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The Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2004 was a United States Act of Congress that gave the authority for the President to fund the operations of the Department of Homeland Security for each fiscal year. ==History== ''June 2003'' The first Act was passed in June 2003 and authorized US$29.4 billion for Homeland Security. ''October 2003'' President George W. Bush signed the 2004 Act on October 1, 2003. ''October 2004'' The Act 2004 (PL 108-90) consisted of US $31 billion to be spent on: * $5.6 billion for Project BioShield - to be used by the Department of Health and Human Services to finds ways to protect Americans (''i.e.'', vaccines and treatments) from biological, or chemical, or radiological threats * $4 billion of grants to create "first responders" as the first line of defense against threats to the United States; $40 million towards Citizen Corps Councils and other funds to the United States Coast Guard towards the Container Security Initiative * $900 million in this bill will go to science and technology projects In the 2005 Act, President Bush gave: * $28.9 billion in net discretionary spending for the Department of Homeland Security * $419.2 million in new funding to enhance border and port security activities * $2.5 billion for Project BioShield * $894 million for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection * $5.1 billion for the Transportation Security Administration * $475 million to continue deploying more efficient baggage screening at airports * $115 million for air cargo security * $663 million for Federal Air Marshals (FAMS) program * $61 million is appropriated to the DHS Science and Technology directorate * $4 billion for state and local assistance programs or ''First Responders'' * 179 million for improvements in immigration enforcement * 160 million in total resources towards immigration application processing * $3.1 billion for the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate * 15 million for the National Incident Management System (NIMS) President George W. Bush signed the 2005 Act on October 18, 2004. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Homeland Security Appropriations Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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