,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ceib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #d1 #bjbj,mrs4    
,blackburn 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 & 
,mr4 ,da9es7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d ! ,=eign ,sov]eign ,immunities 
,act to e/abli% an exception to         
jurisdictional immunity = a =eign /ate t
 dis*>ges a biological weapon1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/op ,*9a-,orig9at$ ,viral 
,infecti\s ,diseases ,act ( #bjbj or !  
,/op ,,covid ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4         
,exception to jurisdictional immunity ( 
a =eign /ate  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section     
#afje ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+           
subsections 7g7 & 7h7 z subsections 7h7 
& 7i71 respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+  
aft] subsection 7f7 ! foll[+3  7g7 7#a7 
,a =eign /ate %all n be immune f !      
jurisdiction ( ! c\rts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 9 any case :]e su* =eign /ate is       

alleg$1 :e!r int5tionally or            
un9t5tionally1 to h dis*>g$ a biological
 ag5t1 z def9$ 9 section #agh ( title   
#ah1 & su* dis*>ge results 9 ! bodily   
injury1 dea?1 or damage to prop]ty ( a  
national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7       
,not)/&+ section #bccg7b7 ( title #ah1 a
 national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may br+ a   
claim = money damages aga9/ a =eign /ate
 9 accordance ) section #bccc ( title   
#ah if ! =eign /ate w\ld n be immune "u 
?is subsection4  4  7b7 ,applicability  
,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all  
apply to ! dis*>ge ( a biological ag5t t
 occurr$ be=e1 on1 or aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4