,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bg1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,braun introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,comptroller    
,general of the ,united ,states to      
conduct a study on the economic impact  
and health outcomes associated with the 
response to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic in 
the ,united ,states4  #a4 ,assessment of
 ,,covid-#ai mitigation policies  7a7   
,,gao study ,the ,comptroller ,general  
of the ,united ,states shall conduct a  
study on the economic impact and health 
outcomes associated with the response to
 the ,,covid-#ai pandemic in the ,united
 ,states4 ,such study shall include--   
7#a7 a summary of strategies used by    
local governmental entities1 ,states1   
and the ,federal ,government to contain 
and mitigate the spread of ,,covid-#ai  
during the public health emergency      

declared under section #cai of the      
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,january #ca1      
#bjbj1 including-- 7,a7 limitations on  
large gatherings of people2  7,b7 the   
closure of schools1 businesses1 houses  
of worship1 and other facilities2  7,c7 
masking policies2  7,d7 testing         
policies2 and  7,e7 vaccination         
policies2  7#b7 an analysis and review  
of the scientific evidence related to   
the effectiveness of such strategies in 
preventing or mitigating the spread of  
,,covid-#ai1 including estimates of the 
burden of disease and death that were   
avoided through such interventions2     
7#c7 an analysis and review of the      
economic and health impacts of such     
strategies1 including impacts related to
 mental and physical health and student 
learning loss2 and  7#d7 an accounting  
of ,federal funding used to implement   
such strategies4  7b7 ,report ,not later
 than #ah months after the date of      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller

 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit a report on the study under      
subsection 7a7 to the ,committee on     
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives4 ,such   
report shall include recommendations    
based on the findings of the study      
conducted under subsection 7a7 regarding
 the impact of such strategies during   
the ,,covid-#ai public health emergency1
 including how to improve future        
responses4