,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aa1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to investigate  
the role of the ,chinese ,communist     
,party in the novel coronavirus global  
pandemic and to secure damages on behalf
 of victims in the ,united ,states and  
abroad4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,justice for ,victims  
of ,coronavirus ,around the ,world ,act4
  #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the    
sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 beginning
 in ,december #bjai1 if not earlier1 the
 ,government of the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china concealed the emergence and   
spread of the novel coronavirus         
7referred to in this ,act as            
,,covid-#ai7 by1 among other things--   
7,a7 silencing medical professionals1   
journalists1 and academic researchers2  
7,b7 halting research and destroying or 

otherwise denying access by ,chinese and
 international public health authorities
 to ,,covid-#ai viral samples and       
relevant medical information and        
research2  7,c7 obstructing access by   
international public health authorities 
to parts of the ,,covid-#ai outbreak    
epicenter2  7,d7 releasing partial or   
incorrect data about the number of      
,,covid-#ai cases and deaths in the     
,people's ,republic of ,china and       
,,covid-#ai modes of transmission2  7,e7
 using the ,world ,health ,organization 
to amplify its false messaging2 and     
7,f7 waging a global propaganda         
offensive to deflect attention away from
 its mishandling of the ,,covid-#ai     
outbreak and create unfounded accounts  
of the origins of the virus2  7#b7 since
 ,december #bjai1 ,,covid-#ai has       
transformed from a local disease        
outbreak in ,wuhan1 ,china1 into a      
global pandemic1 as declared by the     
,world ,health ,organization on ,march  
#aa1 #bjbj1 that is infecting millions1 

killing hundreds of thousands1 and      
imposing severe economic hardship on    
billions of people worldwide2  7#c7     
initial actions or omissions by the     
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china to conceal the emergence and  
spread of ,,covid-#ai facilitated the   
transformation of ,,covid-#ai from a    
local disease outbreak into a global    
pandemic by obstructing the timely and  
effective containment of the virus      
within the ,chinese mainland and        
limiting the availability of information
 that other nations needed to prevent or
 control the spread of the virus into   
their territories2  7#d7 the failure by 
the ,government of the ,people's        
,republic of ,china to fully disclose   
information on the ,,covid-#ai outbreak 
in a timely manner to the ,world ,health
 ,organization and other nations appears
 to constitute a violation of the       
,international ,health ,regulations     
7#bjje71 a legally binding agreement    
among #aif countries1 including the     

,people's ,republic of ,china2  7#e7 the
 ,government of the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china should be held accountable for
 the harm inflicted upon the lives and  
livelihoods of the people of the ,united
 ,states and other nations due to its   
efforts to conceal the emergence and    
spread of ,,covid-#ai2  7#f7 the ,united
 ,states ,government should therefore   
establish and lead an international     
commission to determine fully how       
actions or omissions by the ,government 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to 
conceal the emergence and spread of     
,,covid-#ai contributed to the          
transformation of ,,covid-#ai from a    
local disease outbreak into a global    
pandemic2 and  7#g7 if the international
 investigation establishes that actions 
or omissions by the ,government of the  
,people's ,republic of ,china to conceal
 the emergence and spread of ,,covid-#ai
 caused or substantially aggravated the 
transformation of ,,covid-#ai from a    
local disease outbreak into a global    

pandemic1 or if the ,government of the  
,people's ,republic of ,china refuses to
 cooperate fully with the international 
investigation1 then the ,united ,states 
,government should lead international   
efforts-- 7,a7 to quantify the harm     
caused or substantially aggravated by   
actions or omissions by the ,government 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to 
conceal the emergence and spread of     
,,covid-#ai to the health and economic  
well-being of the people of the ,united 
,states and other nations2 and  7,b7 to 
secure damages from the ,government of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china1      
especially by identifying ways to compel
 the ,government of the ,people's       
,republic of ,china to pay damages4  #c4
 ,justice for ,victims of ,coronavirus  
,task ,force  7a7 ,establishment ,the   
,president shall establish the ,justice 
for ,victims of ,coronavirus ,task      
,force 7referred to in this ,act as the 
,task ,force7 to investigate and secure 
damages from the ,government of the     

