I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7007 
To initiate negotiations for a bilateral agreement on compensation between 
the United States and the People’s Republic of China relating to the 
spread of the virus responsible for COVID–19, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Mrs. WAGNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Over-
sight and Reform, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Energy and Com-
merce, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To initiate negotiations for a bilateral agreement on com-
pensation between the United States and the People’s 
Republic of China relating to the spread of the virus 
responsible for COVID–19, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Compensation for Americans Act of 2020’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Findings. 
Sec. 4. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 5. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 6. Coronavirus compensation fund. 
Sec. 7. Bilateral agreement on compensation between the United States and 
China. 
Sec. 8. Authorization to freeze Chinese assets. 
Sec. 9. Encouraging developing nations to seek compensation from China. 
Sec. 10. Suspension of requests made by Chinese entities to acquire United 
States entities under certain circumstances. 
Sec. 11. Prohibition on procurement of certain products from a covered foreign 
entity, including products intended to be included in the Stra-
tegic National Stockpile. 
Sec. 12. Report on integrity of the United States supply chain. 
Sec. 13. Restriction on Federal funds to propose, finalize, implement, or en-
force any rule that reconsiders or amends certain Bureau of 
Industry and Security rules. 
Sec. 14. Authorization of sanctions. 
Sec. 15. Export controls on certain telecommunication equipment. 
Sec. 16. Visa ban on researchers affiliated with the PLA. 
Sec. 17. Prohibition on investment of TSP I fund in China. 
Sec. 18. Protecting pharmaceutical access for Americans. 
Sec. 19. Removal of China’s designation as a developing country in inter-
national bodies. 
Sec. 20. Protecting America from cyberattacks. 
Sec. 21. Ensuring transparency for Chinese listings on U.S. Exchanges. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CHINA.—The term ‘‘China’’ means the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
(2) COMPENSATION
FUND.—The term ‘‘com-
pensation fund’’ means the Coronavirus Compensa-
tion Fund. 
(3) WHO.—The term ‘‘WHO’’ means the 
World Health Organization. 
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SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In the early weeks of the spread of the virus 
responsible for COVID–19, the Government of 
China systematically suppressed, misrepresented, 
and falsified information concerning such spread. 
(2) The first reported instance of such virus 
may have occurred on November 17, 2019, in 
Wuhan, China. The Government of China did not 
notify the WHO that it had detected an unknown 
respiratory illness until December 31, 2020. 
(3) The Government of China violated inter-
national law by covering up the origins and spread 
of such virus. 
(4) Articles 6 and 7 of the International Health 
Regulations of 2005 require notification to the 
WHO within 24 hours of an assessment of events 
that may constitute a public health emergency of 
international concern. 
(5) The International Health Regulations re-
quire the WHO to be notified of ‘‘all relevant public 
health information’’ regarding public health events 
of international concern, and for information to be 
shared in a ‘‘timely, accurate, and sufficiently de-
tailed manner’’. 
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(6) The Government of China failed to share 
information with the WHO, and embarked on a 
campaign to silence doctors, scientists, and whistle-
blowers in an attempt to mislead the Chinese people 
and the international community concerning the 
spread of such virus. 
(7) On December 27, 2020, samples of the 
virus found in hospitals in Wuhan, China, were ana-
lyzed and determined to be a novel coronavirus. 
(8) The Government of China did not share 
with the WHO such determination concerning the 
novel coronavirus. 
(9) On January 3, 2020, the Government of 
China ordered Chinese scientists working to se-
quence the genome of such virus to surrender or de-
stroy their samples and the Government of China 
did not publicly share the genetic sequence until 
January 12, 2020. 
(10) In early January, the Government of 
China jailed eight medical professionals who sought 
to share information relating to such virus. 
(11) 
A 
Chinese 
ophthalmologist, 
Dr. 
Li 
Wenliang, tried to warn the medical community of 
such virus. The Government of China forced Dr. Li 
to sign a letter stating that he made ‘‘false state-
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ments’’ concerning such virus. Dr. Li later became 
infected with such virus and died on February 7, 
2020. 
