,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,b>r submitt$ ! foll[+        
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,rules  ,,concurr5t       
,,resolution  ,e/abli%+ ! ,jo9t ,select 
,committee on ! ,ev5ts & ,activities    
,surr\nd+ ,*9a's ,h&l+ ( ! #bjai ,novel 
,coronavirus4  #a4 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is  
h]eby e/abli%$ 9 ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives a jo9t select committee 
to be kn[n z ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee 
on ! ,ev5ts & ,activities ,surr\nd+     
,*9a's ,h&l+ ( ! #bjai ,novel           
,coronavirus 7h]eaft] ref]r$ to z !     
8,jo9t ,select ,committee074  #b4       
,memb]%ip  7a7 ,selection & appo9tm5t   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,jo9t ,select          
,committee %all be compos$ ( #bj ,memb]s
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ,s5ate1 (
 :om-- 7,a7 #aj %all be ,memb]s ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ( :om #e %all  
be appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives & #e %all be appo9t$ by 

! m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 #aj %all be    
,s5ators1 ( :om #e %all be appo9t$ by ! 
majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate & #e %all be  
appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate4  
7#b7 ,treatm5t ( ,delegate & ,resid5t   
,commission] ,= purposes ( ?is section1 
a ,memb] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives    
includes a ,delegate or ,resid5t        
,commission] to ! ,congress4  7b7       
,co-*airs ,two ( ! memb]s ( ! ,jo9t     
,select ,committee %all s]ve z co-*airs 
( ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee1 & %all be 
appo9t$ z foll[s3 7#a7 ,"o %all be a    
,memb] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 :o  
%all be appo9t$ z co-*air by ! ,speak] (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 9            
consultation ) ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,"o %all be a 
,s5ator1 :o %all be appo9t$ z co-*air by
 ! majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate 9          
consultation ) ! m9ority lead] ( !      
,s5ate4  7c7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy 9 !  
memb]%ip ( ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee   
7includ+ a vacancy result+ because a    

memb] ceases to be a ,memb] ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives or a ,s5ator7 %all n    
affect its p[]s1 & %all be fill$ n lat] 
?an #ad cal5d> days aft] ! date on :i* !
 vacancy occurs 9 ! same mann] z !      
orig9al appo9tm5t 0 made4  7d7 ,deadl9es
 ,memb]s ( ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee & 
! co-*airs ( ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee 
%all be appo9t$ n lat] ?an #ad cal5d>   
days aft] ! date ( ! adoption ( ?is     
concurr5t resolution4  #c4 ,inve/igation
 & report on ! ev5ts surr\nd+ ,*9a's    
h&l+ ( ! #bjai novel coronavirus  7a7   
,inve/igation & report ,! ,jo9t ,select 
,committee is au?oriz$ & direct$ to     
conduct a full & complete inve/igation  
(1 & to issue a f9al report to ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives & ,s5ate reg>d+1 !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! orig9s & causes ( !     
#bjai novel coronavirus4  7#b7 ,all     
policies1 decisions1 & activities by    
,*9a reg>d+ ! orig9s & causes ( su*     
coronavirus4  7#c7 ,all policies1       
decisions1 & activities by ,*9a 9       
response to ! initial outbreak & spread 

( su* coronavirus4  7#d7 ,all policies1 
decisions1 & activities by ,*9a to      
suppress facts & in=mation reg>d+ !     
spread1 orig9s1 causes1 & transmission (
 su* coronavirus1 includ+ ef=ts to      
sil5ce ^? mak+ e>ly w>n+s1 puni%        
:i/lebl[]s1 & re/rict fre$om ( in=mation
 ab\t su* coronavirus4  7#e7 ,all       
policies1 decisions1 & activities by    
,*9a to spread mis9=mation reg>d+ !     
orig9s & causes ( su* coronavirus1      
includ+ accusations & mis9=mation t !   
coronavirus 0 br\ght to ! city ( ,wuhan 
by ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y4  7#f7 ,all  
policies1 decisions1 & activities by    
,*9a to sidel9e1 d5y1 & suppress        
*>itable s]vice organizations1          
in/itutions ( civil society1 secul> &   
fai?-bas$ non-gov]nm5tal organizations1 
int]national humanit>ian organizations1 
& =eign gov]nm5ts (f]+ to provide       
in=mation1 exp]tise1 res\rces1 &        
assi/ance to ,*9a & ! ,*9ese p to combat
 su* coronavirus4  7#g7 ,acc\ntability =
 policies1 decisions & activities relat$

