I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7225 
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce a National Intel-
ligence 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) intro-
duced 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 de-
termined 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘The Global Pandemic 
NIE Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON THREAT 
OF GLOBAL PANDEMIC DISEASE. 
(a) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Director of National 
Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence 
Council, shall produce a National Intelligence Esti-
mate on the threat of global pandemic disease, in-
cluding with respect to the following: 
(A) An assessment of the possible courses 
of the COVID–19 pandemic during the 18 
months following the date of the Estimate, in-
cluding— 
(i) the projected spread of the 2019 
novel coronavirus outside the United 
States and the likelihood of a potential sec-
ond wave of the virus; 
(ii) the capacity of countries and 
international organizations to combat the 
further spread of the virus, including risks 
and opportunities for further global co-
operation; and 
(iii) the risks to the national security 
and health security of the United States if 
the disease is not contained abroad. 
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(B) An assessment of the global public 
health system and the responses of the system 
to the COVID–19 pandemic, including— 
(i) prospects for an effective global 
disease surveillance and response system, 
opportunities to advance the development 
of such a system, and signposts for evalu-
ating whether or not an effective system 
has been developed before a disease out-
break occurs; and 
(ii) an assessment of health system 
capacity. 
(C) An assessment of— 
(i) the humanitarian and economic 
implications of the COVID–19 pandemic; 
and 
(ii) the consequences of the pandemic 
with respect to political stability, armed 
conflict, democratization, and the global 
leadership by the United States of the 
post-World War II international system. 
(D) An assessment of— 
(i) likely threats by viruses during the 
10-year period following the date of the 
Estimate; 
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(ii) global readiness to avert a future 
global pandemic; 
(iii) challenges and opportunities for 
the policy of the United States to advance 
global pandemic preparedness; and 
(iv) the potential role of non-state and 
state-backed global influence activities or 
disinformation 
campaigns 
involving 
COVID–19 or future potential pandemics. 
(E) Any other matters the Director deter-
mines appropriate. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(A) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director shall submit to the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate the National Intelligence 
Estimate produced under paragraph (1), includ-
ing all intelligence reporting underlying the Es-
timate. 
(B) NOTICE REGARDING SUBMISSION.—If 
before the end of the 90-day period specified in 
subparagraph (A) the Director determines that 
the National Intelligence Estimate under para-
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graph (1) cannot be submitted by the end of 
that period, the Director shall (before the end 
of that period)— 
(i) submit to the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate a report set-
ting forth— 
(I) the reasons why the National 
Intelligence Estimate cannot be sub-
mitted by the end of that period; and 
(II) an estimated date for the 
submission of the National Intel-
ligence Estimate; and 
(ii) testify before such committees on 
the issues that will be covered by the Na-
tional Intelligence Estimate. 
(C) FORM.—The National Intelligence Es-
timate shall be submitted under subparagraph 
(A) in classified form. 
(3) PUBLIC VERSION.—Consistent with the pro-
tection of intelligence sources and methods, at the 
same time as the Director submits to the congres-
sional intelligence committees the National Intel-
ligence Estimate under paragraph (2), the Director 
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shall submit to the congressional committees speci-
fied in paragraph (4), and make publicly available 
on the internet website of the Director, an unclassi-
fied version of the National Intelligence Estimate. 
(4) 
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES
SPECI-
FIED.—The congressional committees specified in 
this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on 
Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Finance, the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs, and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
(5) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall pre-
pare the National Intelligence Estimate under para-
graph (1) in consultation with the Secretary of 
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Health and Human Services, the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and any 
other head of an element of the Federal Government 
the Director of National Intelligence determines ap-
propriate. 
(b) FUTURE PANDEMIC PLAN.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall transmit to the congressional com-
mittees specified in paragraph (3), and make pub-
licly available on the internet website of the Presi-
dent, a report containing a whole-of-government 
plan for an effective response to a potential second 
wave of the COVID–19 pandemic and for other fu-
ture pandemic diseases. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The plan under 
paragraph (1) shall address how to improve the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Pandemic planning. 
(B) Homeland preparedness. 
(C) International disease surveillance. 
(D) Testing. 
(E) Contact tracing. 
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(F) The role of the Federal Government 
with respect to the regulation, acquisition, and 
disbursement of essential equipment. 
(G) The provision of personal protective 
equipment. 
(H) Early domestic response to future 
pandemic diseases in the United States. 
(3) 
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES
SPECI-
FIED.—The congressional committees specified in 
this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(B) The Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions, the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(c) GLOBAL STRATEGY.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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President, in coordination with the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, shall transmit to the congres-
sional committees specified in paragraph (2), and 
make publicly available on the internet website of 
the President, a report containing a global strategy 
for mobilizing international institutions to combat 
the COVID–19 pandemic. 
(2) 
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES
SPECI-
FIED.—The congressional committees specified in 
this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(B) The Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate. 
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