,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fihf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4   
,mc,govern 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1    
,mr4 ,mal9[ski1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 
,bilirakis1 & ,mr4 ,rask97 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to enc\rage ! protection & promotion 
( int]nationally recogniz$ human rights 
dur+ ! novel coronavirus p&emic1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,human ,rights
 ,dur+ ,p&emic ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s        
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! 
,unit$ ,/ates l$ ! draft+ ( ! ,univ]sal 
,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights1 :i*       
en%r9es ! commitm5t ( c\ntries ar\nd !  
_w to ! protection & promotion (        
univ]sal human rights & values t are    
indisp5sable = human dignity1 includ+ ! 
rights to life1 lib]ty1 security (      
p]son1 fre$om ( movem5t1 religion1      
spee*1 peaceful assembly1 association1  
fre$om ( expression & ! press1 & fre$om 

f arbitr>y det5tion1 discrim9ation1 or  
invasion ( privacy4  7#b7 ,au?orities 9 
m ?an #hc c\ntries1 includ+ ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 h decl>$ /ates ( em]g5cy &      
re/rict$ ! movem5t ( p due to ! ?reat ( 
! novel coronavirus1 :i* causes         
,,covid-#ai1 & :i* ! ,_w ,heal?         
,organization designat$ a global p&emic 
on ,m>* #aa1 #bjbj4  7#c7 ,dur+ public  
heal? em]g5cies1 x may be necess>y &    
appropriate = gov]nm5ts to take         
extraord9>y action to halt ! spread (   
disease ?r\gh /eps su* z re/rict+ !     
movem5t ( p1 clos+ bus9esses1 & limit+  
access to public spaces4  7#d7 ,/ates   
are legally obligat$ to cont9ue to      
protect ! human rights ( _! citiz5s at  
all times1 subject to ! pr9ciples (     
limitation & d]ogation1 ev5 & especially
 dur+ national em]g5cies4  7#e7 ,9 _m   
c\ntries ) ,,covid-#ai cases1 gov]nm5ts 
h tak5 /eps t violate ! human rights (  
_! citiz5s )\t cle> sci5tific or public 
heal? ju/ifications1 or any end date or 
functional ov]sight4  7#f7 ,9 "s        

c\ntries1 includ+ ,*9a & ,russia1       
gov]nm5ts are us+ exi/+ & em]g+         
surveillance te*nologies1 includ+       
artificial intellig5ce & facial         
recognition s(tw>e1 )\t appropriate     
safegu>ds1 :i* violates ! human rights (
 _! citiz5s1 su* z ! rights to privacy &
 fre$om ( movem5t1 :ile claim+ su*      
actions are necess>y to combat ! novel  
coronavirus4  7#g7 ,9 "s c\ntries1      
includ+ ,az]baijan1 ,el ,salvador1      
,hung>y1 ,kazakh/an1 & ! ,philipp9es1   
gov]nm5ts ) a hi/ory ( repress+ human   
rights are exploit+ ! curr5t crisis to  
consolidate p[]1 sidel9e repres5tative  
legislative bodies1 & sil5ce criticism4 
7#h7 ,9 sev]al c\ntries1 includ+        
,alg]ia1 ,az]baijan1 ,bel>us1 ,cambodia1
 ,*9a1 ,egypt1 ,honduras1 ,hung>y1      
,iran1 ,jordan1 ,russia1 ,s\? ,africa1  
,tajiki/an1 ,?ail&1 ! ,philipp9es1      
,turkey1 ,turkm5i/an1 ,v5ezuela1 &      
,zimbabwe1 gov]nm5ts h re/rict$ !       
ability ( j\rnali/s & o!r individuals to
 di/ribute or publi% in=mation relat$ to

