,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjba ,mr4 
,brooks 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 &
 ,mr4 ,caw?orn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &
 ,means1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees  
on ! ,judici>y1 & ,=eign ,affairs1 = a  
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
impose additional duties on imports (   
goods f ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a until   
,*9a provides full comp5sation &        
reimbursem5t relat+ to ! ,,covid-#ai    
p&emic to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,*9a ,,covid-#ai           
,re/itution ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s & s5se (  
,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 ,april #bjab1 six m9]s 
assign$ to cle> bat guano f ! ,mojiang  
coal m9e 9 ,mojiang1 ,yunnan1 ,*9a fell 
ill & #c ( !m di$4 ,a team ( sci5ti/s f 

! ,wuhan ,in/itute ( ,virology 7 call$ 9
 to take samples ( bats & f\nd multiple 
new coronaviruses4  7#b7 ,sci5ti/s at ! 
,wuhan ,in/itute ( ,virology did n      
ann\nce ! exi/5ce ( ! new coronaviruses 
nor _! connections to ! coal m9e & !    
m9]s t became ill until #bjba4  7#c7    
,dr4 ,%i ,zh5gli1 lead sci5ti/ at ,wuhan
 ,in/itute ( ,virology1 describ$        
exp]im5ts to ,_w ,heal? ,organization   
7,,:o7 sci5ti/s t c\ld be describ$ z ga9
 ( function rese>*4 ,^! exp]im5ts       
includ$ manipulat+ c]ta9 spike prote9s f
 coronaviruses f\nd 9 bats & mak+ !m    
capable ( infect+ human cells4  7#d7 ,! 
,wuhan ,in/itute ( ,virology has be5    
conduct+ exp]im5ts on a coronavirus     
id5tifi$ z ,ra,t,g#ac1 :i* 0 among !    
viruses f\nd 9 ! ,mojiang m9e%aft4  7#e7
 ,! ,wuhan ,in/itute ( ,virology has    
id5tifi$ ,ra,t,g#ac to be ! mo/ simil>  
to ,,s>s-,co,v-#b1 ! virus t causes     
,,covid-#ai ) a #if4b p]c5t simil>ity4  
7#f7 ,9 ,novemb] #bjai ?ree sci5ti/s at 
! ,wuhan ,in/itute ( ,virology became   

ill ) symptoms consi/5t ) bo?           
,,covid-#ai & common seasonal illness4  
,all #c sci5ti/s s\ght treatm5t at a    
hospital4  7#g7 ,a lab leak w\ld n be   
unprec$5t$ 9 ,*9a4 ,9 #bjjd1 a ,,s>s    
outbreak /emm+ f #b sci5ti/s at ! ,*9ese
 ,in/itute ( ,virology 9 ,beij+ infect$ 
#i p & kill$ "o4  7#h7 ,*9a refus$ to   
all[ sci5ti/s to inve/igate ! pot5tial  
orig9s ( ,,covid-#ai until ,janu>y      
#bjba1 m ?an a ye> aft] ,,covid-#ai     
began its spread4  7#i7 ,*9a only agre$ 
to a ,,:o inve/igation if x _h veto p[] 
ov] ! sci5ti/s *os5 = ! trip & privilege
 to review & edit ! f9al report be=e    
release4 ,?irty to sixty memb]s ( !     
,*9ese p>ticipants 7 n sci5ti/s4  7#aj7 
,*9a w\ld n all[ ! int]national team    
access to blood bank samples1 raw data (
 any k9d1 lab logs1 lab biosafety       
requirem5ts1 or to int]view /aff memb]s4
  7#aa7 ,! ,,:o team 0 requir$ to rema9 
sep>ate f ,*9ese sci5ti/s unless 9      
approv$ sett+s & 7 all[$ only #c h\rs   
inside ! ,wuhan lab "u /rict conditions4

