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,intellig5ce1 & 9 addition to !         
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a    
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
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require ! ,director ( ,national         
,intellig5ce to declassify in=mation    
relat+ to ! orig9 ( ,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,,covid-#ai ,orig9 ,act 
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foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 
releas$ a fact %eet on ,janu>y #ae1     
#bjba1 ab\t ! ,wuhan ,in/itute (        
,virology 7,,wiv7 :i* /at$ ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,! ,u4,s4 gov]nm5t has reason to   
believe t sev]al rese>*]s inside ! ,,wiv
 became sick 9 autumn #bjai1 be=e ! fir/
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consi/5t ) bo? ,,covid-#ai & common     
seasonal illnesses44  7,b7 ,,wiv        
rese>*]s conduct$ exp]im5ts involv+     
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by ! ,,wiv 9 ,janu>y #bjbj z its close/ 
sample to ,,s>s-,co,v-#b44  7,c7        
,despite ! ,,wiv pres5t+ itself z a     
civilian in/itution1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has
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publications & secret projects ) ,*9a's 
milit>y44  7#b7 ,=m] ,director ( !      
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,wuhan 0 f a laboratory & not$ t1 it is 
n unusual = respiratory pa?og5s t are   
be+ work$ on 9 a laboratory to infect ! 

laboratory work]44  7#c7                
,director-,g5]al ( ! ,_w ,heal?         
,organization ,t$ros ,adhanom           
,ghebreyesus ackn[l$g$ 9 ,m>* #bjba t ! 
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai7 may h orig9at$ 9 a        
laboratory & said ?is hypo!sis requires 
fur!r inve/igation1 pot5tially )        
additional missions involv+ speciali/   
exp]ts44  #c4 ,s5se ( congress ,x is !  
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 id5tify+ !    
orig9 ( ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai     
7,,covid-#ai7 is critical = prev5t+ a   
simil> p&emic f occurr+ 9 ! future2     
7#b7 !re is reason to believe !         
,,covid-#ai p&emic may h orig9at$ at !  
,wuhan ,in/itute ( ,virology2 &  7#c7 ! 
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce %\ld 
declassify & make available to ! public 
z mu* in=mation z possible ab\t ! orig9 
( ,,covid-#ai s ! ,unit$ ,/ates & l-m9d$
 c\ntries c-- 7,a7 id5tify ! orig9 (    
,,covid-#ai z exp$iti\sly z possible1 & 
7,b7 use t in=mation to take all        
appropriate measures to prev5t a simil> 

p&emic f occurr+ aga94  #d4             
,declassification ( in=mation relat$ to 
! orig9 ( ,,covid-#ai ,n lat] ?an #ij   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,director ( ,national           
,intellig5ce %all-- 7#a7 declassify any 
& all in=mation relat+ to pot5tial l9ks 
betwe5 ! ,wuhan ,in/itute ( ,virology & 
! orig9 ( ! ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 
7,,covid-#ai71 includ+-- 7,a7 activities
 p]=m$ by ! ,wuhan ,in/itute ( ,virology
 ) or on behalf ( ! ,p's ,lib]ation     
,army2  7,b7 coronavirus rese>* or o!r  
relat$ activities p]=m$ at ! ,wuhan     
,in/itute ( ,virology prior to !        
outbreak ( ,,covid-#ai2 &  7,c7 rese>*]s
 at ! ,wuhan ,in/itute ( ,virology :o   
fell ill 9 autumn #bjai1 includ+ = any  
su* rese>*]-- 7i7 ! rese>*]'s "n2  7ii7 
! rese>*]'s symptoms2  7iii7 ! date ( ! 
onset ( ! rese>*]'s symptoms2  7iv7 !   
rese>*]'s role at ! ,wuhan ,in/itute (  
,virology2  7v7 :e!r ! rese>*] 0 involv$
 ) or expos$ to coronavirus rese>* at ! 
,wuhan ,in/itute ( ,virology2  7vi7 :e!r

 ! rese>*] visit$ a hospital :ile !y 7  
ill2 &  7vii7 a description ( any o!r   
actions tak5 by ! rese>*] t may sugge/  
!y 7 exp]i5c+ a s]i\s illness at ! "t2 &
  7#b7 submit to ,congress an           
unclassifi$ report t conta9s-- 7,a7 all 
( ! in=mation describ$ "u p>agraph 7#a72
 &  7,b7 only su* r$actions z !         
,director det]m9es necess>y to protect  
s\rces & me?ods )\t alt]+ or obscur+ 9  
any way ! in=mation describ$ "u p>agraph
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