,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #hd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #be1 #bjbc,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself and ,mr4 ,marshall7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit ,federal funding to ,eco,health ,alliance1 ,inc41 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,defund ,eco,health ,alliance ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on ,federal funding to ,eco,health ,alliance1 ,inc 7a7 ,in general ,no funds authorized or appropriated by ,federal law may be made available for any purpose to ,eco,health ,alliance1 ,inc41 including any subsidiaries and related organizations that are directly controlled by ,eco,health ,alliance1 ,inc41 including subgrant or subcontract organizations or individuals4 7b7 ,,gao study and report ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study1 and submit a report to ,congress1 regarding the amount of ,federal funds awarded to ,eco,health ,alliance1 ,inc4 7directly or indirectly through grants1 contracts1 subgrants1 subcontracts1 or any other type of agreement or collaboration71 during the #aj-year period preceding such date of enactment1 that were provided1 whether purposely or inadvertently1 to-- 7#a7 the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 7#b7 the ,chinese ,communist ,party2 7#c7 the ,wuhan ,institute of ,virology2 or 7#d7 any other lab1 agency1 organization1 individual1 or instrumentality that is-- 7,a7 owned or controlled 7directly or indirectly7 by any of the entities listed in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 or by any other foreign nation2 or 7,b7 located in any foreign nation4