 to influ5c+ ! ,_w ,heal?               
,organization's response to ! outbreak (
 su* coronavirus1 includ+ individuals & 
entities responsible = ^? policies1     
decisions1 & activities4  7#h7 ,all     
policies1 decisions1 & activities by    
,*9a to manufacture1 produce1 procure1  
possess1 or ho>d p]sonal protective     
equipm5t & critical ph>maceutical       
compon5ts to manipulate or weaponize !  
supply *a9 aga9/ ! int]national         
community1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#i7 ,vuln]abilities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
dome/ic & global supply *a9 to combat a 
global p&emic due to reliance on ,*9ese 
manufactur+ & recomm5dations = decreas+ 
dep5d5ce on ,*9ese manufactur+ by       
improv+ & secur+ a dome/ic supply *a9 = 
antibiotics1 viral drugs1 critical      
ph>maceutical compon5ts1 masks1 & o!r   
p]sonal protective equipm5t4  7#aj7     
,in=mation relat$ to lessons le>n$ f    
,*9a's h&l+ ( su* coronavirus4  7#aa7   
,any o!r relevant issues relat+ to      
,*9a's actions t l$ to fur!r spread (   

su* coronavirus1 ,*9a's response to su* 
coronavirus1 or ! inve/igation by !     
,jo9t ,select ,committee into ,*9a      
reg>d+ su* coronavirus4  7#ab7 ,any     
recomm5dations to ,congress & !         
executive bran* reg>d+ actions ! ,unit$ 
,/ates gov]nm5t %\ld take 9 response to 
,*9a's h&l+ ( su* coronavirus4  7b7     
,transf] ( records ,at ! reque/ ( !     
co-*airs ( ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee1  
any /&+ committee ( ! ,s5ate or ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives hav+ cu/ody ( records 9 
any =m relat+ to ! matt]s describ$ 9    
subsection 7a7 %all transf] su* records 
to ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee4  7c7     
,int]im reports ,9 addition to ! f9al   
report issu$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,jo9t 
,select ,committee may issue su* int]im 
reports z x consid]s necess>y4  7d7     
,classifi$ annex ,! ,jo9t ,select       
,committee may include a classifi$ annex
 9 any report issu$ "u ?is section4  7e7
 ,def9itions  7#a7 ,*9a ,9 ?is section1 
! t]m ,*9a means ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a & any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 

,an (ficial ( ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty4 
7,b7 ,an (ficial ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a4  7,c7 ,an ag5t or     
in/rum5tality ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a4  7,d7 ,any o!r p]son  
own$ or controll$ by or act+ on behalf (
 any p]son describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 
?r\gh 7,c74  7#b7 #bjai novel           
coronavirus ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m    
#bjai novel coronavirus means !         
coronavirus disease 7,,covid-#ai7 &     
sev]e acute respiratory syndrome        
coronavirus #b 7,,s>s-,co,v-#b74  #d4   
,p[]s  7a7 ,he>+s & o!r activities ,= ! 
purpose ( c>ry+ out its duties1 ! ,jo9t 
,select ,committee may hold su* he>+s & 
und]take su* o!r activities z ! ,jo9t   
,select ,committee det]m9es to be       
necess>y to c>ry out its duties1 :e!r ! 
,congress is 9 session1 has recess$1 or 
has adj\rn$4  7b7 ,au?ority ,to use     
subpo5as ,! ,jo9t ,select ,committee may
 require by subpo5a ! att5dance ( su*   
witnesses & ! production ( su* books1   
pap]s1 & docum5ts1 z x consid]s         