 ! novel coronavirus1 includ+ by impos+ 
crim9al p5alties1 :i* violates !        
univ]sal human rights ( free spee* &    
fre$om ( ! press1 & limits p's access to
 in=mation4  7#i7 ,gov]nm5ts 9 c\ntries 
) a hi/ory ( discrim9ation aga9/ m9ority
 populations1 includ+ ,india & ,ug&a1 h 
us$ ! novel coronavirus p&emic response 
to fur!r discrim9ate aga9/ vuln]able    
populations4  7#aj7 ,actions tak5 by    
=eign gov]nm5ts1 "u ! guise ( !         
coronavirus1 t weak5 democratic         
in/itutions & re/rict int]nationally    
recogniz$ human rights1 contr>y to !    
pr9ciples ( limitation & d]ogation1 pose
 a ?reat to ! heal?1 economic1 &        
national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !  
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$      
,/ates %\ld lead ! int]national         
community 9 its ef=ts to respond to !   
novel coronavirus p&emic2  7#b7 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 9 implem5t+ em]g5cy policies at
 home & ?r\gh its diplomacy & =eign     
assi/ance abroad1 %\ld promote !        

protection ( int]nationally recogniz$   
human rights dur+ & aft] ! coronavirus  
p&emic2  7#c7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z     
,,usaid7 %\ld provide assi/ance &       
implem5t programs1 directly or ?r\gh    
nongov]nm5tal organizations or          
int]national organizations1 t-- 7,a7    
support democratic in/itutions1 civil   
society1 free m$ia1 & o!r int]nationally
 recogniz$ human rights dur+1 & 9 !     
aft]ma? (1 ! novel coronavirus p&emic2 &
  7,b7 ensure att5tion to c\ntries 9 :i*
 ! gov]nm5t's response to ! p&emic      
violat$ human rights & democratic norms2
 &  7#d7 9 implem5t+ em]g5cy policies 9 
response to ! novel coronavirus p&emic--
 7,a7 gov]nm5ts %\ld fully respect &    
comply ) int]nationally recogniz$ human 
rights1 includ+ ! rights to life1       
lib]ty1 & security ( ! p]son1 ! fre$oms 
( movem5t1 religion1 spee*1 peaceful    
assembly1 association1 fre$om (         
expression & ( ! press1 & ! fre$om f    

arbitr>y det5tion1 discrim9ation1 or    
invasion ( privacy2  7,b7 em]g5cy       
re/rictions or p[]s t impact            
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights1  
includ+ ! rights to fre$om ( assembly1  
association1 & movem5t %\ld be-- 7i7    
n>r[ly tailor$1 proportionate1 &        
necess>y to ! gov]nm5t's legitimate goal
 ( end+ ! p&emic2  7ii7 limit$ 9        
duration2  7iii7 cle>ly communicat$ to !
 population2  7iv7 subject to indep5d5t 
gov]nm5t ov]sight2 &  7v7 implem5t$ 9 a 
nondiscrim9atory & fully transp>5t      
mann]2  7,c7 gov]nm5ts-- 7i7 %\ld n     
place any limits or o!r re/rictions on1 
or crim9alize1 ! free fl[ ( in=mation2 &
  7ii7 %\ld make all ef=ts to provide & 
ma9ta9 op5 access to ! int]net & o!r    
communications plat=ms2  7,d7 em]g5cy   
measures %\ld n discrim9ate aga9/ any   
segm5t ( ! population1 includ+          
m9orities1 vuln]able individuals1 &     
m>g9aliz$ gr\ps2  7,e7 monitor+ sy/ems  
put 9 place to track & r$uce ! impact ( 
! novel coronavirus %\ld1 at a m9imum-- 

7i7 abide by privacy be/ practices      
involv+ data anonymization &            
aggregation2  7ii7 be adm9i/]$ 9 an op5 
& transp>5t mann]2  7iii7 be            
sci5tifically ju/ifi$ & necess>y to     
limit ! spread ( disease2  7iv7 be      
employ$ = a limit$ duration ( "t 9      
correspond5ce ) ! sy/em's public heal?  
objective2  7v7 be subject to indep5d5t 
ov]sight2  7vi7 incorporate reasonable  
data security measures2 &  7vii7 be     
firewall$ f o!r comm]cial & gov]nm5tal  
uses1 su* z law en=cem5t & ! en=cem5t ( 
immigration policies2 &  7,f7 gov]nm5ts 
%\ld take e feasible measure to protect 
! adm9i/ration ( free & fair elections4 
#d4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! policy ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to enc\rage !     
protection & promotion ( int]nationally 
recogniz$ human rights at home & abroad 
at all times & especially dur+ ! novel  
coronavirus p&emic2  7#b7 to support    
fre$om ( expression & fre$om ( ! press 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & else:]e1 :i* fre$oms 
are critical to ensur+ public           

