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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6665 
To direct the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, to submit a report on the actions of the World 
Health Organization to address the spread of the virus responsible for 
COVID–19, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2020 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. BUDD, Mrs. ROD-
GERS of Washington, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. BANKS, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. 
STEUBE, and Mr. CRENSHAW) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, to submit a 
report on the actions of the World Health Organization 
to address 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. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) On December 30, 2019, Dr. Li Wenliang of 
Wuhan, China warned the Chinese medical commu-
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nity of the outbreak of the virus responsible for 
COVID–19. 
(2) Four days after warning the Chinese med-
ical community, the Chinese Public Security Bureau 
forced Dr. Li Wenliang to sign a letter admitting 
that he made ‘‘false comments’’ and that he had 
‘‘severely disturbed the social order’’. 
(3) Chinese authorities suppressed information 
concerning the spread of such virus by censoring 
certain keywords on Chinese messaging applications. 
(4) On January 14, 2020, the World Health 
Organization tweeted that ‘‘preliminary investiga-
tions conducted by Chinese authorities have found 
no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission 
of COVID–19 in Wuhan, China’’. 
(5) The virus was later determined to be highly 
contagious and spread through human-to-human 
contact. 
(6) Public health researchers have found incon-
sistencies in the data reported by the World Health 
Organization in their situation reports and that the 
World Health Organization has failed to address 
such inconsistences. 
(7) In the middle of the month of January 
2020, the World Health Organization refused to de-
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clare a public health emergency as they did not want 
to ‘‘spook the world further’’. 
(8) On February 3, 2020, despite warning signs 
of an ongoing cover-up, the Director General of the 
World 
Health 
Organization, 
Tedros 
Adhanom 
Ghebreyesus, praised the People’s Republic of China 
saying he was ‘‘impressed’’ by President Xi’s leader-
ship. 
(9) Senior World Health Organization officials 
praised the People’s Republic of China’s response to 
the spread of the virus noting that the ‘‘Chinese peo-
ple feel protected’’. 
(10) There is a longstanding and concerning re-
lationship between the World Health Organization 
and the People’s Republic of China, as the People’s 
Republic of China co-chaired the China-Africa 
Health Ministers Conference, hosted the Belt and 
Road Forum for International Cooperation, and 
worked together with the World Health Organization 
for the ‘‘One Belt, One Road’’ initiative. 
(11) In 2017, the People’s Republic of China 
worked ‘‘tirelessly behind the scenes’’ to ensure the 
election of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Direc-
tor General of the World Health Organization. 
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(12) In 2014, while serving as Health Minister 
in Ethiopia, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus covered 
up three cholera outbreaks in Ethiopia. 
(13) In 2017, leaked emails revealed that the 
World Health Organization refused to classify ebola 
outbreak as a public health emergency for over two 
months as to not ‘‘anger’’ the leaders of African 
countries. 
(14) The United States is the largest financial 
contributor to the World Health Organization, pro-
viding the organization with up to $500 million in 
American taxpayer money every year. 
(15) If the World Health Organization had 
been truthful concerning the spread of the virus, the 
international community could have better prepared 
to combat such spread. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON THE ACTIONS OF THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION TO ADDRESS THE SPREAD OF 
THE VIRUS RESPONSIBLE FOR COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the actions of the World Health 
Organization (referred to in this section as the ‘‘WHO’’) 
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to address the spread of the virus responsible for COVID– 
19. 
(b) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include information relating to 
the following: 
(1) The failures of the WHO to address the 
spread of the virus responsible for COVID–19. 
(2) The extent to which the WHO withheld in-
formation from Member States of the United Na-
tions relating to such spread. 
(3) The accuracy of infection data published by 
the WHO relating to such spread. 
(4) The relationship between the WHO and the 
People’s Republic of China. 
(5) The role of the WHO in covering up such 
spread in the People’s Republic of China. 
(6) Any other systemic failure of the WHO, as 
determined appropriate by the Secretary of State for 
inclusion in the report. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
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