President George W. Bush's FY 2006 budget request includes a total of $41.1 billion for the Department of Homeland Security. This is an increase of seven percent over the enacted FY 2005 funding, excluding Project BioShield.  

This year's budget request includes several key initiatives that will allow the Department to integrate and consolidate existing security functions to more effectively serve our overall mission and make America safer.

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http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/press_release/press_release_0613.xml