; or (C) any research conducted in a laboratory setting less than Biosafety Level Three that involves pathogens or potential pathogens known to be, or that can be reasonably anticipated to be, infectious to humans through the inhalation route of exposure, and known to cause, or that can be reasonably anticipated to cause, serious to fatal disease. (3) Transparent international forensic investigation The term transparent international forensic investigation , with respect to investigating the origin of SARS–CoV–2, means an inquiry that is objective, data-driven, inclusive of broad expertise, subject to independent oversight, and properly managed to exclude individuals with conflicts of interest and under which the following takes place: (A) Relevant research funding agencies, funding contractors, laboratories, and hospitals open their records to examination by the investigative team and grant the investigative team unfettered access to any and all facilities, personnel, and other sites of interest, and to any and all forms of epidemiological or virological data of interest, including serological records pertaining to the earliest confirmed or suspected cases of COVID–19, or cases of similar illnesses that may have been misdiagnosed, which appeared in and around Wuhan in the fall and winter of 2019. Investigators document the veracity and source of the data upon which their analysis is based in a manner that allows independent experts to reproduce their analysis and validate any conclusions they may draw. (B) The international team is allowed to perform a full forensic investigation of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the Wuhan Center for Disease Prevention and Control, and the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, and all other laboratories in Wuhan that the team might identify as warranting examination. The team is allowed to review the biosafety level under which bat coronavirus research was conducted, and to interview any and all personnel currently or previously employed at those laboratories, or related