,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fddd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #c1 #bjbj,mr4 
,gooden introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,foreign ,sovereign ,immunities ,act to
 establish an exception to              
jurisdictional immunity for a foreign   
state that discharges a biological      
weapon1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stop ,china-,originated ,viral     
,infectious ,diseases ,act of #bjbj or  
the ,stop ,,covid ,act of #bjbj4  #b4   
,exception to jurisdictional immunity of
 a foreign state  7a7 ,exception to     
jurisdictional immunity ,section #afje  
of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsections 7g7 and 7h7 as subsections  
7h7 and 7i71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by 
inserting after subsection 7f7 the      
following new subsection3  7g7 ,a       
foreign state shall not be immune from  

the jurisdiction of the courts of the   
,united ,states in any case where such  
foreign state is found1 whether         
intentionally or unintentionally1 to    
have discharged a biological weapon1 as 
defined in section #bbhj7;d77#c7 of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 in the
 ,united ,states or such discharge      
results in the bodily injury of an      
,united ,states citizen4  4  7b7        
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this ,act4