Protect Veterans from the THIEF Act

This bill would bar the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from signing any contract that lets a contractor sell, or share for payment, sensitive personal information to another entity. Within one year, the Department of Veterans Affairs would have to make sure every contract that handles veterans' health or personally identifiable information, including anonymized information, contains a clause banning contractors, subcontractors, and affiliates from monetizing, selling, or misusing that information. This applies to new contracts and to existing contracts that have not expired. The Department would also have to issue guidance on spotting misuse and report its actions to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees within one year.

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Sponsors

• Nikki Budzinski Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors