,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #b1 #bjbj,ms4   
,k5dra ,s4 ,horn ( ,oklahoma 7= h]self1 
,mrs4 ,murphy ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,rose (  
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,o',hall]an1 ,mr4      
,case1 ,mr4 ,mc,adams1 ,mr4 ,correa1    
,mr4 ,gold51 ,mr4 ,br9disi1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 
& ,mr4 ,cunn+ham7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,p]man5t ,select
 ,committee on ,intellig5ce  ,a ,,bill  
,to direct ! ,director ( ,national      
,intellig5ce to submit to ,congress a   
report on ef=ts by ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a to exploit ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic to 
advance ! national security & =eign     
policy int]e/s ( ,*9a4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ,*9a 
f ,exploit+ ,,covid-#ai ,act4  #b4      
,report on ef=ts by ,*9a to exploit     
,,covid-#ai p&emic to advance national  
security & =eign policy int]e/s ( ,*9a  
7a7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 9   

coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 !    
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 & ! ,secret>y (    
,homel& ,security1 %all submit to !     
appropriate congressional committees1 & 
make publicly available on ! int]net    
website ( ! ,director1 a report on ef=ts
 by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to exploit !
 ,,covid-#ai p&emic to advance !        
national security & =eign policy int]e/s
 ( ,*9a 9 ways t und]m9e ! int]e/s ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 allies & p>tn]s ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! rules-bas$           
int]national ord]4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,!     
report "u subsection 7a7 %all include ! 
foll[+3 7#a7 ,an assessm5t (-- 7,a7 !   
tactics & te*niques us$ by ,*9a to      
ob/ruct or retaliate aga9/ c\ntries1 su*
 z ,au/ralia1 t h s\ght a full & fair   
inquiry into ! role ( ,*9a 9 ! em]g5ce &
 spread ( ,,covid-#ai2 &  7,b7 !        
motivations ( ,*9a = und]tak+ su*       
ob/ruction or retaliation4  7#b7 ,a     
description ( activities und]tak5 by    
,*9a1 includ+ ) respect to cyb]-!ft1    
int5d$ to licitly or illicitly acquire  

in=mation & intellectual prop]ty 9 !    
possession ( non-,*9ese gov]nm5ts &     
bus9esses relat+ to ,,covid-#ai te/+1   
treatm5t1 & vacc9es4  7#c7 ,an assessm5t
 ( :e!r ! activities describ$ "u        
p>agraph 7#b7 violate ! commitm5t ( ,*9a
 "u ! cyb]security agreem5t ent]$ into  
by ,*9a & ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 #bjae to    
refra9 f conduct+ or support+           
cyb]-enabl$ economic espionage4  7#d7   
,an assessm5t ( ! mann] by :i* ,*9a     
seeks to advance ! =eign policy int]e/s 
( ,*9a by provid+ economic aid or m$ical
 equipm5t to c\ntries adv]sely affect$  
by ,,covid-#ai & a discussion ( ! degree
 to :i* su* aid r5d]s recipi5t c\ntries 
m likely to adopt positions favorable to
 ! int]e/s ( ,*9a or detrim5tal to !    
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,an    
assessm5t (-- 7,a7 ! effects ( ! pl$g$  
economic support by ,*9a to int]national
 organizations1 su* z ! ,_w ,heal?      
,organization2 &  7,b7 :e!r1 & 9 :at    
mann]1 ,*9a uses su* support to induce  
su* organizations to take actions       

favorable to ! int]e/s ( ,*9a or        
detrim5tal to ! int]e/s ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7#f7 ,an id5tification ( !     
diff]5t ways 9 :i* ,*9a is us+1 or may  
be plann+ to use1 ! global disruption & 
di/raction associat$ ) ! ,,covid-#ai    
p&emic z an opportunity to m            
aggressively pursue long/&+ dome/ic &   
=eign policy objectives1 includ+ !      
objectives ( ,*9a ) respect to ,hong    
,kong1 ,taiwan1 ,x9jiang1 & t]ritorial  
disputes4  7#g7 ,an assessm5t (-- 7,a7 !
 means & me?ods by :i* ,*9a dissem9ates 
mis9=mation1 :e!r ov]tly or cov]tly1    
ab\t ,,covid-#ai1 includ+ on ,unit$     
,/ates-bas$ social m$ia plat=ms or ?r\gh
 o!r ,engli% language-bas$ m$ia2 &  7,b7
 ! motivations ( ,*9a = dissem9at+ su*  
mis9=mation & a description ( h[ !      
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 are collaborat+ to track1 analyze1 &   
respond to su* dissem9ation4  7#h7 ,an  
ov]>*+ assessm5t (-- 7,a7 h[ !          
activities ( ,*9a describ$ 9 ?is        
subsection collectively fur!r ! national

 int]e/s ( ,*9a2 &  7,b7 ! ext5t to :i* 
su* activities con/itute a cont9uation (
 ! long/&+ practices ( ,*9a or are an   
evolution ( ! =eign policy behavior (   
,*9a4  7c7 ,=m ,! report "u subsection  
7a7 %all be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m   
)\t any designation relat+ to           
dissem9ation control1 b ! report        
submitt$ to ! appropriate congressional 
committees may include a classifi$      
annex4  7d7 ,appropriate congressional  
committees def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m  
appropriate congressional committees    
means ! foll[+3 7#a7 ! ,committee on    
,appropriations1 ! ,committee on ,arm$  
,s]vices1 ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security1 & ! ,p]man5t ,select         
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives2 &  7#f7 ! ,committee on
 ,appropriations1 ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices1 ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations1 ! ,committee on ,homel&     
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs1 & !   
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce ( !  

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