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,hawley 7= himself & ,mr4 ,braun7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,select ,committee  
on ,intellig5ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
! ,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce to 
declassify in=mation relat+ to ! orig9 (
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7#a7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate releas$ a fact
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has reason to believe t sev]al rese>*]s 
inside ! ,,wiv became sick 9 autumn     
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outbreak1 ) symptoms consi/5t ) bo?     
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illnesses44  7,b7 ,,wiv rese>*]s        
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pres5t+ itself z a civilian in/itution1 
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has collaborat$ on publications & secret
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laboratory to infect ! laboratory       
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,heal? ,organization ,t$ros ,adhanom    
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7,,covid-#ai7 may h orig9at$ 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$
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,,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$
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,wuhan ,in/itute ( ,virology2  7vi7 :e!r
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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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