Sec. 3. Study on risk of wildlife markets on the emergence of novel viral pathogens
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Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine agrees to— conduct a study to evaluate— the impact of physical proximity and consumption of terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine on the emergence of viral and other microbial pathogens; the impact of consumption of terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine on the transmission of novel viral and other microbial pathogens; the role consumption of terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine has on the transmission of microbes from animals to humans; and the conditions at live wildlife markets that lead to transmission of zoonotic diseases; and not later than one year after the date of such agreement, submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on the findings of the study described in paragraph (1).