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To amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to establish an exception to jurisdictional immunity for a foreign state that discharges a biological  weapon, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. G

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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

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A BILL

To amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to establish an exception to jurisdictional immunity for a foreign state that discharges a biological weapon, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop China-Originated

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 Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘Stop

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COVID Act of 2020’’.

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