,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #febd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,smith of ,new ,jersey 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,wright7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide justice for victims of      
,state misrepresentation to the ,world  
,health ,organization1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,compensation for   
the ,victims of ,state                  
,misrepresentations to the ,world       
,health ,organization ,act of #bjbj4    
#b4 ,findings  7a7 ,findings ,congress  
finds the following3 7#a7 ,there is a   
role for an international organization  
to help mitigate infectious diseases    
that respect no boundaries4  7#b7 ,the  
,united ,states depends on an effective 
,,who to make good and well informed    
public health decisions to contain      
infectious diseases4  7#c7 ,the ,,who   
has played a critical role in addressing

 and mitigating infectious diseases1    
such as the #aigi eradication of        
smallpox1 which eradication the ,,who   
coordinated through a sustained global  
effort4  7#d7 ,without accurate         
information1 the ,,who cannot advise    
,member ,states properly on the risks   
posed by infectious diseases4  7#e7     
,there are credible reports that in     
#bjjf1 #bjji1 and #bjaa the ,government 
of ,ethiopia misrepresented the nature  
and seriousness of cholera epidemics in 
that country to the ,,who with a view   
towards minimizing the potential damage 
to their economy4 7,a7 ,those           
misrepresentations diminished the       
,,who's effectiveness and the ,,who     
transmitted inaccurate and misleading   
information regarding the presence of   
cholera to participating ,states4  7,b7 
,other ,member ,states relied on the    
misleading and inaccurate information   
that the ,,who communicated to them to  
formulate public health policy1         
resulting in loss of life1 injury1 and  

damage to property and commercial       
interests to citizens outside of        
,ethiopia as a consequence of that      
country's misrepresentations to the     
,,who4  7#f7 ,there are credible reports
 that ,,who ,member ,states             
misrepresented facts concerning the     
,ebola outbreak to that organization    
with a view towards minimizing the      
commercial impact that a widely         
disseminated understanding of the risks 
posed by the ,ebola epidemic may have   
caused in their individual economies4   
7,a7 ,those misrepresentations          
diminished the ,,who's effectiveness1   
and the ,,who transmitted inaccurate and
 misleading information regarding the   
communicability of ,ebola to            
participating ,states4  7,b7 ,other     
,member ,states relied on the misleading
 and inaccurate information that the    
,,who communicated to them to formulate 
public health policy1 resulting in loss 
of life1 injury1 and damage to property 
and commercial interests to citizens    

outside of the misrepresenting ,states  
as a consequence of those countries'    
misrepresentations to the ,,who4  7#g7  
,during the onset of the ,,covid-#ai    
pandemic1 ,china misrepresented the     
seriousness and nature of the novel     
coronavirus to the ,,who1 with a view   
towards minimizing the potential damage 
to their economy and international      
reputation4 7,a7 ,those                 
misrepresentations diminished the       
,,who's effectiveness and the ,,who     
transmitted inaccurate and misleading   
information regarding the               
communicability of the novel coronavirus
 to participating ,states4  7,b7 ,other 
,member ,states relied on the misleading
 and inaccurate information that the    
,,who communicated to them to formulate 
public health policy1 resulting in loss 
of life1 injury1 and damage to property 
and commercial interests to citizens    
outside of ,china as a consequence of   
that country's misrepresentations to the
 ,,who4  #c4 ,purpose ,the purpose of   

this ,act is to provide civil litigants 
with the broadest possible basis1       
consistent with the ,constitution of the
 ,united ,states1 to seek relief against
 persons1 entities1 and foreign         
countries1 wherever acting and wherever 
they may be found1 that have sustained  
wrongful death1 injury1 or damage to    
property or commercial interests as a   
result of the misrepresentations of an  
agent of a sovereign ,state to the ,,who
 concerning the nature1 communicability1
 or seriousness of an infectious        
disease4  #d4 ,statement of policy ,it  
is the policy of the ,united ,states to 
facilitate the ability of victims of    
,state misrepresentations to the ,world 
,health ,organization 7,,who7 that      
result in death1 injury1 and damage to  
property and business interests4  #e4   
,responsibility of foreign states for   
loss of life1 injury1 or other damages  
resulting from certain                  
misrepresentations to the ,world ,health
 ,organization  7a7 ,in general ,section

 #afje7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by striking in which 
money damages are sought against a      
foreign state for personal injury or    
death1 or damage to or loss of property1
 occurring in the ,united ,states and   
caused by the tortious act or omission  
of that foreign state or of any official
 or employee of that foreign state while
 acting within the scope of his office  
or employment2 and inserting in which   
money damages are sought against a      
foreign state1 for personal injury or   
death1 or damage to or loss of property1
 occurring in the ,united ,states as a  
result of a willful or grossly negligent
 misrepresentation of information to the
 ,world ,health ,organization of the    
nature1 seriousness1 or communicability 
of an infections disease or other       
tortious act or omission of that foreign
 state or of any official or employee of
 that foreign state while acting within 
the scope of his office or employment4  
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made 

by this section shall take effect #ij   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4