Summary

Bans data brokers from selling or otherwise providing lists of U.S. military servicemembers to covered foreign nations or to persons controlled by those nations, and requires contracts to forbid onward transfer to those nations. It also makes conspiring to evade the ban illegal, gives the Federal Trade Commission and State attorneys general authority to enforce the rule (including treating violations as unfair or deceptive acts), requires the FTC to issue implementing rules within one year, and directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on enforcement and possible gaps within one year of enactment.

Key Points

• Prohibits data brokers from selling or otherwise providing lists of military servicemembers to covered nations or to persons controlled by covered nations.
• Requires data brokers to include contractual prohibitions preventing buyers from transferring military lists to covered nations or persons they control.
• Makes conspiracy and transactions to evade the prohibition illegal.
• Treats violations as unfair or deceptive acts under the FTC Act and vests enforcement authority with the FTC and State attorneys general.
• Directs the FTC to issue implementing regulations within one year of enactment.
• Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress within one year on enforcement, resource needs, and whether protections should be expanded.
• Imposes compliance and contractual obligations on data brokers and creates civil enforcement exposure, but does not include dedicated funding in the text.

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