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WASHINGTON, September 2, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would require the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency to coordinate with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence to create an unclassified report regarding the true origins of COVID-19.

The amendment was accepted by the House Armed Services Committee for inclusion in the NDAA legislation which today passed out of the committee, heading next to the full House of Representatives for consideration.

“In the face of mounting evidence and unanswered questions regarding the origins of COVID-19, my amendment will mandate a comprehensive investigation into how the pandemic was unleashed on the world,” Johnson said. “It is critical for us to have these answers to help prevent future pandemics.”

Read the text of the amendment here.

Congressman Johnson is the Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference, a member of the House Judiciary and Armed Services Committees, and a former constitutional law litigator.

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