Project BioShield : Appropriations, Acquisitions, and Policy Implementation Issues for Congress.

Discusses actions of Congress and the Administration that have affected Project BioShield, a program to procure biomedical countermeasures to maintain a national stockpile to treat, identify, and prevent the public health consequences of bioterrorism. Outlines decision-making process for choosing co...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Accounting. Biological warfare. Public contracts. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses actions of Congress and the Administration that have affected Project BioShield, a program to procure biomedical countermeasures to maintain a national stockpile to treat, identify, and prevent the public health consequences of bioterrorism. Outlines decision-making process for choosing countermeasures, reviews countermeasures for which HHS has contracted, and addresses accounting discrepancies in budget documents describing Project BioShield.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.