,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ba1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,tillis introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to ensure the protection of    
human genetic information collected as a
 result of diagnostic testing for       
,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,protection of human  
genetic information  7a7 ,in general    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary of ,health and      
,human ,services shall ensure that no   
person may collect1 store1 analyze1     
disseminate1 or otherwise make use of1  
or benefit from1 any human genetic      
information collected as a result of    
diagnostic testing for ,,covid-#ai1 for 
any incidental use1 or any reason other 
than such diagnostic or serologic       
testing1 except with the express1       
written1 informed consent of the        
individual being tested4  7b7           

,enforcement ,any person who violates   
subsection 7a7 shall be subject to a    
civil monetary penalty of not more than 
#ajj for each such violation4  7c7      
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term genetic information has the       
meaning given such term in section      
#afj4ajc of title #de1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations 7or any successor         
regulations72 and  7#b7 the term        
incidental means any action taken by any
 person1 directly or indirectly1 to     
obtain genetic information from an      
individual1 for any purpose1 other than 
the purpose specifically authorized by  
the living individual from whom the     
specimen has its biological origin or   
another designated individual if the    
individual is a minor or is             
incapacitated1 or if the individual is  
deceased1 the individual's next of kin4