The MIND Act directs the Federal Trade Commission to study how neural data—information collected from brain and nervous system activity through neurotechnology devices—and related biometric data should be regulated and protected. The bill requires the FTC to examine current laws and identify gaps in privacy protections, then recommend a regulatory framework within one year that balances innovation with safeguards against behavioral manipulation, discrimination, and exploitation. The study will focus on high-risk areas including employment, education, insurance, marketing, and law enforcement, and will assess how artificial intelligence combined with neural data could amplify these risks. The act also directs federal agencies to follow new guidance on their own use of neurotechnology within one year, prohibiting uses inconsistent with the FTC's recommendations. Congress allocates $10 million for this work and requires the FTC to update its findings annually as the technology evolves.
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