1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Commission Regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID–19) Pandemic Act or the COVID–19 Commission Act . 2. National Commission Regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus COVID–19 Pandemic (a) Establishment There is established in the legislative branch a National Commission Regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus COVID–19 Pandemic (referred to in this section as the Commission ). (b) Purposes The Commission shall— (1) make a full and complete accounting of the circumstances surrounding the emergence of the 2019 novel coronavirus, the Nation’s preparedness for the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic, and the actions taken by Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments at critical junctures before and after the World Health Organization designated the 2019 novel coronavirus as a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020; (2) identify and examine lessons learned regarding preparedness, response, and recovery efforts at the Federal, State, local, Tribal, territorial, and international levels relating to the 2019 novel coronavirus; (3) review and evaluate recommendations and pandemic plans issued by the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense and other nonpartisan entities regarding health security, pandemic preparedness, response, or recovery