H. Rept. 118-32 Part 1- Covid-19 Origin Act of 2023, 2023-03-30

• Date: 30 March 2023
• Type of Document: House Report
• Issuer: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

1st Session Part 1

COVID–19 ORIGIN ACT OF 2023

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30, 2023.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State

of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. T

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, from the Permanent Select Committee on

Intelligence, submitted the following

R E P O R T

[To accompany H.R. 1376]

The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to whom was

referred the bill (H.R. 1376) to require the Director of National In-

telligence to declassify information relating to the origin of

COVID–19, and for other purposes, having considered the same, re-

ports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that

the bill do pass.

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 1376 is to require the Director of National

Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of

COVID–19.

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

The COVID–19 pandemic wreaked havoc across the country,

with almost every household feeling its effects. The United States’

death toll from this virus has surpassed one million people.

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though concrete data is hard to lock down, millions of Americans

are suffering from the long-term effects directly attributed to this

virus. COVID–19 has also negatively affected communities, espe-

cially our school systems. It is becoming increasingly clear that

school-age children face major educational hurdles because of long-

term school closures. The American public deserves answers to

every aspect of the COVID–19 pandemic to include how this pan-

demic started and specifically whether it was a natural occurrence

or was the result of a lab-related event. It is imperative that infor-

mation held by the United States Intelligence Community help in-

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