; and (B) to secure damages from the Government of the People’s Republic of China, especially by identifying ways to compel the Government of the People’s Republic of China to pay damages. 3. Responsibility of foreign states for reckless actions or omissions causing the COVID–19 global pandemic in the United States (a) Responsibility Chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1605B the following: 1605C. Responsibility of foreign states for reckless actions or omissions causing the COVID–19 global pandemic in the United States (a) Responsibility of foreign states A foreign state shall not be immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States in any case in which money damages are sought against a foreign state for physical or economic injury to person, property, or business occurring in the United States following any reckless action or omission (including a conscious disregard of the need to report information promptly or deliberately hiding relevant information) of a foreign state, or of any official, employee, or agent of that foreign state while acting within the scope of his or her office, employment, or agency, that caused or substantially aggravated the COVID–19 global pandemic in the United States, regardless of where the action or omission occurred. (b) Rule of construction A foreign state shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States under subsection (a) on the basis of an omission or act that constitutes mere negligence. (c) Jurisdiction (1) Exclusive jurisdiction The courts of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any action in which a foreign state is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of the United States under subsection (a). (2) Personal jurisdiction The courts of the United States shall have personal jurisdiction, to the maximum extent permissible under the Constitution of the United States, over any defendant in an action described in subsection (a). (3) Additional authority to issue orders In