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Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act

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# S. 84: Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act ## WHAT THIS BILL DOES This bill stops the federal government from giving money to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. The bill also requires a study of federal funds that went to EcoHealth Alliance during the past 10 years, to find out whether any of that money ended up going to China, the Chinese Communist Party, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, or other foreign entities. ## WHO IT AFFECTS EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. and any subsidiaries or organizations directly controlled by it are directly affected. The Comptroller General of the United States (the person who oversees how the federal government spends money) must conduct the study. Congress receives the study results. ## KEY PROVISIONS * No federal money, whether authorized or appropriated through law, can go to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. for any reason. This includes money that goes indirectly to the organization through grants, contracts, subgrants, subcontracts or other agreements (Sec. 2(a)) * EcoHealth Alliance subsidiaries and organizations directly controlled by EcoHealth Alliance are also prohibited from receiving federal funds, including subgrant or subcontract organizations or individuals (Sec. 2(a)) * The Comptroller General must study and report to Congress within 2 years about all federal funds given to EcoHealth Alliance during the 10 years before the law passes (Sec. 2(b)) * The study must measure whether federal money intended for EcoHealth Alliance went to the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, or any other foreign lab, agency, organization or individual (Sec. 2(b)) ## WHAT CHANGES If this becomes law, federal agencies can no longer provide funding to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. in any form. A government study will document how much federal money went to EcoHealth Alliance in the prior 10 years and trace whether any reached China or Chinese entities. ## IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS Not specified in bill text. ## EFFECTIVE DATE Not specified in bill text.

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 84 To prohibit Federal funding to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 25, 2023 Ms. ERNST (for herself and Mr. MARSHALL) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Edu- cation, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit Federal funding to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defund EcoHealth Al- 4 liance Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING TO 6 ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized or appro- 8 priated by Federal law may be made available for any pur- 9 pose to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., including any subsidi- 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:09 Feb 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S84.IS S84 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 84 IS aries and related organizations that are directly controlled 1 by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., including subgrant or sub- 2 contract organizations or individuals. 3 (b) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 2 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 5 Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 6 a study, and submit a report to Congress, regarding the 7 amount of Federal funds awarded to EcoHealth Alliance, 8 Inc. (directly or indirectly through grants, contracts, sub- 9 grants, subcontracts, or any other type of agreement or 10 collaboration), during the 10-year period preceding such 11 date of enactment, that were provided, whether purposely 12 or inadvertently, to— 13 (1) the People’s Republic of China; 14 (2) the Chinese Communist Party; 15 (3) the Wuhan Institute of Virology; or 16 (4) any other lab, agency, organization, indi- 17 vidual, or instrumentality that is— 18 (A) owned or controlled (directly or indi- 19 rectly) by any of the entities listed in para- 20 graphs (1) through (3) or by any other foreign 21 nation; or 22 (B) located in any foreign nation. 23 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:09 Feb 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S84.IS S84 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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