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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7225 

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce a National Intelligence Estimate on the threat of global pandemic disease, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 15, 2020 

Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. HIMES, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. QUIGLEY, 

Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. SEAN PATRICK

MALONEY of New York, Mr. WELCH, Mr. HECK, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, 

Mr. SWALWELL of California, Ms. SPEIER, and Mrs. DEMINGS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select 

Committee on Intelligence, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 

and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce 

a National Intelligence Estimate on the threat of global 

pandemic disease, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘The Global Pandemic 

5 NIE Act of 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON THREAT 

2 OF GLOBAL PANDEMIC DISEASE. 

3 (a) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE.— 

4 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Director of National 

5 Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence 

6 Council, shall produce a National Intelligence Esti7 mate on the threat of global pandemic disease, in8 cluding with respect to the following: 

9 (A) An assessment of the possible courses 

10 of the COVID–19 pandemic during the 18 

11 months following the date of the Estimate, in12 cluding— 

13 (i) the projected spread of the 2019 

14 novel coronavirus outside the United 

15 States and the likelihood of a potential sec16 ond wave of the virus; 

17 (ii) the capacity of countries and 

18 international organizations to combat the 

19 further spread of the virus, including risks 

20 and opportunities for further global co21 operation; and 

22 (iii) the risks to the national security 

23 and health security of the United States if 

24 the disease is not contained abroad. 


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1 (B) An assessment of the global public 

2 health system and the responses of the system 

3 to the COVID–19 pandemic, including— 

4 (i) prospects for an effective global 

5 disease surveillance and response system, 

6 opportunities to advance the development 

7 of such a system, and signposts for evalu8 ating whether or not an effective system 

9 has been developed before a disease out10 break occurs; and 

11 (ii) an assessment of health system 

12 capacity. 

13 (C) An assessment of— 

14 (i) the humanitarian and economic 

15 implications of the COVID–19 pandemic; 

16 and 

17 (ii) the consequences of the pandemic 

18 with respect to political stability, armed 

19 conflict, democratization, and the global 

20 leadership by the United States of the 

21 post-World War II international system. 

22 (D) An assessment of— 

23 (i) likely threats by viruses during the 

24 10-year period following the date of the 

25 Estimate; 


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1 (ii) global readiness to avert a future 

2 global pandemic; 

3 (iii) challenges and opportunities for 

4 the policy of the United States to advance 

5 global pandemic preparedness; and 

6 (iv) the potential role of non-state and 

7 state-backed global influence activities or 

8 disinformation campaigns involving 

9 COVID–19 or future potential pandemics. 

10 (E) Any other matters the Director deter11 mines appropriate. 

12 (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 

13 (A) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

15 Director shall submit to the Permanent Select 

16 Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep17 resentatives and the Select Committee on Intel18 ligence of the Senate the National Intelligence 

19 Estimate produced under paragraph (1), includ20 ing all intelligence reporting underlying the Es21 timate. 

22 (B) NOTICE REGARDING SUBMISSION.—If 

23 before the end of the 90-day period specified in 

24 subparagraph (A) the Director determines that 

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1 graph (1) cannot be submitted by the end of 

2 that period, the Director shall (before the end 

3 of that period)— 

4 (i) submit to the Permanent Select 

5 Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

6 Representatives and the Select Committee 

7 on Intelligence of the Senate a report set8 ting forth— 

9 (I) the reasons why the National 

10 Intelligence Estimate cannot be sub11 mitted by the end of that period; and 

12 (II) an estimated date for the 

13 submission of the National Intel14 ligence Estimate; and 

15 (ii) testify before such committees on 

16 the issues that will be covered by the Na17 tional Intelligence Estimate. 

18 (C) FORM.—The National Intelligence Es19 timate shall be submitted under subparagraph 

20 (A) in classified form. 

21 (3) PUBLIC VERSION.—Consistent with the pro22 tection of intelligence sources and methods, at the 

23 same time as the Director submits to the congres24 sional intelligence committees the National Intel25 ligence Estimate under paragraph (2), the Director 


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1 shall submit to the congressional committees speci2 fied in paragraph (4), and make publicly available 

3 on the internet website of the Director, an unclassi4 fied version of the National Intelligence Estimate. 

5 (4) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES SPECI6 FIED.—The congressional committees specified in 

7 this paragraph are the following: 

8 (A) The Committee on Appropriations, the 

9 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

10 on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on 

11 Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign 

12 Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, 

13 and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel14 ligence of the House of Representatives. 

15 (B) The Committee on Appropriations, the 

16 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

17 on Finance, the Committee on Foreign Rela18 tions, the Committee on Health, Education, 

19 Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Home20 land Security and Governmental Affairs, and 

21 the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

22 Senate. 

23 (5) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall pre24 pare the National Intelligence Estimate under para25 graph (1) in consultation with the Secretary of 


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1 Health and Human Services, the Director of the 

2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and any 

3 other head of an element of the Federal Government 

4 the Director of National Intelligence determines ap5 propriate. 

6 (b) FUTURE PANDEMIC PLAN.— 

7 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

9 President shall transmit to the congressional com10 mittees specified in paragraph (3), and make pub11 licly available on the internet website of the Presi12 dent, a report containing a whole-of-government 

13 plan for an effective response to a potential second 

14 wave of the COVID–19 pandemic and for other fu15 ture pandemic diseases. 

16 (2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The plan under 

17 paragraph (1) shall address how to improve the fol18 lowing: 

19 (A) Pandemic planning. 

20 (B) Homeland preparedness. 

21 (C) International disease surveillance. 

22 (D) Testing. 

23 (E) Contact tracing. 


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1 (F) The role of the Federal Government 

2 with respect to the regulation, acquisition, and 

3 disbursement of essential equipment. 

4 (G) The provision of personal protective 

5 equipment. 

6 (H) Early domestic response to future 

7 pandemic diseases in the United States. 

8 (3) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES SPECI9 FIED.—The congressional committees specified in 

10 this paragraph are the following: 

11 (A) The Committee on Appropriations, the 

12 Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Com13 mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

14 Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select 

15 Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep16 resentatives. 

17 (B) The Committee on Appropriations, the 

18 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com19 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen20 sions, the Committee on Homeland Security 

21 and Governmental Affairs, and the Select Com22 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

23 (c) GLOBAL STRATEGY.— 

24 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 

25 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 


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1 President, in coordination with the Director of Na2 tional Intelligence, shall transmit to the congres3 sional committees specified in paragraph (2), and 

4 make publicly available on the internet website of 

5 the President, a report containing a global strategy 

6 for mobilizing international institutions to combat 

7 the COVID–19 pandemic. 

8 (2) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES SPECI9 FIED.—The congressional committees specified in 

10 this paragraph are the following: 

11 (A) The Committee on Appropriations, the 

12 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

13 on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select 

14 Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep15 resentatives. 

16 (B) The Committee on Appropriations, the 

17 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

18 on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee 

19 on Intelligence of the Senate. 

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