1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On December 30, 2019, Dr. Li Wenliang of Wuhan, China warned the Chinese medical community of the outbreak of the virus responsible for COVID–19. (2) Four days after warning the Chinese medical community, the Chinese Public Security Bureau forced Dr. Li Wenliang to sign a letter admitting that he made false comments and that he had severely disturbed the social order . (3) Chinese authorities suppressed information concerning the spread of such virus by censoring certain keywords on Chinese messaging applications. (4) On January 14, 2020, the World Health Organization tweeted that preliminary investigations conducted by Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of COVID–19 in Wuhan, China . (5) The virus was later determined to be highly contagious and spread through human-to-human contact. (6) Public health researchers have found inconsistencies in the data reported by the World Health Organization in their situation reports and that the World Health Organization has failed to address such inconsistences. (7) In the middle of the month of January 2020, the World Health Organization refused to declare a public health emergency as they did not want to spook the world further . (8) On February 3, 2020, despite warning signs of an ongoing cover-up, the Director General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, praised the People’s Republic of China saying he was impressed by President Xi’s leadership. (9) Senior World Health Organization officials praised the People’s Republic of China’s response to the spread of the virus noting that the Chinese people feel protected . (10) There is a longstanding and concerning relationship between the World Health Organization and the People’s Republic of China, as the People’s Republic of China co-chaired the China-Africa Health Ministers Conference, hosted the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, and worked together with the World Health Organization for the