dissem9ation (1 & access to1 accurate   
in=mation ab\t ! novel coronavirus      
p&emic1 includ+ in=mation au?orities ne$
 to enact sci5ce-bas$ policies t limit !
 spread & impact ( ! virus1 :ile        
protect+ human rights2  7#c7 to support 
multilat]al ef=ts to address ! novel    
coronavirus p&emic2 &  7#d7 to oppose ! 
use ( ! novel coronavirus p&emic z a    
ju/ification = ! enactm5t ( laws &      
policies t use /ates ( em]g5cy to       
violate or o!rwise re/rict ! human      
rights ( citiz5s1 inconsi/5t ) !        
pr9ciples ( limitation & d]ogation1 &   
)\t cle> sci5tific or public heal?      
ju/ifications1 includ+ ! co]cive1       
arbitr>y1 disproportionate1 or unlawful 
use ( surveillance te*nology4  #e4      
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 !   
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,committee on ,=eign    

,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7,d7 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7         
,int]nationally recogniz$ human rights  
,! t]m int]nationally recogniz$ human   
rights means-- 7,a7 ! human rights      
en%r9$ 9 ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation (      
,human ,rights1 includ+ ! rights to     
life1 lib]ty1 security ( p]son1 ! fre$om
 ( movem5t1 religion1 spee*1 peaceful   
assembly1 association1 fre$om (         
expression & ! press1 ! fre$om f        
arbitr>y det5tion1 discrim9ation1 or    
invasion ( privacy2 &  7,b7 all o!r     
rights indisp5sable = human dignity4    
#f4 ,fund+ = programs & c\ntries  7a7   
,program priorities ,am\nts appropriat$ 
pursuant to section #i may be made      
available = fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh     
#bjbe1 to c>ry out ! ,=eign ,assi/ance  
,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et    
seq471 includ+ programs to support      
democratic in/itutions1 fre$om ( !      
press1 civil society1 & human rights    
def5d]s 9 c\ntries :]e gov]nm5t measures

 tak5 9 response to ! novel coronavirus 
p&emic1 includ+ em]g5cy measures1       
violat$ or s]i\sly und]m9$              
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights   
accord+ to ! pr9ciples set =? 9 section 
#c7d74 ,programs c>ri$ out "u ?is       
subsection %all be design$-- 7#a7 to    
/r5g!n & support all int]nationally     
recogniz$ human rights1 fre$om ( !      
press1 human rights def5d]s1 & civil    
society2 &  7#b7 to re/ore & /r5g!n     
democratic in/itutions4  7b7 ,/rategy   
7#a7 ,initial /rategy ,n lat] ?an #cj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & !           
,adm9i/rator ( ,,usaid %all jo9tly      
submit an initial /rategy = c>ry+ out ! 
programs ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 to !
 appropriate congressional committees4  
7#b7 ,/rategic plan ,n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,adm9i/rator (    
,,usaid %all submit a #e-ye> /rategic   
plan to ! appropriate congressional     
committees t lays out ! /eps ! ,dep>tm5t

 ( ,/ate & ,,usaid w take1 ?r\gh        
diplomacy & =eign assi/ance1 to address 
! p]si/5t issues relat$ to              
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights 9 
! aft]ma? ( ! novel coronavirus         
response1 includ+ id5tify+ ! res\rces   
necess>y to implem5t su* /rategic plan4 
7c7 ,condition+ ( security sector       
assi/ance ,section #ejb;,b7a77#d7 ( !   
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ or at ! end2 
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 has      
engag$ 9 ! sy/ematic violation (        
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights   
?r\gh ! use ( em]g5cy laws1 policies1 or
 adm9i/rative proc$ures4  4  #g4        
,report+ requirem5ts  7a7 ,initial      
report ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (  
,/ate %all publi% on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate
 website1 & submit to ! appropriate     
congressional committees1 a report t    