appropriate4  7c7 ,access to legislative
 bran* s]vices ,! ,jo9t ,select         
,committee %all h access to ! s]vices ( 
! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice1 !    
,congressional ,budget ,(fice1 & !      
,congressional ,rese>* ,s]vice 9 ! same 
mann] & "u ! same t]ms & conditions z   
any /&+ committee ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives or ,s5ate4  7d7         
,adoption ( ,rules ,n lat] ?an #g days  
aft] all ( its memb]s h be5 appo9t$1 !  
,jo9t ,select ,committee %all adopt     
rules gov]n+ its op]ations1 includ+     
rules gov]n+ ! issuance ( subpo5as &    
rules gov]n+ ! use ( (ficial funds =    
travel by memb]s & /aff1 & %all submit  
su* rules to ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate =
 publication 9 ! ,congressional ,record4
  #e4 ,/aff2 fund+  7a7 ,/aff  7#a7 ,use
 ( exi/+ /aff ,to ! greate/ ext5t       
practicable1 ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee 
%all utilize ! s]vices ( /aff ( employ+ 
(fices ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,au?ority to     

appo9t /aff  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ( !     
co-*airs ( ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee   
may appo9t1 prescribe ! duties &        
responsibilities (1 & fix ! pay ( su*   
/aff z ! co-*air consid]s appropriate to
 assi/ ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee 9     
c>ry+ out its duties1 s long z ! numb] (
 /aff appo9t$ by "o ( ! co-*airs does n 
exce$ ! numb] ( /aff appo9t$ by ! o!r   
co-*air4  7,b7 ,detail ( congressional  
employees ,^u ! jo9t reque/ ( !         
co-*airs1 ! head ( an employ+ (fice ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ,s5ate       
7includ+ a jo9t committee ( ! ,congress7
 is au?oriz$ to detail1 )\t             
reimbursem5t1 any ( ! /aff ( ! (fice to 
! ,jo9t ,select ,committee to assi/ !   
,jo9t ,select ,committee 9 c>ry+ out its
 duties4  7#c7 ,exp]ts & consultants    
,section #bjb7;i7 ( ! ,legislative      
,reorganization ,act ( #aidf 7#b        
,u4,s4,c4 #dcja7;i77 %all apply )       
respect to ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee 9 
! same mann] z su* section applies )    
respect to a /&+ committee ( ! ,s5ate1  

except t any consultant ^: s]vices are  
procur$ by ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee   
%all be select$ jo9tly by ! co-*airs ( !
 ,jo9t ,select ,committee4  7b7 ,fund+  
7#a7 ,v\*]s ,paym5ts = exp5ses ( ! ,jo9t
 ,select ,committee %all be made us+    
v\*]s au?oriz$ by ! ,jo9t ,select       
,committee1 sign$ by co-*airs ( ! ,jo9t 
,select ,committee1 & approv$ 9 a mann] 
direct$ by ! ,committee on ,rules &     
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee 
on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,s\rce ( ,funds  
,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* 
sums z may be necess>y = ! op]ation ( ! 
,jo9t ,select ,committee1 ( :i*-- 7,a7  
#ej p]c5t %all be d]iv$ f ! applicable  
acc\nts ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  
7,b7 #ej p]c5t %all be d]iv$ f ! cont+5t
 fund ( ! ,s5ate4  #f4 ,t]m9ation  7a7  
,t]m9ation date ,! ,jo9t ,select        
,committee %all t]m9ate #cj days aft]   
fil+ ! f9al report requir$ "u section   
#c4  7b7 ,transf] ( records ,^u         
t]m9ation ( ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee1 

! records ( ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee  
%all be transf]r$ to-- 7#a7 su*         
committee or committees ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives z may be designat$ by ! 
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  
7#b7 su* committee or committees ( !    
,s5ate z my be designat$ by ! ,presid5t 
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate4