Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act

Bill: 117-s-5056
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-09-29
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Animal and plant health

Asia

China

Congressional oversight

Environmental health

Government studies and investigations

Health programs administration and funding

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medical research

Political parties and affiliation

Research administration and funding

World health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the award of federal funds to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc (including any subsidiaries or related organizations). This is a nonprofit research organization that studies coronaviruses in bat populations and other environmental health concerns.</p> <p>The Government Accountability Office must also audit federal funds provided to that organization over the past decade. The audit must include the amount of those funds provided by EcoHealth Alliance to China, the Chinese Communist Party, or the Wuhan Institute of Virology.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5056 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 29, 2022 Ms. Ernst (for herself and Mr. Marshall ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit Federal funding to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act . 2. Prohibition on Federal Funding to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc (a) In general No funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law may be made available for any purpose to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., including any subsidiaries and related organizations that are directly controlled by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. (b) GAO study and report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study, and submit a report to Congress, regarding the amount of Federal funds awarded to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., during the 10-year period preceding such date of enactment, that were provided, whether purposely or inadvertently, to the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, or any agency or instrumentality of such entities.