Bill > S1916

This bill amends the bankruptcy code (Title 11 of the United States Code) to provide stronger protections for individuals' genetic information during bankruptcy proceedings. Specifically, the bill expands the definition of protected personal information to explicitly include genetic information as defined by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. The bill introduces new restrictions on the use, sale, or lease of genetic information during bankruptcy, requiring that all affected individuals provide explicit written consent before their genetic data can be transferred. Additionally, the bill mandates that bankruptcy trustees or debtors in possession must securely delete any genetic information that is not part of an approved sale or lease, using specific data sanitization guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). These protections apply to both ongoing bankruptcy cases and new cases filed after the bill's enactment, ensuring that individuals' sensitive genetic data cannot be easily sold or shared without their informed consent during financial distress.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1916/all-info