,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ceib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #d1       
#bjbj,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself1 ,ms4
 ,mc,sally1 and ,mr4 ,daines7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and 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 ,in general       
,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 following3  7g7 7#a7 ,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 alleged1 whether       
intentionally or unintentionally1 to    
have discharged a biological agent1 as  
defined in section #agh of title #ah1   
and such discharge results in the bodily
 injury1 death1 or damage to property of
 a national of the ,united ,states4     
7#b7 ,notwithstanding section #bccg7b7  
of title #ah1 a national of the ,united 
,states may bring a claim for money     
damages against a foreign state in      
accordance with section #bccc of title  
#ah if the foreign state would not be   
immune under this subsection4  4  7b7   
,applicability ,the amendment made by   
subsection 7a7 shall apply to the       
discharge of a biological agent that    
occurred before1 on1 or after the date  
of enactment of this ,act4