,people's ,republic of ,china4  7b7     
,leadership ,the ,president shall       
appoint the ,assistant to the ,president
 for ,national ,security ,affairs1 or a 
designee serving at the level of ,deputy
 ,assistant to the ,president or higher1
 to oversee and coordinate activities by
 ,task ,force members4  7c7 ,membership 
,the ,task ,force shall consist of the  
heads of the following ,federal         
agencies1 who may act through their     
respective designees at or above the    
level of ,under ,secretary or equivalent
 rank3 7#a7 ,the ,department of ,state4 
7#b7 ,the ,department of ,health and    
,human ,services4  7#c7 ,the ,department
 of ,justice4  7#d7 ,the ,department of 
,commerce4  7#e7 ,the ,department of the
 ,treasury4  7#f7 ,the ,department of   
,agriculture4  7#g7 ,the ,office of the 
,united ,states ,trade ,representative4 
7#h7 ,the ,office of ,science and       
,technology ,policy4  7#i7 ,the ,office 
of the ,director of ,national           
,intelligence4  7#aj7 ,any other        

,federal agency that the ,assistant to  
the ,president for ,national ,security  
,affairs1 or his or her designee1       
determines to be appropriate4  7d7      
,responsibilities ,task ,force members  
shall ensure relevant offices in their  
respective ,federal agencies take all   
appropriate measures to support-- 7#a7  
the ,delegation established under       
section #d7;a72  7#b7 the ,working      
,group to ,quantify ,harm established   
under section #e7;a72 and  7#c7 the     
,working ,group to ,secure ,damages     
established under section #f7;a74  7e7  
,meetings ,task ,force members shall    
meet at least quarterly-- 7#a7 to update
 the ,assistant to the ,president for   
,national ,security ,affairs1 or his or 
her designee1 on contributions by their 
respective ,federal agencies to the     
activities of the organizations listed  
under paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 of   
subsection 7d72  7#b7 to notify the     
,assistant to the ,president for        
,national ,security ,affairs1 or his or 

her designee1 of any disputes requiring 
resolution to ensure the ability of the 
organizations listed under paragraphs   
7#a7 through 7#c7 of subsection 7d7 to  
perform the duties assigned to them     
under this ,act2 and  7#c7 to provide   
the ,assistant to the ,president for    
,national ,security ,affairs1 or his or 
her designee1 and other ,task ,force    
members with recommendations to         
strengthen coordination between or      
otherwise improve the effectiveness of  
the organizations listed under          
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 of         
subsection 7d74  7f7 ,termination ,the  
,assistant to the ,president for        
,national ,security ,affairs1 or his or 
her designee1 shall terminate and       
disband the ,task ,force following the  
termination and disbandment of-- 7#a7   
the ,delegation established under       
section #d7;a72  7#b7 the ,working      
,group to ,quantify ,harm established   
under section #e7;a72 and  7#c7 the     
,working ,group to ,secure ,damages     

established under section #f7;a74  #d4  
,united ,states ,delegation to the      
,international ,commission to           
,investigate the ,role of the           
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china in the ,,covid-#ai ,global    
,pandemic  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #cj days after the establishment of
 the ,task ,force1 the ,secretary of    
,state shall form the ,united ,states   
,delegation to the ,international       
,commission to ,investigate the ,role of
 the ,government of the ,people's       
,republic of ,china in the ,,covid-#ai  
,global ,pandemic 7referred to in this  
,act as the ,delegation74  7b7          
,leadership ,the ,secretary of ,state1  
acting through the ,united ,states      
,special ,representative for ,global    
,health ,diplomacy1 shall direct and    
coordinate the activities of the        
,delegation4  7c7 ,membership ,the      
,delegation shall include               
representatives1 at the level of ,deputy
 ,assistant ,secretary or equivalent    

