,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bh 7legislative 
day1 ,may #bg71 #bjba,mr4 ,m>%all 7=    
himself & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,s5ate reg>d+ ! ne$ to conduct a   
compreh5sive inve/igation to det]m9e !  
orig9s ( ,,covid-#ai4  ,:]eas           
,,covid-#ai has tak5 ! lives ( ne>ly    
#c1ejj1jjj individuals ar\nd ! _w2      
,:]eas und]/&+ ! orig9s ( ! ,,covid-#ai 
p&emic is ess5tial to address+ our      
vuln]abilities & prev5t+ future crises2 
,:]eas1 9 ,may #bjbj1 ! ,_w ,heal?      
,assembly did n au?orize a compreh5sive 
inve/igation into ! orig9s (            
,,covid-#ai1 & in/ead pass$ a           
significantly limit$ compromise         
resolution1 ) ,*9ese gov]nm5t support1  
:i* did n explicitly include 9 its scope
 ! possibility ( a rese>*-relat$        
accid5t2 ,:]eas ! #bjbj ,_w ,heal?      
,assembly resolution & its t]ms (       

ref]5ce1 :i* 7 negotiat$ privately      
betwe5 ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization 79 ?is
 preamble ref]r$ to z ,,:o7 & ,*9ese    
au?orities1 h&$ ! ,*9ese gov]nm5t       
control ov] ! jo9t-/udy process by giv+ 
! ,*9ese gov]nm5t veto p[] ov] :i*      
int]national exp]ts 7 all[$ to          
p>ticipate 9 ! jo9t /udy & by agree+ t  
mo/ prim>y rese>* w\ld be c>ri$ out by  
,*9ese teams )\t ensur+ broad access to 
prim>y data by int]national exp]ts2     
,:]eas1 z a result ( ^! t]ms1 !         
significant /ructural1 proc$ural1 &     
analytical %ortcom+s ( ! jo9t /udy1 & ! 
sev]e re/rictions impos$ by ,*9ese      
au?orities1 ! ,,:o-conv5$ jo9t /udy into
 ! orig9s ( ,,covid-#ai 0 prev5t$ f     
provid+ a balanc$ consid]ation ( !      
multiple !ories ( ! orig9 ( ,,covid-#ai2
 ,:]eas only #d ( ! #cac pages ( !      
jo9t-/udy team report & its annexes     
address$ ! possibility ( a laboratory   
accid5t1 & no ?or\gh exam9ation ( ! lab 
incid5t hypo!sis 0 c>ri$ out by !       
jo9t-/udy team2 ,:]eas "s ( !           

int]national exp]ts on ! jo9t-/udy team 
/at$ t !y lack$ ! means & res\rces to   
prop]ly inve/igate ! rese>*-relat$      
accid5t hypo!sis1 & !y 7 nei!r able nor 
meant to d su* a full inve/igation b    
in/ead 7 act+ z a /udy review gr\p2     
,:]eas ,,:o ,director-,g5]al ,dr4 ,t$ros
 ,adhanom ,ghebreyesus comm5t$ on ,m>*  
#cj1 #bjba1 ! day ! jo9t-/udy report 0  
releas$1 ,i d n believe t ! jo9t-/udy   
team's assessm5t ( a possible lab       
incid5t 0 ext5sive en\gh4 ,fur!r data & 
/udies w be ne$$ to rea* m robu/        
conclusions ''' pot5tially ) additional 
missions involv+ speciali/ exp]ts1 :i*  
,i am ready to deploy42 ,:]eas ! ,,:o   
,director-,g5]al fur!r comm5t$1 ,z f> z 
,,:o is conc]n$ all hypo!ses rema9 on ! 
table ''' ,we h n yet f\nd ! s\rce ( !  
virus1 & we mu/ cont9ue to foll[ !      
sci5ce & leave no /one unturn$ z we d   
''' ,x is cle> t we ne$ m rese>* across 
a range ( areas1 :i* w entail fur!r     
field visits42 ,:]eas ! ,m>* #cj1 #bjba 
,jo9t ,/atem5t on ! ,,:o-conv5$         

,,covid-#ai ,orig9s ,/udy by ! ,unit$   
,/ates & #ac o!r c\ntries recogniz$ !   
sev]e %ortcom+s ( ! jo9t-/udy process & 
call$ = a transp>5t & indep5d5t analysis
 & evaluation1 free f int]f]5ce & undue 
influ5ce42 ,:]eas1 9 spite ( !          
deva/ation ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic has     
caus$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ar\nd ! _w1 no
 process curr5tly exi/s to ensure a     
compreh5sive inve/igation into ! s\rce (
 ,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas su* an inve/igation
 is ess5tial = ensur+ ?is type ( crisis 
nev] happ5s aga9 = ! b5efit ( all p1 all
 nations1 & future g5]ations3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate   
t-- 7#a7 a compreh5sive inve/igation to 
det]m9e ! orig9s ( ,,covid-#ai mu/ be   
conduct$ by ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization  
imm$iately1 ) access to all relevant    
records1 samples1 & p]sonnel 9 ,*9a1 & t
 su* inve/igation mu/ fully explore all 
possible s\rces ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 
includ+ exclusively natural zoonosis 9 !
 wild1 human contam9ation 9 an animal   
f>m1 & a rese>*-relat$ accid5t2  7#b7 ! 

,unit$ ,/ates delegation to ! ,_w ,heal?
 ,assembly %\ld1 9 conc]t ) allies &    
p>tn]s ar\nd ! _w1 "w to ensure t an    
int]national sci5tific inve/igation into
 ! orig9s ( ,,covid-#ai1 ) full access  
to all relevant records1 samples1 &     
p]sonnel 9 ,*9a1 w be au?oriz$ by ! ,_w 
,heal? ,assembly & implem5t$ ) extreme  
urg5cy2 &  7#c7 %\ld su* a full         
inve/igation n be au?oriz$ by ! #bjba   
,_w ,heal? ,assembly1 !n ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,gov]nm5t %\ld imm$iately beg9 plann+ a
 compreh5sive & data-driv5 inve/igation 
into ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic orig9s1 9     
conc]t ) will+ p>tn] gov]nm5ts & exp]ts 
ar\nd ! _w4