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118TH CONGRESS J REPT. 118-32
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1
COVID-19 ORIGIN ACT OF 2023
MARCH 30, 2023.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. TURNER, 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.1 Al-
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-
'Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Covid Data Tracker CDC COVID Data Tracker: Case,
Death, & Laboratory Testing Trends by Location.
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