rank1 from the following ,task ,force   
member agencies3 7#a7 ,the ,department  
of ,state4  7#b7 ,the ,department of    
,health and ,human ,services4  7#c7 ,the
 ,department of ,justice4  7#d7 ,the    
,department of ,agriculture4  7#e7 ,the 
,office of ,science and ,technology     
,policy4  7#f7 ,any other ,task ,force  
member agency that the ,assistant to the
 ,president for ,national ,security     
,affairs1 or his or her designee1       
determines to be appropriate4  7d7      
,duties  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ij days after the formation of the
 ,delegation1 the ,delegation shall     
undertake to establish and lead the     
,international ,commission to           
,investigate the ,role of the           
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china in the ,,covid-#ai ,global    
,pandemic 7referred to in this ,act as  
the ,international ,commission7 in      
accordance with this subsection4  7#b7  
,membership ,the ,delegation shall      
establish the ,international ,commission

 in cooperation with-- 7,a7 allies and  
partners of the ,united ,states2 and    
7,b7 other similar nations1 if their    
membership in the ,international        
,commission would not adversely affect  
the ability of the ,international       
,commission to fulfill the purpose      
described in paragraph 7#c74  7#c7      
,purpose ,the ,international ,commission
 shall allow the ,united ,states        
,government and other members of the    
,international ,commission 7referred to 
in this ,act as ,international          
,commission ,members7 to work together  
to gather1 share1 and analyze data in   
order-- 7,a7 to understand how          
,,covid-#ai grew from a local disease   
outbreak into a global pandemic2 and    
7,b7 to prevent similar tragedies in the
 future4  7#d7 ,functions ,the          
,international ,commission shall enable 
the ,united ,states ,government and     
other ,international ,commission        
,members-- 7,a7 to share and coordinate 
the collection of information related to

 the emergence and spread of            
,,covid-#ai2  7,b7 to leverage unique   
expertise or other capabilities resident
 in individual ,international           
,commission ,members to advance the     
understanding of all ,international     
,commission ,members of the emergence   
and spread of ,,covid-#ai2  7,c7 to     
apply multilateral pressure to the      
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china or other parties1 as          
necessary1 in order to encourage their  
cooperation with the international      
investigation2 and  7,d7 to develop ways
 to generate actionable findings        
irrespective of the cooperation of the  
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china4  7#e7 ,administration ,the   
,delegation1 in negotiation with other  
,international ,commission ,members1    
shall determine-- 7,a7 the              
organizational structure of the         
,international ,commission2  7,b7 the   
rules and procedures governing          
activities by the ,international        

,commission2  7,c7 whether the          
,international ,commission will issue   
reports on findings and recommendations 
or defer to ,international ,commission  
,members to issue their own reports on  
findings and recommendations2 and  7,d7 
other items related to the              
administration of the ,international    
,commission1 as the ,delegation         
determines to be appropriate4  7e7      
,triannual report  7#a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #ahj days after the         
formation of the ,delegation1 and every 
#d months thereafter until the          
,delegation is disbanded1 the           
,delegation shall submit a report to the
 appropriate congressional committees   
and to the public that describes the    
activities undertaken and the           
information produced by the             
,international ,commission4  7#b7       
,matters to be included ,each report    
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include--    
7,a7 procedural updates regarding-- 7i7 
changes in ,international ,commission   

membership2  7ii7 changes related to the
 administration of the ,international   
,commission2  7iii7 investigative or    
other official actions taken by the     
,international ,commission2 and  7iv7   
responses by the ,government of the     
,people's ,republic of ,china to actions
 taken by the ,international            
,commission2 and  7,b7 the latest       
information available relating to-- 7i7 
the emergence and spread of ,,covid-#ai 
in the ,people's ,republic of ,china1   
including-- 7,i7 the source of          
,,covid-#ai2  7,,ii7 the date and       
circumstances of initial transmission of
 ,,covid-#ai to a human2  7,,iii7 the   
number of ,,covid-#ai cases1 by date and
 location1 before ,january #bc1 #bjbj   
7the date on which the ,government of   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china began 
implementing quarantine measures in     
,wuhan1 ,china1 and other locations72   
7,,iv7 the number of deaths as a result 
of ,,covid-#ai infection1 by date and   
location1 before ,january #bc1 #bjbj2   

