,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #b1 #bjba,ms4
 ,/efanik 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4
 ,gallagh]1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1
 ,mr4 ,kell]1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mrs4        
,mc,clain1 ,ms4 ,h]rell1 ,mr4 ,fallon1  
,mr4 ,ow5s1 ,mr4 ,jackson1 & ,mr4 ,kelly
 ( ,mississippi7 submitt$ ! foll[+      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,support+ an int]national inve/igation  
into ! h&l+ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a ( ,,covid-#ai & !      
impact !re( on ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
o!r nations4  ,:]eas ! novel            
coronavirus1 h]eaft] ref]r$ to z        
,,covid-#ai1 em]g$ 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a & began to spread z e>ly z ,novemb]
 #bjai2 ,:]eas1 by late ,decemb]1 doz5s 
( citiz5s ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a _h  
fall5 victim to ,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas1 on 
,decemb] #cj1 #bjai1 ,wuhan heal?       
au?orities id5tifi$1 int]rogat$1 &      
reprim&$ multiple doctors 9 response to 

_! decisions to w>n o!r ,*9ese citiz5s (
 ! dang] pos$ by ?is new disease2       
,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj1 ! ,wuhan  
,public ,security ,bureau que/ion$ eight
 ,*9ese doctors :o _h po/$ in=mation on 
,,covid-#ai on ,we,chat2 ,:]eas1 on     
,janu>y #a1 #bjbj1 ! ,hubei ,prov9cial  
,heal? ,commission ord]$ laboratories to
 /op te/+ = ,,covid-#ai & de/roy samples
 ( ! same2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #b1 #bjbj1
 ! ,wuhan ,in/itute ( ,virology mapp$ ! 
g5ome ( ,,covid-#ai 9 ord] to in=m      
developm5t ( public heal? int]v5tions & 
m$ical treatm5ts = ,,covid-#ai1 b !     
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a     
)held g5etic in=mation on ,,covid-#ai   
until ,janu>y #i2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y    
#aa1 #bjbj1 ! ,wuhan ,heal? ,commission 
insi/$ t !re 7 no new cases ( infection 
by ,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #ac1 
#bjbj1 ! fir/ id5tifi$ ,,covid-#ai case 
outside ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 0     
ann\nc$ 9 ,?ail&2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y    
#ad1 #bjbj1 ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization  
ann\nc$ t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic

 ( ,*9a _h se5 no cle> evid5ce (        
human-to-human transmission ( ! novel   
coronavirus2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #bc1    
#bjbj1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a began to implem5t qu>ant9e measures
 to /em ! spread ( ,,covid-#ai1 at !    
same "t z ! disease _h already begun to 
prolif]ate ?r\gh\t ! _w2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>*
 #aa1 #bjbj1 ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization 
decl>$ ,,covid-#ai a global p&emic1 ) at
 lea/ #aah1jjj p]sons infect$ & at lea/ 
#d1bia dead 9 #aad diff]5t c\ntries at !
 "t ( ! ann\ncem5t2 ,:]eas1 by ,janu>y  
#ba1 #bjba1 "o ye> aft] ! fir/          
,,covid-#ai case 0 confirm$ 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 ,,covid-#ai _h infect$ at lea/  
#ig1jfa1eib p]sons & kill$ at lea/      
#b1jhj1jji 9 #aia diff]5t c\ntries2     
,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a argues t ,,covid-#ai did n orig9ate
 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 ,:]eas !    
,m9i/ry ( ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a has alleg$ t ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,army may h deliv]$ ,,covid-#ai  
to ! city ( ,wuhan & t ,,covid-#ai may h

 orig9at$ 9 ,italy or sep>ate outbreaks 
9 multiple places 9 ! _w2 ,:]eas !      
,m9i/ry ( ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a has said1 ,*9a's       
endeavor to combat+ sic ! epidemic has  
b\ght "t = int]national prep>$ness2     
,:]eas a ,univ]sity ( ,s\?ampton /udy   
f\nd t e>li] int]v5tion by ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a c\ld h         
significantly limit$ ! geographic spread
 ( ,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas m ?an #abj       
nations h call$ = an inve/igation ( !   
orig9s ( ,,covid-#ai2 & ,:]eas !        
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a     
cont9ues to prev5t a cr$ible            
int]national inve/igation ( ! orig9s (  
,,covid-#ai1 includ+ by re/rict+ access 
by inve/igators to c]ta9 locations &    
in=mation 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns !       
decision by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a to hide ! em]g5ce &    
spread ( ,,covid-#ai )9 its bord]s dur+ 
! initial weeks ( ! p&emic2  7#b7       

assesses t ! decision by ! ,gov]nm5t ( !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to hide ! em]g5ce
 & spread ( ,,covid-#ai dur+ t p]iod    
almo/ c]ta9ly contribut$ to ! rapid     
spread ( t disease ?r\gh\t !            
,indo-,pacific1 ,europe1 & ! re/ ( ! _w2
  7#c7 f9ds t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a %\ld be held acc\ntable
 = ! impact ( its decision to hide !    
em]g5ce & spread ( ,,covid-#ai on !     
lives & livelihoods ( ! p ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates & o!r nations2  7#d7 calls = an  
int]national inve/igation l$ by public  
heal? (ficials f ! ,unit$ ,/ates & o!r  
affect$ nations & free f any re/rictions
 by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a to det]m9e h[ ! h&l+ by ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a ( !          
,,covid-#ai outbreak prior to ,m>* #aa1 
#bjbj1 contribut$ to ! em]g5ce ( !      
,,covid-#ai global p&emic2 &  7#e7 calls
 on ! int]national community to-- 7,a7  
quantify ! h>m caus$ by ! h&l+ ( !      
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to !
 heal? & economic well-be+ ( ! p ( !    

,unit$ ,/ates & o!r nations2 &  7,b7    
design a me*anism = deliv]+ comp5sation 
f ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
to all affect$ nations = ! h>m caus$ by 
its decision to hide ! em]g5ce & spread 
( ,,covid-#ai dur+ ! initial weeks ( !  
p&emic4