  7#ab7 ,*9ese sci5ti/s exam9$ ! m$ical 
records ( #gf1jjj p 9 a prov9ce ( ne>ly 
#fj million p4 ,( t #gf1jjj1 only #ib 7 
*os5 to be te/$ = ,,covid-#ai antibodies
 long aft] !y c\ld h fad$ & )\t any     
explanation to ! ,,:o team ( ! crit]ion 
9 :i* !y 7 *os54  7#ac7 ,! ,,covid-#ai  
p&emic1 :e!r naturally occurr+ or n1 0  
made worse due to ! lies & mis9=mation  
promulgat$ by ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty  
7,,ccp74  7#ad7 ,on ,janu>y #c1 #bjbj1  
,*9a's ,national ,heal? ,commission     
ord]$ m$ical in/itutions & labs n to    
publi% any in=mation ab\t ! new virus   
)\t specific gov]nm5t approval4 ,!      
notice also ord]$ labs to de/roy _!     
samples or s5d !m to o!r designat$      
in/itutions4  7#ae7 ,ev5 aft] ! ,,ccp   
kn[+ly delay$ notify+ ! _w ( !          
,,covid-#ai virus & did n %>e ! g5ome   
sequ5ce until ,janu>y #aa1 #bjbj1 ! ,,:o
 repeat$ly def5d$ !m4  7#af7 ,= weeks   
aft] v>i\s physicians 9 ,wuhan w>n$ ( ! 
possibility ( human-to-human            
transmission1 ,*9a refus$ to admit any  

su* cases exi/$1 z report$ by ! ,,bbc4  
7#ag7 ,dr4 ,li ,w5liang & eight o!r     
doctors w>n$ ( ! dang]s ( ! new virus 9 
,decemb] #bjai4  7#ah7 ,9 ,janu>y #bjbj1
 ! doctors 7 summon$ by ! ,public       
,security ,bureau & sil5c$4  7#ai7 ,on  
,janu>y #ad1 #bjbj1 ! ,,:o tweet$       
prelim9>y inve/igations conduct$ by ,*9a
 h f\nd no cle> evid5ce ( human-to-human
 transmission4  7#bj7 ,on ,janu>y #cj1  
#bjbj1 ! ,,:o f9ally decl>es ! outbreak 
to be a global heal? em]g5cy4  7#ba7 ,on
 ,febru>y #bd1 #bjbj1 foll[+ a #i-;day  
field excursion 9 ,*9a1 a jo9t team (   
,,ccp & ,,:o sci5ti/s held a news       
conf]5ce 9 :i* ! ,,:o /at$ ,*9a's       
actions sl[$ ! spread ( ! epidemic &    
prev5t$ or delay$ ?\s&s ( cases4  7#bb7 
,on ,febru>y #bh1 #bjbj1 ! jo9t team    
prais$ ,*9a = ! rem>kable spe$ ( _!     
response 9 isolat+ ! virus4  7#bc7 ,dr4 
,t$ros ,adhanom ,ghebreyesus1 ! ,,:o's  
director-g5]al1 visit$ ,*9a & prais$ !  
c\ntry's lead]%ip = sett+ a new /&>d =  
outbreak response4 ,ano!r mon? & a half 

w5t by be=e ! ,,:o call$ ,,covid-#ai a  
p&emic1 at :i* po9t ! virus _h kill$ m  
?an #d1jjj p & _h infect$ #aah1jjj p    
across ne>ly e cont95t4  7b7 ,s5se (    
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & ! ,,ccp are     
fully responsible & liable = all dea?s1 
injuries1 & f9ancial losses suff]$ 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates by reason ( ! spread (    
,,covid-#ai4  #c4 ,imposition (         
additional duties on imports ( goods &  
compon5ts f ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,subject to subsection 7c71 ! 
,presid5t %all-- 7#a7 impose a duty on  
imports ( any good f ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a1 & any compon5t manufactur$ 9 !    
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a t is incorporat$ 9
 any good import$ f any o!r c\ntry1 9 an
 am\nt equal to #aj p]c5t ad valorem ( !
 good or compon5t = ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ on  
,decemb] #ca1 #bjba2 &  7#b7 increase ! 
duty impos$ "u subsection 7a7 on su*    
good or compon5t by an additional am\nt 
equal to #aj p]c5t ad valorem ( ! good  

