This bill prohibits data brokers from selling or sharing personal information about military servicemembers to foreign adversary nations or entities controlled by those nations. The legislation also requires data brokers who sell servicemember lists to other companies to contractually prevent those buyers from passing the information to covered foreign nations. The Federal Trade Commission will enforce the law, with authority to sue violators and seek damages, and state attorneys general can also bring enforcement actions on behalf of their residents. The FTC must issue final regulations within one year of the bill's enactment, and the Comptroller General must report to Congress within one year on enforcement efforts and whether the protections should be expanded to other groups or information types. The bill designates violations as unfair or deceptive practices under existing FTC authority, allowing use of established enforcement tools and penalties.
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