American Genetic Privacy Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5154
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-03
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Asia

China

Consumer affairs

Genetics

Health information and medical records

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Right of privacy
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>American Genetic Privacy Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits a commercial DNA testing service from disclosing an individual's genetic information to China or any entity under the influence, control, or ownership of China.</p> <p>The Federal Trade Commission is authorized to enforce this bill.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5154 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2021 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit commercial DNA testing services from disclosing the genetic information of United States nationals to foreign entities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Genetic Privacy Act of 2021 . 2. Prohibition on disclosing genetic information to China (a) Prohibition A commercial DNA testing service may not disclose the genetic information of any individual, or any aggregate of such information, to the People’s Republic of China, or to any entity under the influence, control, or ownership of the People’s Republic of China. (b) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices A violation of this section or a regulation promulgated under this section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B) ) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices. (2) Powers of Commission The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this section and the regulations promulgated under this section in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. ) were incorporated into and made part of this section. Any person who violates this section or a regulation promulgated under this section shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Commercial DNA testing service The term commercial DNA testing service means any person that provides genealogical or ancestry-related information based on an individual’s DNA. (2) Genetic information The term genetic information means, with respect to any individual, information about such individual’s genetic tests. (3) Genetic test The term genetic test has the meaning given such term by section 201 of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–233 ; 42 U.S.C. 2000ff ).