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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3256
To prohibit Federal funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 2021
Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. MAST, Mr. POSEY, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr.
GOHMERT, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. ADER-
HOLT, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. VAN
DREW, and Mr. JACKSON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit Federal funding to the Wuhan Institute of
Virology.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defund the Wuhan
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Institute of Virology Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING TO THE
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WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized or appro-
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priated by Federal law may be made available for any pur-
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pose to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
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(b) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 2
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years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
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Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct
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a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the amount
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of Federal funds awarded or indirectly given to Wuhan
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Institute of Virology or researchers affiliated with Wuhan
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Institute of Virology, during the 15-year period preceding
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such date of enactment were provided, whether purposely
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or inadvertently, to the People’s Republic of China, Chi-
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nese Communist Party, or the Wuhan Institute of Virol-
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ogy, or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
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