Project Bioshield And Keeping America Safe - 1172 Words

Project Bioshield and Keeping America Safe Now in this day and age biological threats and warfare are at an risk of all time high and the Project Bioshield Act will protect the United States of America from these threats. On July, 10, 2010, the House of Representatives created a bill that would withdraw two billion dollars from Project Bioshield to pay for a boost in development for other federal programs. Even though the money was not cut from Project Bioshield it showed us that the project is in danger of not getting the amount of money it really needs to protect the United States of America. The United States government should invest more money into Project BioShield in order to keep Americans safe from upcoming biological threats. Project Bioshield will protect the citizens of the United States of America safe from biological threats and warfare. Biological warfare is an act of war by using infectious toxins to wipe out or immobilize humans and animals. An example some these infectious toxins include viruses, diseases, fungi, and bacteria. â€Å"Project Bioshield is an attempt to create useful medicines to protect the people of the United States of America from biological and nuclear weapons.† (Progress in the War on Terror) Project Bioshield was signed into law on July 21, 2004, by President George W. Bush after he proposed this project at the 2003 State of the Union address in response to the 2001 anthrax attacks. â€Å"Project BioShield is a comprehensive effort overseen