,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fiae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbj,mr4   
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself & ,mr4   
,cuell>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,budget1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to facilitate      
great] effectiv5ess1 coord9ation1       
transp>5cy1 & acc\ntability (           
int]national global heal? organizations1
 su* z ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization1 9    
respond+ to global p&emics &            
transnational heal? em]g5cies4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,global ,,covid-#ai ,tru?1 ,transp>5cy1 
& ,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,/atem5t (  
policy ,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to promote effectiv5ess1 coord9ation1   
transp>5cy1 & acc\ntability (           
int]national global heal? organizations1

 su* z ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization       
7,,:o71 s t !y w be m effective 9       
catalyz+ global & c\ntry actions to     
address heal? crises1 especially ) a    
view t[>d prep>+ =1 & respond+ to1      
global p&emics & transnational heal?    
em]g5cies4  #c4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! 
foll[+3 7#a7 ,!re is a compell+ role =  
an int]national organization to help    
mitigate infecti\s diseases t respect no
 national bord]s4  7#b7 ,! ,_w ,heal?   
,organization 7,,:o7 has play$ a        
critical role 9 address+ & mitigat+     
infecti\s diseases1 su* z coord9at+ !   
,smallpox ,eradication ,program 7,,sep7 
f #aiff ?r\gh #aihj4  7#c7 ,! #bjag     
,national ,security ,/rategy /ates t    
,naturally em]g+ outbreaks ( viruses su*
 z ,ebola1 ,h#a,n#a1 ,,m]s-,co,v1 !     
#bjjc ,,s>s-,co,v-#a outbreak1 z well z 
! delib]ate #bjja an?rax attacks 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 demon/rat$ ! impact (    
biological ?reats on national security  
by tak+ lives1 g5]at+ economic losses1 &
 contribut+ to a loss ( confid5ce 9     

gov]nm5t in/itutions44  7#d7 ,! ,unit$  
,/ates dep5ds on an effective ,,:o to   
make good1 well-in=m$ public heal?      
decisions to conta9 infecti\s diseases4 
7#e7 ,! ,,s>s-,co,v-#b or ,coronavirus  
,disease #bjai 7commonly kn[n z         
,,covid-#ai7 p&emic appe>s to h orig9at$
 9 late #bjai 9 ,wuhan1 ,*9a4  7#f7     
,*9ese (ficials initially report$ to !  
,,:o 9 ,janu>y #bjbj t !re 0 no evid5ce 
t ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic 0 spread by human
 to human contact4  7#g7 ,! adv5t ( !   
,,covid-#ai p&emic co9cid$ ) ! annual   
celebration ( ! ,*9ese ,new ,ye>1 :i* is
 ! l>ge/ annual human migration 9 ! _w4 
7#h7 ,! ,gov]nm5t ( ,taiwan1 bas$ on its
 own rese>*1 communicat$ to ! ,,:o 9    
,decemb] #bjai t ,,covid-#ai p&emic 0   
spread by human to human contact4  7#i7 
,! ,,:o disreg>d$ ! m accurate in=mation
 f ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,taiwan because (      
anti-,taiwan animus driv5 by malign     
influ5ce ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a4  7#aj7 ,! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a _h actively     

campaign$ = ,t$ros ,adhanom ,ghebreyesus
 to be select$ z ,director-,g5]al ( !   
,,:o1 & ex]ts influ5ce on him4  7#aa7 ,)
 ! onset ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 !      
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a     
provid$ factually inaccurate in=mation  
to ! ,,:o & ,director-,g5]al            
,ghebreyesus1 result+ 9 ! spread (      
dis9=mation globally ab\t ! p&emic4     
7#ab7 ,initial recomm5dations by ! ,,:o 
at ! onset ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic 9 late
 #bjai & e>ly #bjbj advis+ c\ntries     
aga9/ c>ry+ out travel re/rictions to & 
f ! affect$ areas result$ 9 a mu* wid]  
spread ( ! disease1 & sev]ely limit$ !  
ability ( ! int]national community to   
conta9 ! virus4  7#ac7 ,dur+ ! onset ( !
 ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 ! ,,:o's           
effectiv5ess 0 dim9i%$ because its      
lead]%ip appe>s to h put political      
consid]ations ov] its public heal?      
m&ate1 & ! ,,:o transmitt$ inaccurate & 
mislead+ in=mation reg>d+ !             
communicability ( ! novel coronavirus to
 memb] /ates4  7#ad7 ,,:o memb] /ates   