and  7,v7 evidence of human-to-human    
transmission of ,,covid-#ai before      
,january #bj1 #bjbj 7the date on which  
the ,government of the ,people's        
,republic of ,china first publicly      
acknowledged that ,,covid-#ai was       
capable of human-to-human transmission72
  7ii7 knowledge by the ,government of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china of the
 information referenced under clause    
7i71 including details about when the   
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china first became aware of said    
information2  7iii7 methods used by the 
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china to conceal information listed 
under clause 7i71 including-- 7,i7      
silencing medical professionals1        
journalists1 and academic researchers2  
7,,ii7 halting1 destroying1 or otherwise
 denying access by ,chinese and         
international public health authorities 
to ,,covid-#ai viral samples and        
relevant medical information and        
research2  7,,iii7 obstructing access by

 international public health experts to 
parts of the ,,covid-#ai outbreak       
epicenter2 and  7,,iv7 releasing partial
 or incorrect data about the number of  
,,covid-#ai cases and deaths in the     
,people's ,republic of ,china and       
,,covid-#ai modes of transmission2  7iv7
 methods used by the ,government of the 
,people's ,republic of ,china to gain   
influence in the ,world ,health         
,organization and use that influence to 
persuade1 compel1 or otherwise cause    
leaders of the ,world ,health           
,organization-- 7,i7 to spread false1   
incomplete1 or misleading information   
provided by the ,government of the      
,people's ,republic of ,china2 and      
7,,ii7 to praise the ,government of the 
,people's ,republic of ,china for its   
handling of the ,,covid-#ai outbreak1   
despite ample reporting to show that the
 ,government of the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china was suppressing or distorting 
information about the ,,covid-#ai       
outbreak by ,december #bjai1 if not     

earlier1 in order to protect its own    
political fortunes2  7v7 the impact of  
actions or omissions by the ,government 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to 
conceal the emergence and spread of     
,,covid-#ai on the transformation of    
,,covid-#ai from a local disease        
outbreak into a global pandemic2  7vi7  
actions the ,government of the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china could have taken-- 
7,i7 to control the outbreak of         
,,covid-#ai2  7,,ii7 to prevent the     
spread of ,,covid-#ai outside of ,wuhan1
 ,china1 and into other parts of the    
,people's ,republic of ,china2 and      
7,,iii7 to prevent the spread of        
,,covid-#ai outside the ,people's       
,republic of ,china2  7vii7 actions or  
omissions by the ,government of the     
,people's ,republic of ,china that      
contravened the legal obligations set   
forth in the ,international ,health     
,regulations2 and  7viii7 any other     
information that the ,delegation        
determines to be appropriate4  7#c7     

,form ,each report under paragraph      
7#a7-- 7,a7 shall be submitted to the   
appropriate congressional committees in 
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex2 and  7,b7 shall be    
posted on a publicly available website  
of the ,department of ,state1 with the  
exception of any classified annex4  7#d7
 ,appropriate congressional committees  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
of the ,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on 
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate2  7,c7 the     
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate2  7,d7 the ,committee on        
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2     
7,e7 the ,select ,committee on          
,intelligence of the ,senate2  7,f7 the 
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives2  7,g7 the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor of  
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,h7   

