Federal Efforts to Address the Threat of Bioterrorism: Selected Issues and Options for Congress

Gottron, Frank ; Shea, Dana A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Terrorism;    Criminal justice;    International affairs;    Biological weapons;   

RP-ID  :  R41123
RP-ID  :  R41123_2011Feb08

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report focuses on four areas under congressional consideration deemed critical to the success of the biodefense enterprise: strategic planning; risk assessment; surveillance; and the development, procurement, and distribution of medicalcountermeasures. This report also discusses the effectiveness and sufficiency of programs implementing these aspects of the federal biodefense efforts, outside analysts' suggestions for improving the government's efforts, and current issues under congressional consideration.