Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005

In the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005,(Pub. L. 108–334 (text) (PDF)) 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.^[1]