the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives2  7,i7 the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives2  7,j7 the   
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives2 and  7,k7 any         
congressional committee not listed in   
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,j7 that    
provides oversight for any of the       
,federal agencies assigned to the       
,delegation by the ,assistant to the    
,president for ,national ,security      
,affairs1 or his or her designee1       
pursuant to subsection 7c77#f74  7f7    
,termination ,the ,assistant to the     
,president for ,national ,security      
,affairs1 or his or her designee1 shall 
terminate and disband the ,delegation at
 such time as the ,united ,states       
,special ,representative for ,global    
,health ,diplomacy1 with the concurrence
 of the ,secretary of ,state1 certifies 
that-- 7#a7 the ,international          
,commission has fulfilled its purpose by

 rendering a full and impartial account 
of the facts associated with actions or 
omissions by the ,government of the     
,people's ,republic of ,china to conceal
 the emergence and spread of ,,covid-#ai
 and the impact thereof on the          
transformation of ,,covid-#ai from a    
local disease outbreak to a global      
pandemic2 or  7#b7 the ,international   
,commission is unable to fulfill its    
purpose due to obstruction by the       
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china4  #e4 ,interagency ,working   
,group to ,quantify ,harm ,caused by the
 ,government of the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,assistant to the ,president for        
,national ,security ,affairs1 or his or 
her designee1 shall establish the       
,interagency ,working ,group to         
,quantify ,harm ,caused by the          
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china 7referred to in this ,act as  
,working ,group to ,quantify ,harm7 not 
later than #cj days after either of the 

following conditions is met3 7#a7 ,the  
international investigation establishes 
that actions or omissions by the        
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china to conceal the emergence and  
spread of ,,covid-#ai caused or         
substantially aggravated the            
transformation of ,,covid-#ai from a    
local disease outbreak into a global    
pandemic4  7#b7 ,the ,united ,states    
,special ,representative for ,global    
,health ,diplomacy1 with the concurrence
 of the ,secretary of ,state1 certifies 
that the ,international ,commission is  
unable to fulfill its purpose4  7b7     
,duties ,the ,working ,group to         
,quantify ,harm shall-- 7#a7 encourage  
other ,international ,commission        
,members to form their own interagency  
working groups or equivalent bodies2 and
  7#b7 use information or findings      
produced by the ,international          
,commission and data from other         
sources-- 7,a7 to quantify the harm     
caused or substantially aggravated by   

actions or omissions by the ,government 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to 
conceal the emergence and spread of     
,,covid-#ai to the health and economic  
well-being of the people of the ,united 
,states and other nations2 and  7,b7 to 
provide data1 technical support1 and    
other support to ,international         
,commission ,members and other similar  
nations seeking to quantify the harm    
caused or substantially aggravated by   
actions or omissions by the ,government 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to 
the health and economic well-being of   
their respective nations4  7c7          
,leadership  7#a7 ,quantifying harm to  
human health ,the ,secretary of ,health 
and ,human ,services1 acting through a  
designee at the level of ,assistant     
,secretary or above1 shall direct and   
coordinate efforts by the ,working      
,group to ,quantify ,harm to quantify   
the harm caused or substantially        
aggravated by actions or omissions by   
the ,government of the ,people's        

,republic of ,china to the health of the
 people of the ,united ,states and other
 nations4  7#b7 ,quantifying economic   
harm ,the ,secretary of ,commerce1      
acting through a designee at the level  
of ,assistant ,secretary or above1 shall
 direct and coordinate efforts by the   
,working ,group to ,quantify ,harm to   
quantify the harm caused or             
substantially aggravated by actions or  
omissions by the ,government of the     
,people's ,republic of ,china to the    
economic well-being of the people of the
 ,united ,states and other nations4  7d7
 ,membership ,the ,working ,group to    
,quantify ,harm shall include           
representatives1 at the level of ,deputy
 ,assistant ,secretary or equivalent    
rank1 from the following ,task ,force   
,member agencies3 7#a7 ,the ,department 
of ,health and ,human ,services4  7#b7  
,the ,department of ,commerce4  7#c7    
,the ,department of ,state4  7#d7 ,the  
,department of the ,treasury4  7#e7 ,the
 ,office of the ,director of ,national  