reli$ on inaccurate & mislead+ in=mation
 reg>d+ transmission ( ,,covid-#ai      
suppli$ by ! ,,:o & us$ ?is in=mation to
 =mulate _! responses1 result+ 9 a      
significantly high] numb] ( infect$ p & 
loss ( life4  7#ae7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
o!r c\ntries h a compell+ humanit>ian   
int]e/ 9 compreh5sively & objectively   
inve/igat+ & report+ on ! ,,:o's        
,,covid-#ai p&emic record1 includ+ any  
failures4 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates has a broad  
int]e/ 9 promot+ transp>5cy &           
acc\ntability 9 ,unit$ ,nations ag5cies 
& o!r int]national organizations1       
includ+ regional arms ( ! ,,:o su* z !  
,pan ,am]ican ,heal? ,organization4     
7#af7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ne$s to          
inve/igate ! causes ( ?is failure at !  
,,:o1 & promote transp>5cy &            
acc\ntability1 9 ord] to improve !      
capacity ( ! ,,:o to address future     
p&emics4  #d4 ,review & assessm5t (     
effectiv5ess ( multilat]al responses to 
global p&emics  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   

panel ( exp]ts e/abli%$ "u subsection   
7b71 %all-- 7#a7 review ! effectiv5ess1 
coord9ation1 transp>5cy1 & acc\ntability
 ( ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization 7,,:o7 9  
respond+ to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1       
includ+ an assessm5t ( in=mation t 0    
convey$ to or )held f ! ,,:o by !       
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2    
7#b7 review ! effectiv5ess1 coord9ation1
 transp>5cy1 & acc\ntability (          
int]national global heal? organizations1
 su* z ! ,,:o & its regional            
organizations1 9 respond+ to global     
p&emics & transnational heal? em]g5cies 
g5]ally2 &  7#c7 assess :e!r ! ,,:o's   
,int]national ,heal? ,regulations       
7#bjje7 %\ld be updat$ & :e!r new       
int]national me*anisms or in/itutions   
are ne$$ to-- 7,a7 prev5t or mitigate ! 
spread ( global p&emics2  7,b7 develop  
exp$it$ effective te/+ capacities =     
global p&emics t are accessible &       
af=dable2  7,c7 develop exp$it$ safe &  
effective prophylactics & !rapeutics t  
are accessible & af=dable2  7,d7        

coord9ate ! communication ( timely &    
accurate in=mation to ,,:o memb] /ates  
dur+ global p&emics2 &  7,e7 ensure     
effectiv5ess1 coord9ation1 transp>5cy1 &
 acc\ntability ( int]national global    
heal? organizations4  7b7 ,panel (      
exp]ts on global p&emics  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !
 ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy 
= ,int]national ,developm5t1 %all       
e/abli% a panel ( exp]ts on global      
p&emics 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! panel 
( exp]ts7 to assi/ 9 c>ry+ out ! review 
& assessm5t requir$ by subsection 7a7 & 
to develop ! recomm5dations requir$ by  
p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7 ,memb]%ip ,!       
memb]%ip ( ! panel ( exp]ts %all consi/ 
( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,at lea/ #b            
repres5tatives ( nongov]nm5tal          
organizations ) exp]tise 91 & d$ication 
to provid+1 int]national m$ical c>e1 to 
be appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate4  7,b7
 ,at lea/ #b repres5tatives f academia  
or civil society ) exp]tise 9 ,unit$    

