Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act

Bill: 118-hr-494
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Introduced: 2023-01-25
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: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 494 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2023 Mr. Reschenthaler (for himself, Mr. Crawford , Mr. Posey , Mr. Baird , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Mike Garcia of California , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mrs. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Perry , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Jackson of Texas , Mr. Ogles , and Mr. Guest ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 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., including subgrant or subcontract organizations or individuals. (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. (directly or indirectly through grants, contracts, subgrants, subcontracts, or any other type of agreement or collaboration), during the 10-year period preceding such date of enactment, that were provided, whether purposely or inadvertently, to— (1) the People’s Republic of China; (2) the Chinese Communist Party; (3) the Wuhan Institute of Virology; or (4) any other lab, agency, organization, individual, or instrumentality— (A) that is owned or controlled (directly or indirectly) by any of the entities listed in paragraphs (1) through (3); or (B) located in any foreign nation.