,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,budz9ski 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,b>rett7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs f ent]+ into a        
contract pursuant to :i* ! contractor   
may sell s5sitive p]sonal in=mation     
ma9ta9$ by ! ,secret>y & to ensure !    
protection ( p]sonal in=mation 9 c]ta9  
contracts ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect
 ,vet]ans f ! ,!ft ( ,heal? & ,id5tify+ 
,in=mation 9 ,electronic ,=ms ,act or ! 
,protect ,vet]ans f ! ,,?ief ,act4  #b4 
,prohibition ( ! sale ( s5sitive p]sonal
 in=mation ma9ta9$ by ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs ,section #egbe ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7d7 ,prohibition ( sale ( s5sitive      
p]sonal in=mation ,! ,secret>y may n    

ent] into a contract t p]mits !         
contractor to sell 7or o!rwise disclose 
= consid]ation7 s5sitive p]sonal        
in=mation to ano!r entity4  4  #c4      
,protection ( p]sonal in=mation 9       
contracts ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o   
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all-- 
7#a7 ensure t ea* cov]$ contract        
includes1 or is modifi$ to include1 a   
clause prohibit+ cov]$ in=mation f be+  
monetiz$1 sold1 or o!rwise misus$ by any
 contractor1 includ+ any subcontractor  
or affiliate !re(1 or o!r non-,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs entity2 &  7#b7     
issue a directive or o!r policy provid+ 
guidance to employees & contractors ( ! 
,dep>tm5t on h[ to id5tify !            
monetization1 sale1 or misuse ( cov]$   
in=mation 9 ord] to ensure contractors  
are 9 compliance ) clauses 9 cov]$      
contracts includ$ pursuant to p>agraph  
7#a74  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye>   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  

,secret>y %all submit to ! appropriate  
congressional committees a report t     
includes-- 7#a7 a copy ( ! contract     
clause requir$ by subsection 7a77#a72   
7#b7 ! guidance requir$ by subsection   
7a77#b72 &  7#c7 a summ>y ( any o!r     
actions tak5 to comply ) subsection 7a74
  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,! t]m appropriate congressional        
committees means ! ,committees on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,! t]m
 cov]$ contract means a contract ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs t provides
 = ! h&l+ ( cov]$ in=mation & is ent]$  
into-- 7,a7 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act2 or  7,b7 be=e ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & does n expire be=e
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#c7  
,! t]m cov]$ in=mation-- 7,a7 means     
protect$ heal? in=mation or p]sonally   
id5tifiable in=mation1 includ+ su*      
in=mation t has be5 anonymiz$2 &  7,b7  
includes in=mation protect$ "u-- 7i7    
section #eeb;a ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,code2  7ii7 section #egja or #gccb (  
title #ch ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7iii7   
p>ts #afj1 #afa1 & #afd ( title #de1    
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations2 &  7iv7 any
 o!r provision ( law1 z det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y4