or compon5t = ea* cal5d> ye> beg9n+ aft]
 cal5d> ye> #bjba4  7b7 ,duties ,to be  
consid]$ additional duties ,! duty      
requir$ by subsection 7a7 ) respect to a
 good or compon5t is 9 addition to any  
o!r duty impos$ by law ) respect to !   
good or compon5t4  7c7 ,sunset ,!       
requirem5t to impose a duty ) respect to
 a good or compon5t "u subsection 7a7   
%all cease to be effective beg9n+ on !  
date on :i* ! ,presid5t submits to      
,congress a c]tification t ! total am\nt
 deposit$ 9 ! ,,covid-#ai ,re/itution   
,tru/ ,fund e/abli%$ "u section #d      
equals or exce$s ! total am\nt necess>y 
to provide full comp5sation &           
reimbursem5t relat+ to ,,covid-#ai =    
purposes ( ! program e/abli%$ "u section
 #e4  #d4 ,tru/ fund  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n
 lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( !    
,treasury %all e/abli% an acc\nt1 to be 
kn[n z ! ,,covid-#ai ,re/itution ,tru/  
,fund 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,tru/
 ,fund74  7b7 ,deposit ( am\nts ,! ,tru/

 ,fund %all consi/ ( ! foll[+3 7#a7     
,am\nts equal to ! am\nts ( duties      
impos$ on imports ( any good f ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a1 & any compon5t        
manufactur$ 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a t 
is incorporat$ 9 any good import$ f any 
o!r c\ntry1 "u section #c4  7#b7 ,am\nts
 provid$ by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to  
provide full comp5sation & reimbursem5t 
relat+ to ,,covid-#ai1 if any4  7c7     
,appropriation ,! am\nt ( funds deposit$
 9 ! ,tru/ ,fund is appropriat$ to !    
,presid5t & may be exp5d$ to provide    
full comp5sation & reimbursem5t relat+  
to ,,covid-#ai 9 accordance ) !         
comp5sation program e/abli%$ "u section 
#e4 ,su* funds may n be us$ = any o!r   
purpose4  #e4 ,comp5sation &            
reimbursem5t program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,attorney ,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh a ,special 
,ma/] appo9t$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1    
%all-- 7#a7 e/abli% & adm9i/] a program 
to provide comp5sation & reimbursem5t ) 
respect to--  7,a7 economic losses      
incurr$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates result+ f     

,,covid-#ai2  7,b7 f9ancial losses ( ea*
 bus9ess 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates result+ f    
,,covid-#ai2  7,c7 funds & o!r =ms (    
assi/ance made available by ! ,f$]al    
gov]nm5t to address ,,covid-#ai2 &  7,d7
 f9ancial losses ( ea* ,/ate & local    
gov]nm5t result+ f ,,covid-#ai2  7#b7   
promulgate all proc$ural & sub/antive   
rules = ! adm9i/ration ( ! program2 &   
7#c7 employ & sup]vise he>+ (fic]s & o!r
 adm9i/rative p]sonnel to p]=m ! duties 
( ! ,special ,ma/] "u ! program4  7b7   
,economic loss def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !  
t]m economic loss means any pecuni>y    
loss result+ f h>m1 includ+ ! loss (    
e>n+s or o!r b5efits relat$ to          
employm5t1 m$ical exp5se loss1          
replacem5t s]vices loss1 loss due to    
dea?1 burial co/s1 & loss ( bus9ess or  
employm5t opportunities4  #f4 ,report ,n
 lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 %all submit to ,congress a report--    
7#a7 id5tify+ c\ntries ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es h be5 adv]sely impact$ by !    

,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty1 specifically    
relat$ to ! cov]up1 mis/atem5ts1 &      
obfuscation on ! orig9 ( ,,covid-#ai2 & 
7#b7 describ+ measures ! ,secret>y plans
 to take to enc\rage o!r c\ntries to    
adopt simil> t>iffs or o!r retaliatory  
measures to collect damages f ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a4