the United States since the 2001 terrorist attacks. The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation finds that since 2001, the U.S. government has spent or allocated nearly $50 billion among 11 federal departments and agencies to address the threat of biological weapons. For Fiscal Year 2009 (FY2009), the Bush Administration proposes an additional $9 billion in bioweapons-related spending. New U.S. funding for bioweapons-related activities focuses primarily on research, development, and acquisition of medical countermeasures.
Federal Funding for Biological Weapons Prevention and Defense, Fiscal Years 2001-2009
- April 28, 2008
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 2001-2025