describes-- 7#a7 = ea* c\ntry & t]ritory
 includ$ 9 ! annual ,c\ntry ,reports on 
,human ,rights ,practices1 :e!r & h[ ea*
 c\ntry or t]ritory has adh]$ to !      
pr9ciples set =? 9 section #c7d7 9      
respond+ to ! novel coronavirus p&emic2 
7#b7 ) reg>d to ea* c\ntry 9 :i* !      
response to ! novel coronavirus p&emic  
violat$ or s]i\sly und]m9$              
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights 9 
a mann] inconsi/5t ) ! pr9ciples (      
limitation & d]ogation1 a description   
(-- 7,a7 ! actions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,gov]nm5t to address su* re/rictions    
?r\gh diplomacy & ! use ( =eign         
assi/ance2 &  7,b7 any ef=ts made by ea*
 c\ntry to respond to & resolve su*     
human rights conc]ns2  7#c7 ) reg>d to  
ea* c\ntry 9 :i* ! response to !        
coronavirus p&emic violat$ or s]i\sly   
und]m9$ int]nationally recogniz$ human  
rights1 a description ( ! impact (      
noncompliant policies on-- 7,a7 !       
population's access to heal? c>e        
s]vices2  7,b7 ! population's access to 

s]vices = survivors ( viol5ce & abuse2  
7,c7 wom5 & e?nic1 religi\s1 sexual1 &  
o!r m9ority1 vuln]able1 or m>g9aliz$    
populations2 &  7,d7 ! gov]nm5t's ef=ts 
& ability to control ! p&emic2  7#d7    
:e!r any =eign p]son or p]sons )9 a     
c\ntry h be5 det]m9$ to h committ$ gross
 violations ( int]nationally recogniz$  
human rights dur+ ! novel coronavirus   
p&emic response1 includ+ any sanctions  
impos$ on su* p]sons 9 accordance )     
,unit$ ,/ates law2  7#e7 actions tak5 by
 ! ,global ,engagem5t ,c5t] e/abli%$ "u 
section #abhg ( ! ,national ,def5se     
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjag 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note7 to c\nt]     
dis9=mation relat$ to ! novel           
coronavirus p&emic2 &  7#f7 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t's ef=ts ar\nd ! _w--   
7,a7 to c\nt] dis9=mation relat$ to !   
novel coronavirus p&emic2 &  7,b7 to    
dissem9ate accurate in=mation ab\t !    
p&emic4  7b7 ,mon?ly reports ,n lat] ?an
 #cj days aft] ! publication ( ! report 
requir$ "u subsection 7a71 & mon?ly     

!reaft] until ! date t is #fj days aft] 
! date on :i* ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization
 decl>es t ! novel coronavirus p&emic   
has end$1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national          
,developm5t %all provide1 to !          
appropriate congressional committees--  
7#a7 a brief+ conta9+ updates on any new
 developm5ts relat$ to issues cov]$ 9 ! 
report publi%$ "u subsection 7a72 &     
7#b7 a li/ ( ! c\ntries t h remov$      
coronavirus-relat$ em]g5cy re/rictions  
impact+ int]nationally recogniz$ human  
rights1 includ+ details reg>d+ !        
re/rictions t 7 remov$4  7c7 ,f9al      
report ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date 
on :i* ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization       
decl>es t ! novel coronavirus p&emic has
 end$1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit a
 report to ! appropriate congressional  
committees t-- 7#a7 li/s ! c\ntries ^:  
em]g5cy measures or o!r legal actions   
limit+ int]nationally recogniz$ human   
rights 9 a mann] inconsi/5t ) !         
pr9ciples ( limitation & d]ogation      

