118 S84 IS: Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act U.S. Senate 2023-01-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 84IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 25, 2023Ms. Ernst (for herself and Mr. Marshall) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo prohibit Federal funding to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act.

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Prohibition on Federal funding to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc

(a)

In general

No funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law may be made available for any purpose to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., including any subsidiaries and related organizations that are directly controlled by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., including subgrant or subcontract organizations or individuals.(b)

GAO study and report

Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study, and submit a report to Congress, regarding the amount of Federal funds awarded to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. (directly or indirectly through grants, contracts, subgrants, subcontracts, or any other type of agreement or collaboration), during the 10-year period preceding such date of enactment, that were provided, whether purposely or inadvertently, to—(1)the People’s Republic of China;(2)the Chinese Communist Party;(3)the Wuhan Institute of Virology; or(4)any other lab, agency, organization, individual, or instrumentality that is—(A)owned or controlled (directly or indirectly) by any of the entities listed in paragraphs (1) through (3) or by any other foreign nation; or(B)located in any foreign nation.