On July 21, 2004, President Bush signed into law Project BioShield, which provides new tools to improve medical countermeasures protecting Americans against a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) attack.

Project BioShield is a comprehensive effort overseen jointly by Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, and involving other Federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, as appropriate. Project Bioshield will:

• Ensure that resources are available to pay for “next-generation” medical countermeasures,
• Expedite the conduct of NIH research and development on medical countermeasures, and
• Give FDA the ability to make promising treatments quickly available in emergency situations

More information about Project Bioshield is provided below.  Please check back for updates.

News Releases/Fact Sheets

• HHS Fact Sheet – Project Bioshield 
• President Bush Signs Project Bioshield Act of 2004 

Legislation

• Project Bioshield Act of 2004 

Funding Information

• Biodefense Countermeasure Development: Project Bioshield

Background Information

• President Bush Details Project Bioshield, February 3, 2003 
• Transcript of President Bush's Remarks on Project Bioshield at NIH, February 3, 2003