(12) The Government of China insisted that no 
evidence existed concerning the spread of such virus 
through person-to-person transmission, and allowed 
Chinese citizens to travel unimpeded, including dur-
ing the Lunar New Year, when travelers numbered 
in the hundreds of millions. 
(13) On December 31, 2020, the Government 
of Taiwan noted the possibility that such virus could 
spread through person-to-person transmission. Offi-
cials of the WHO sent to China did not announce 
that such virus could spread through person-to-per-
son transmission until January 22, 2020. 
(14) The Government of China continues to 
neutralize or eliminate actors who threaten to expose 
the Government of China’s culpability in the spread 
of such virus. 
(15) Wuhan Central Hospital reprimanded Dr. 
Ai Fen for sharing a picture of a patient report la-
beled ‘‘SARS Coronavirus’’. In an interview pub-
lished in the Chinese magazine Ren Wu on March 
10, 2020, Doctor Ai said ‘‘This incident has shown 
that everyone needs to have their own thoughts be-
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cause someone has to step up to speak the truth.’’. 
Dr. Ai has been missing since March 29, 2020, and 
it is believed the Government of China is involved in 
his disappearance. 
(16) The repeated violations of the Inter-
national Health Regulations by the Government of 
China caused the spread of such virus first in 
Wuhan, China, and then worldwide. 
(17) As of May 18, 2020, such spread affected 
188 countries worldwide, resulting in millions of con-
firmed cases and more than 317,000 deaths. 
(18) As of May 18, 2020, 496,509 Americans 
were infected by such virus and 89,874 of those peo-
ple died. 
(19) On May 15, 2020, the Asia Development 
bank estimated that such spread will cost the global 
economy between $5.8 trillion and $8.8 trillion in 
2020. 
(20) The International Labor Organization esti-
mated that the spread of such virus caused a 10.5 
percent drop in working hours globally, which is 
equivalent to 305 million full-time jobs. 
(21) As of April 2020, the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics reported 26.5 million Americans lost their 
jobs. 
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(22) More than 38.6 million Americans filed 
unemployment claims over an eight-week period end-
ing on May 16, 2020, bringing the total of unem-
ployed Americans to more than 40 million. 
(23) The real unemployment rate is estimated 
to be between 22.8 percent and 25 percent. 
(24) On April 24, 2020, the Congressional 
Budget Office predicted that the United States 
Gross Domestic Product would fall 12 percent in the 
second quarter of 2020, equivalent to a decline at 
annual rate of 40 percent. 
(25) To mitigate the economic impact of such 
spread and bolster response efforts, Congress appro-
priated nearly $3 trillion in emergency spending. 
(26) In April 2020, the Congressional Budget 
Office nearly quadrupled its Fiscal Year 2020 Fed-
eral budget deficit projection from $1 trillion in Jan-
uary 2020 to $3.7 trillion. 
(27) If China had acted in accordance with its 
international obligations just three weeks earlier, the 
number of early coronavirus cases may have been 95 
percent lower. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) in February 2020, the United States cor-
rectly designated Chinese state-owned media outlets 
as foreign missions; 
(2) the Secretary of State should limit to 100 
or fewer people the total number of Chinese citizens 
who may work for a Chinese state-owned media out-
let in the United States; 
(3) such limitation may encourage China to 
allow American journalists and other foreign inde-
pendent reporters to live and report in China with-
out threat or harassment by China; and 
(4) United States entities should avoid sup-
porting or spreading propaganda from China by re-
viewing the policies of such entities relating to media 
advertisements created by China or advertising in 
media outlets owned or operated by China. 
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to seek com-
pensation from China for intentionally concealing and dis-
torting information concerning the spread of the virus re-
sponsible for COVID–19 resulting in— 
(1) the avoidable loss of life, health, or property 
of citizens of the United States; and 
(2) the damage to the national economy of the 
United States. 
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SEC. 6. CORONAVIRUS COMPENSATION FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury a compensation fund to be known as the 
Coronavirus Compensation Fund. 
(b) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—There shall be deposited 
into the compensation fund— 
(1) the amount agreed upon, if any, between 
China and the United States relating to the bilateral 
agreement on compensation initiated under section 
7(a) of this Act; and 
(2) the amount, if any, collected from the freez-
ing of assets belonging to China under section 8. 
SEC. 7. BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON COMPENSATION BE-
TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA. 
(a) NEGOTIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall enter into negotiations with China 
concerning a bilateral agreement on compensation. 
(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The initiation of ne-
gotiations required under paragraph (1) shall relate 
to— 
(A) the efforts of China to intentionally 
distort and conceal information concerning the 
spread of the virus responsible for COVID–19; 
and 
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(B) the avoidable loss of life, health, or 
property of citizens of the United States and 
the damage to the national economy of the 
United States caused by the actions of China 
described in subparagraph (A). 
(b) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—Any money received relat-
ing to negotiations initiated under paragraph (1) shall be 
deposited into the compensation fund established under 
section 6(a). 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION TO FREEZE CHINESE ASSETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall use his au-
thorities under the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act to freeze or block any Chinese asset subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States in order to reach 
a bilateral agreement on compensation with China. With 
the consent of China under the bilateral agreement on 
compensation, the President may deposit all or some of 
these frozen funds into the compensation fund established 
under section 6(a). 
(b) PUBLIC REPOSITORY OF CERTAIN ASSETS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Treasury shall publish online a public repository 
described in paragraph (2). 
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(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The public reposi-
tory described in this paragraph shall include infor-
mation relating to the following: 
(A) Chinese state-owned entities in the 
United States. 
(B) Chinese entities financed, directed, or 
controlled by the Government of China or the 
Chinese Communist Party. 
(C) United States entities financed, di-
rected, or controlled by the Government of 
China or the Chinese Communist Party. 
(3) SELF-REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, a United States 
entity employed by a Chinese entity, including 
a firm in the United States financial, con-
sulting, or legal industries, shall self-report to 
the Secretary of Treasury and be added to the 
public repository described in paragraph (2). 
(B) 
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, if a public report under 
subparagraph (A) would disclose confidential 
proprietary information, including business or 
trade secrets, the information shall be provided 
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to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate in a classi-
fied repository and shall not be subject to pub-
lic disclosure. 
(C) REMOVAL
FROM
PUBLIC
REPOSI-
TORY.—Not later than 30 days after a United 
State entity reports to the Secretary of Treas-
ury that all contracts or agreements with a Chi-
nese entity have terminated, the Secretary of 
Treasury shall remove all information relating 
to the United States entity from the public re-
pository. 
(c) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, and requiring the consent of China, the 
President may deposit all or some of the assets frozen pur-
suant to subsection (a) into the compensation fund estab-
lished under section 6(a). 
SEC. 9. ENCOURAGING DEVELOPING NATIONS TO SEEK 
COMPENSATION FROM CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not earlier than 60 days after the 
date that the Secretary of State enters into negotiations 
with China concerning a bilateral agreement on compensa-
tion pursuant to section 7, if China did not enter into, 
or abide by, a contract or agreement relating to such nego-
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(J) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; and 
(K) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the Senate. 
(2) COVERED
FOREIGN
ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘covered foreign entity’’ means any entity domiciled 
in China or subject to influence or control by China 
or the Communist Party of China, as determined by 
the Secretary of State. 
SEC. 12. REPORT ON INTEGRITY OF THE UNITED STATES 
SUPPLY CHAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com-
merce shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report concerning strategies to incentivize, re-
quire, or compensate United States persons for relocating 
or repatriating United States business activities and as-
sets from China to the United States. 
(b) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include information relating to 
the following business sectors: 
(1) Pharmaceutical. 
(2) Medical. 
(3) Electronics. 
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