,intelligence4  7#f7 ,the ,office of    
,science and ,technology ,policy4  7#g7 
,any other ,task ,force ,member agency  
that the ,assistant to the ,president   
for ,national ,security ,affairs1 or his
 or her designee1 determines to be      
appropriate4  7e7 ,foreign engagement   
,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services and ,secretary of ,commerce1  
acting through their respective         
designees1 shall coordinate with the    
,united ,states ,special ,representative
 for ,global ,health ,diplomacy when    
providing support to other nations      
seeking to quantify the harm caused by  
the ,government of the ,people's        
,republic of ,china4  7f7 ,report  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than #ij days    
after the establishment of the ,working 
,group1 and every #f months thereafter  
until the ,working ,group to ,quantify  
,harm is disbanded1 the ,working ,group 
to ,quantify ,harm shall submit a report
 to the appropriate congressional       
committees and to the public that       

describes the activities undertaken and 
the information produced by the ,working
 ,group to ,quantify ,harm4  7#b7       
,matters to be included ,each report    
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include--    
7,a7 the latest assessments of the harm 
caused or substantially aggravated by   
actions or omissions by the ,government 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to 
conceal the emergence and spread of     
,,covid-#ai to the health and economic  
well-being of the people of the ,united 
,states2  7,b7 the latest assessments of
 the harm caused or substantially       
aggravated by actions or omissions by   
the ,government of the ,people's        
,republic of ,china to conceal the      
emergence and spread of ,,covid-#ai to  
the health and economic well-being of   
other nations2 and  7,c7 an update on   
support provided by the ,working ,group 
to ,quantify ,harm to other nations     
seeking to quantify the harm suffered by
 their respective nations on account of 
actions or omissions by the ,government 

of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to 
conceal the emergence and spread of     
,,covid-#ai4  7#c7 ,form ,each report   
under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 shall be    
submitted to the appropriate            
congressional committees in unclassified
 form1 but may include a classified     
annex2 and  7,b7 shall be posted on a   
publicly available website of the       
,department of ,state1 with the         
exception of any classified annex4  7#d7
 ,appropriate congressional committees  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the   
,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on        
,finance of the ,senate2  7,c7 the      
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate2   
7,d7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,relations of the ,senate2  7,e7 the    
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,senate2  7,f7 the ,committee on    
,financial ,services of the ,house of   

,representatives2  7,g7 the ,committee  
on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of    
,representatives2  7,h7 the ,committee  
on ,education and ,labor of the ,house  
of ,representatives2  7,i7 the          
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives2  7,j7 the   
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives2 and  7,k7 any         
congressional committee not listed in   
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,j7 that    
provides oversight for any of the       
,federal agencies assigned to the       
,working ,group by the ,assistant to the
 ,president for ,national ,security     
,affairs1 or his or her designee1       
pursuant to subsection 7d77#g74  7g7    
,termination ,the ,assistant to the     
,president for ,national ,security      
,affairs1 or his or her designee1 shall 
terminate and disband the ,working      
,group to ,quantify ,harm on the later  
of the date-- 7#a7 on which the ,task   
,force determines1 by consensus1 that   

the ,working ,group to ,quantify ,harm  
has completed its duties2 or  7#b7 that 
is #b years after the establishment of  
the ,working ,group to ,quantify ,harm4 
#f4 ,interagency ,working ,group to     
,secure ,damages from the ,government of
 the ,people's ,republic of ,china  7a7 
,in general ,the ,assistant to the      
,president for ,national ,security      
,affairs1 or his or her designee1 shall 
establish the ,interagency ,working     
,group to ,secure ,damages from the     
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china 7referred to in this ,act as  
,working ,group to ,secure ,damages7 not
 later than #cj days after either of the
 following conditions is met3 7#a7 ,the 
international investigation establishes 
that actions or omissions by the        
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china to conceal the emergence and  
spread of ,,covid-#ai caused or         
substantially aggravated the            
transformation of ,,covid-#ai from a    
local disease outbreak into a global    

