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The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020

2/8/2022, 11:16 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 7225

The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020

This bill requires reports to Congress related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shall report to Congress a classified, intelligence-based assessment on the threat of global pandemic disease, including an assessment of the possible courses of the COVID-19 pandemic in the 18 months following the report. The bill also requires the President to report to Congress on (1) a whole-of-government response to a potential second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and to future pandemics, and (2) a global strategy for mobilizing international institutions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

The reports shall also be publicly available, except that the publicly available ODNI assessment shall be an unclassified version of the classified report given to Congress.

Current Status of Bill HR 7225

Bill HR 7225 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 15, 2020. Bill HR 7225 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on June 15, 2020.  Bill HR 7225's most recent activity was Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. as of June 15, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 7225

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
13
Democrat Cosponsors
13
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 7225

Primary Policy Focus

Armed Forces and National Security

Potential Impact Areas

- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Homeland security
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International organizations and cooperation
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- World health

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 7225

The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce a National Intelligence Estimate on the threat of global pandemic disease, and for other purposes.
The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020

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