,nations re=m1 to be appo9t$ by !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate4  7,c7 ,! ,director ( 
! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &          
,prev5tion4  7,d7 ,! ,director ( !      
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  7,e7 ,! 
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,/ate =           
,int]national ,organization ,affairs4   
7,f7 ,! ,u4,s4 ,special ,repres5tative =
 ,global ,heal? ,diplomacy4  7,g7 ,!    
,assi/ant ,adm9i/rator = ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t's   
,bureau = ,global ,heal?4  7,h7 ,f\r    
individuals ) exp]tise 9 infecti\s      
disease p&emics1 ! ,,:o1 & ! ,,:o's     
,int]national ,heal? ,regulations1 (    
:i*-- 7i7 "o individual %all be appo9t$ 
by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives2  7ii7 "o individual    
%all be appo9t$ by ! majority lead] ( ! 
,s5ate2  7iii7 "o individual %all be    
appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives2 &  7iv7 "o individual  
%all be appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] ( !  
,s5ate4  7#c7 ,recomm5dations ,! panel (
 exp]ts %all1 on an annual basis1       

develop recomm5dations to address-- 7,a7
 ! effect ( ,,:o memb] /ates fail+ to   
%>e timely in=mation or suppress+       
in=mation conc]n+ em]g+ global p&emics  
or transnational heal? em]g5cies1       
includ+1 9 ! initial set (              
recomm5dations1 su* effect ) respect to 
! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7,b7 ! ext5t (   
influ5ce ( "s /ates on ! selection (    
,,:o lead]%ip2  7,c7 re=ms ) respect to 
! ,,:o & ! ,,:o's ,int]national ,heal?  
,regulations reg>d+ prep>$ness = global 
p&emics2 &  7,d7 decisions to mitigate  
abuse by "s ,,:o memb] /ates ( ! ,,:o & 
o!r int]national organizations =        
political ends4  7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
on :i* ! panel ( exp]ts is e/abli%$ "u  
subsection 7b71 & annually !reaft]1 !   
panel ( exp]ts %all submit to !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate a report on-- 7,a7 !  
recomm5dations requir$ by subsection    
7b77#c72 &  7,b7 proposals =            
adm9i/rative & legislative actions t !  
panel det]m9es to be appropriate to c>ry

 out ! recomm5dations4  7#b7 ,ref]5ce ,!
 report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 may be 
ref]r$ to z ! ,global ,p&emic ,report4  
7d7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,( ! 
am\nts au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ =     
,global ,heal? ,programs = ea* ( ! #e   
fiscal ye>s beg9n+ aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !re are au?oriz$ to
 be appropriat$ = ea* su* fiscal ye>    
#gej1jjj to c>ry out ?is section4  #e4  
,report ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date
 on :i* ! report requir$ by section     
#d7;c7 is submitt$ to ! ,secret>y (     
,/ate1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y  
%all submit to ,congress a report on--  
7#a7 ! review & assessm5t requir$ by    
section #d7;a72 &  7#b7 ! report requir$
 by section #d7;c74  #f4 ,presid5tial   
det]m9ation on fund+ ,! ,presid5t %all  
include 9 ! mat]ials submitt$ 9 support 
( ! budget ( ! ,presid5t 7submitt$ to   
,congress pursuant to section #aaje (   
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 = ea* ( 
! #e fiscal ye>s beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act-- 7#a7 a det]m9ation

 ( :e!r-- 7,a7 in/itutional re=ms       
in/itut$ at ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization  
7,,:o7 are suffici5t to ensure          
acc\ntability & to id5tify & address    
global p&emics2 &  7,b7 !re are         
suffici5t int]national protocols 9 place
 to ensure transp>5cy & ! indep5d5ce ( !
 ,,:o 9 detect+ & respond+ to su*       
p&emics2  7#b7 a recomm5dation ( :e!r   
any ,unit$ ,/ates contributions to !    
,,:o or o!r ,unit$ ,nations funds1      
programs1 or o!r entities ) a prim>y    
focus on int]national heal? %\ld be     
)held z a result ( any lack (           
implem5tation ( su* re=ms2 &  7#c7 a    
recomm5dation ( :e!r1 if su* re=ms are n
 implem5t$1 )held funds %\ld be made    
available to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =   
,int]national ,developm5t or            
int]national organizations su* z !      
,global ,fund to ,fight ,,aids1         
,tub]culosis & ,mal>ia & ,,gavi1 !      
,vacc9e ,alliance4  #g4 ,rule (         
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be     
con/ru$ to increase au?orizations (     

appropriations = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate or 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4