pandemic4  7#b7 ,the ,united ,states    
,special ,representative for ,global    
,health ,diplomacy1 with the concurrence
 of the ,secretary of ,state1 certifies 
that the ,international ,commission is  
unable to fulfill its purpose4  7b7     
,duties ,the ,working ,group to ,secure 
,damages1 in consultation with the      
,working ,group to ,quantify ,harm1     
shall-- 7#a7 identify ways for the      
,united ,states ,government to compel   
the ,government of the ,people's        
,republic of ,china to pay damages--    
7,a7 to ease the pain suffered by       
individual citizens and residents of the
 ,united ,states for actions or         
omissions by the ,government of the     
,people's ,republic of ,china to conceal
 the emergence and spread of            
,,covid-#ai2 and  7,b7 to reimburse     
expenses incurred by the ,united ,states
 ,government to provide relief and      
economic recovery to the people of the  
,united ,states for actions or omissions
 by the ,government of the ,people's    

,republic of ,china2 and  7#b7 encourage
 other ,international ,commission       
,members to form their own interagency  
working groups or equivalent bodies to  
secure damages from the ,government of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china and   
provide technical and other support to  
such working groups4  7c7 ,leadership   
,the ,secretary of ,state1 acting       
through a designee at or above the level
 of ,assistant ,secretary1 shall direct 
and coordinate activities by the        
,working ,group to ,secure ,damages4    
7d7 ,membership ,the ,working ,group to 
,secure ,damages shall include          
representatives1 at the level of ,deputy
 ,assistant ,secretary or equivalent    
rank1 from the following ,task ,force   
,member agencies3 7#a7 ,the ,department 
of ,state4  7#b7 ,the ,department of    
,justice4  7#c7 ,the ,department of     
,commerce4  7#d7 ,the ,department of the
 ,treasury4  7#e7 ,the ,office of the   
,united ,states ,trade ,representative4 
7#f7 ,the ,department of ,health and    

,human ,services4  7#g7 ,the ,office of 
the ,director of ,national              
,intelligence4  7#h7 ,any other ,task   
,force ,member agency that the          
,assistant to the ,president for        
,national ,security ,affairs1 or his or 
her designee1 determines to be          
appropriate4  7e7 ,report  7#a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the establishment of the ,working ,group
 to ,secure ,damages1 and every #f      
months thereafter until the ,working    
,group to ,secure ,damages is disbanded1
 the ,working ,group to ,secure ,damages
 shall submit a report to the           
appropriate congressional committees    
that describes the activities undertaken
 and the information produced by the    
,working ,group to ,secure ,damages4    
7#b7 ,matters to be included ,each      
report under paragraph 7#a7 shall       
include-- 7,a7 descriptions of          
unilateral measures that may be taken by
 the ,united ,states ,government to     
compel the ,government of the ,people's 

,republic of ,china to pay damages1 such
 as-- 7i7 seizure of assets owned by the
 ,government of the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china in the ,united ,states and its
 territories1 including assets owned by 
,chinese state-owned enterprises or     
otherwise tied to the ,government of the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china2  7ii7   
suspension by the ,united ,states       
,government of legal obligations owed by
 the ,united ,states ,government to the 
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china2 or  7iii7 employment of other
 countermeasures as deemed necessary by 
the ,united ,states ,government to      
secure damages from the ,government of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china2  7,b7
 descriptions of multilateral action    
that may be taken by the ,united ,states
 ,government to compel the ,government  
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to 
pay damages1 such as-- 7i7 using the    
vote and influence of the ,united       
,states1 in cooperation with            
,international ,commission ,members and 

