Bioterrorism Preparedness, FY 2006
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The FY 2006 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill approved by
the Senate Appropriations Committee provides $550 million for the
Health Resources and Services Administration's Bioterrorism Hospital
Preparedness program, which is $50 million more than included in
the House-passed version of the bill. In FY 2005, the program received
$514.6 million.
The Senate bill also provides $1.567 billion for the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, $50.3 million less than the $1.617
billion in House bill. Last year, CDC received $1.623 billion for
these activities. Both the House and Senate bills provide $97 million
for biodefense countermeasure research at the National Institutes
of Health.
The FY 2006 appropriations bill approved by the House on June
24 provided the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bioterrorism
Hospital Preparedness program $500 million for FY 2006. These funds
were appropriated directly to HRSA. In FY 2005, the program received
$514.6 million appropriated through the Public Health and Social
Service Emergency Fund (PHSSEF). The House bill included $1.617
billion for bioterrorism preparedness in FY 2006 to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. Last year, CDC received $1.623
billion from the PHSSEF for these activities.
President's Budget
The Health Resources and Services Administration's Bioterrorism
Hospital Preparedness program is cut by $8 million to $483 million
in the President's budget. However, this total also includes a new
$25 million initiative for a targeted, competitive demonstration
program to establish a state-of-the-art emergency care capability
in one or more metropolitan areas. The Bioterrorism Curriculum Development
program is funded at the FY 2005 level of $28 million. The State
Bioterrorism Preparedness program administered by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is cut by $130 million to $797
million. Also, within CDC, $203 million is added to the Strategic
National Stockpile.
Contact
Erica Froyd, Director, Public Health and Research Legislative Affairs
AAMC Office of Governmental Relations
efroyd@aamc.org
(202) 828-0525
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