ext5d$ beyond ! end ( ! p&emic2  7#b7   
describes su* c\ntries' em]g5cy         
measures1 includ+-- 7,a7 h[ su*         
proc$ures violate or s]i\sly und]m9e    
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights2 &
  7,b7 an analysis ( ! impact ( su*     
measures on-- 7i7 ! gov]nm5t's ef=ts &  
ability to control ! p&emic )9 ! c\ntry2
  7ii7 ! population's access to heal?   
c>e s]vices2  7iii7 ! population's      
access to s]vices = survivors ( viol5ce 
& abuse2 &  7iv7 wom5 & e?nic1 religi\s1
 sexual1 & o!r m9ority1 vuln]able1 or   
m>g9aliz$ populations2  7#c7 describes--
 7,a7 any surveillance measures         
implem5t$ or utiliz$ by ! gov]nm5ts (   
su* c\ntries z "p ( ! novel coronavirus 
p&emic response2  7,b7 ! ext5t to :i*   
su* measures h be51 or h n be51 roll$   
back2 &  7,c7 :e!r & h[ su* measures    
impact int]nationally recogniz$ human   
rights2 &  7#d7 indicates :e!r any =eign
 p]son or p]sons )9 a c\ntry h be5      
det]m9$ to h committ$ gross violations (
 int]nationally recogniz$ human rights  

dur+ ! novel coronavirus p&emic         
response1 includ+ a description ( any   
result+ sanctions impos$ on su* p]sons  
"u ,unit$ ,/ates law4  #h4 ,c\ntry      
reports on human rights practices  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #aaf7;f77#a7 ( !      
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #baean7f77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 by r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,c7 z       
subp>agraph 7,d72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,b7 ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,a    
description (-- 7i7 any misuse by !     
gov]nm5t ( su* c\ntry ( any em]g5cy     
p[]s2  7ii7 any failure by ! gov]nm5t ( 
su* c\ntry-- 7,i7 to /ate ! specific    
duration ( ! p[]s ref]r$ to 9 clause    
7i72  7,,ii7 to cle>ly articulate !     
purposes ( su* p[]s2 or  7,,iii7 to     
notify ! ,unit$ ,nations reg>d+ ! use ( 
su* p[]s1 z requir$ by applicable       
treaty2  7iii7 any failure by ! gov]nm5t
 ( su* c\ntry-- 7,i7 to abide by ! /at$ 
purposes ( ! p[]s ref]r$ to 9 clause    
7i72 or  7,,ii7 to cease ! use ( su*    
p[]s aft] any specifi$ t]m expires2     

7iv7 any violations by ! gov]nm5t ( su* 
c\ntry ( non-d]ogable rights2  7v7 any  
discrim9atory implem5tation by su*      
gov]nm5t ( ! p[]s ref]r$ to 9 clause    
7i72  7vi7 ! impact ( su* p[]s on !     
access ( ! p ( su* c\ntry to heal? c>e  
s]vices2 &  7vii7 any developm5t &      
prolif]ation ( surveillance te*nologies 
9 su* c\ntry1 includ+ new or em]g+      
te*nologies us$ by ! gov]nm5t ( su*     
c\ntry 9 ! surveillance ( civilian      
populations 9 ways t are inconsi/5t ) ! 
/&>ds describ$ 9 section #c7d77;,e77i7  
?r\gh 7vii7 ( ! ,protect+ ,human ,rights
 ,dur+ ,p&emic ,act4  4  7b7 ,human     
rights report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section   
#ejb;,b7b7 ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( 
#aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd7;b77 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ ,ea* report "u ?is section   
%all include ! in=mation describ$ 9     
section #aaf7;f77#a77;,c74 aft] !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate44  7#b7 ,brief+ ,!    
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,/ate =           
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 & ,labor    
%all be available to brief ! ,committee 

on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives reg>d+ ! annual       
,c\ntry ,reports on ,human ,rights      
,practices dur+ ! #ij-;day p]iod beg9n+ 
on ! date on :i* ! reports are releas$4 
#i4 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums 
z may be necess>y to c>ry out-- 7#a7 !  
/rategy describ$ 9 section #f7;b77#a72  
7#b7 ! #e-ye> /rategic plan describ$ 9  
section #f7;b77#b72 &  7#c7 ! report+   
requirem5ts set =? 9 section #g4