other allies and partners1 to seek--    
7,i7 the expulsion or temporary         
suspension of the ,government of the    
,people's ,republic of ,china from      
international institutions whose        
mandates1 rules1 or guiding principles  
the ,government of ,people's ,republic  
of ,china undermined in its attempt to  
conceal the emergence and spread of     
,,covid-#ai2  7,,ii7 to downgrade the   
status of the ,government of the        
,people's ,republic of ,china1 such as  
through the suspension of voting rights 
or disqualification from serving in     
certain roles1 in international         
institutions whose mandates1 rules1 or  
guiding principles the ,government of   
,people's ,republic of ,china undermined
 in its attempt to conceal the emergence
 and spread of ,,covid-#ai2 or  7,,iii7 
the removal of representatives of the   
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china from leadership1 senior1 and  
other influential positions in          
international institutions whose        

mandates1 rules1 or guiding principles  
the ,government of ,people's ,republic  
of ,china undermined in its attempt to  
conceal the emergence and spread of     
,,covid-#ai2  7ii7 collaborating with   
,international ,commission ,members and 
other allies and partners to compel the 
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china-- 7,i7 to cease operations at 
its ,biosafety ,level-#d laboratory at  
the ,wuhan ,institute of ,virology and  
halt research related to bat coronavirus
 at other biosafety laboratories1       
including by restricting or terminating 
international assistance to these or    
other ,chinese institutions2 or  7,,ii7 
to provide timely and sufficient access 
for international monitors1 including   
representatives from the ,united ,states
 ,government1 to ensure the ,government 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china has
 taken all measures necessary to prevent
 other outbreaks within the territory of
 the ,people's ,republic of ,china that 
may cause another global pandemic2  7,c7

 recommendations for-- 7i7 the          
establishment of a victim's fund or     
another vehicle to deliver damages      
secured by the ,united ,states          
,government from the ,government of the 
,people's ,republic of ,china to the    
people of the ,united ,states2 and  7ii7
 any additional authorities required to 
enable the ,united ,states ,government  
to secure damages from the ,government  
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china2   
and  7,d7 an update on support provided 
by the ,working ,group to ,secure       
,damages to other nations seeking-- 7i7 
to compel the ,government of the        
,people's ,republic of ,china to pay    
damages1 including through unilateral   
and multilateral actions such as the    
actions described in subparagraphs 7,a7 
through 7,c72 and  7ii7 to design       
vehicles by which to deliver such       
damages to their respective populations 
or governments4  7#c7 ,form ,each report
 under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted
 to the appropriate congressional       

committees in unclassified form1 but may
 include a classified annex4  7#d7      
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,the term appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate2     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,finance of the  
,senate2  7,c7 the ,committee on        
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate2  7,d7 the     
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate2  7,e7 the ,committee on        
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2     
7,f7 the ,select ,committee on          
,intelligence of the ,senate2  7,g7 the 
,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,h7   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of   
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,i7   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
of the ,house of ,representatives2  7,j7
 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the
 ,house of ,representatives2  7,k7 the  
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  

,house of ,representatives2  7,l7 the   
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives2 and  7,m7 any         
congressional committee not listed in   
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,l7 that    
provides oversight for any of the       
,federal agencies assigned to the       
,working ,group to ,secure ,damages by  
the ,assistant to the ,president for    
,national ,security ,affairs1 or his or 
her designee1 pursuant to subsection    
7d77#h74  7f7 ,termination ,the         
,assistant to the ,president for        
,national ,security ,affairs1 or his or 
her designee1 shall terminate and       
disband the ,working ,group to ,secure  
,damages on the later of the date-- 7#a7
 on which the ,task ,force determines1  
by consensus1 that the ,working ,group  
to ,secure ,damages has completed its   
duties2 or  7#b7 that is #b years after 
the establishment of the ,working ,group
 to ,secure ,damages4  #g4 ,authorities 
and appropriations  7a7 ,authorities    

,task ,force members shall-- 7#a7       
coordinate use of the programs and      
authorities resident in their respective
 ,federal agencies to perform the duties
 assigned to them under this ,act2 and  
7#b7 notify ,congress upon the discovery
 of any lack of authority that might    
impede the ability of their respective  
,federal agencies to perform the duties 
assigned to them under this ,act4  7b7  
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as may be necessary for ,task      
,force members to perform the duties    
assigned to them under this ,act4