Skip to main content

Accelerating the Research, Development, and Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures Against Biological Warfare Agents Interim Report (2003) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

Study Committee and Study Charge
Pages 1-1

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 1...
... STUDY COMMITTEE AND STUDY CHARGE To carry out the congressionally mandated study, TOM and NRC convened the Committee on Accelerating the Research, Development, and Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures Against Biological Warfare Agents. The members of the committee bring to the study expertise in drug and vaccine acquisition in DoD; vaccine and drug research, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, P.L.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • medical countermeasures
  • warfare agents
  • defense authorization
  • authorization act
  • dozen bacteria

  • armed forces
  • nrc convened
  • limited repertoire
  • toxins identified
  • threat posed

  • congress directed
  • congressionally mandated
  • licensed medical
  • conference report
  • house rpt

  • defense program
  • mandated study
  • efforts aimed
  • biological defense
  • interim report

  • national defense
  • united states
  • anthrax spores
  • study committee
  • development efforts

  • five deaths
  • deaths following
  • approval process
  • committee bring
  • spores sent


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.