1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting Act of 2020 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the National Science Foundation have provided scientific, evidence-based findings and foundational research, across all disciplines, that benefit the people of the United States. (2) Accurate and reliable information is imperative for health and safety during a national emergency like the COVID–19 pandemic. (3) Disinformation and misinformation have spread alarmingly during the COVID–19 pandemic, hindering the public response efforts of Federal, State, local, and indigenous leaders. (4) The internet and social media have made it easier to spread fake medical information, such as unproven treatments for COVID–19, or inaccurate information that undermines scientific experts. (5) COVID–19-related disinformation has been weaponized by foreign adversaries, including Russia, China, and Iran, through the use of fake social media accounts and bot networks to amplify content. (6) Understanding the financial incentives for entities spreading and amplifying disinformation and misinformation can help to combat its distribution. 3. Science study on covid–19-related disinformation and misinformation (a) Study Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on the current understanding of the spread of COVID–19-related disinformation and misinformation on the internet and social media platforms. The study shall address— (1) the roles disinformation and misinformation have played in the public response to COVID–19; (2) the sources, both foreign and domestic, of COVID–19-related disinformation and misinformation, and the mechanisms by which that disinformation and misinformation influence the public debate