The Don't Sell My DNA Act amends federal bankruptcy law to protect individuals' genetic information from being sold or used without their explicit consent. The bill prevents bankruptcy trustees or debtors from selling, leasing, or using a person's genetic information—defined under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008—unless every affected individual provides written permission after the bankruptcy case begins. Additionally, the legislation requires that trustees destroy any genetic information that is part of a bankruptcy estate and is not sold or transferred, using secure deletion methods such as those recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The bill applies immediately upon enactment to all bankruptcy cases, both those already pending and those filed in the future. This legislation addresses concerns that individuals' DNA data could be liquidated to pay creditors in bankruptcy proceedings, giving people explicit legal protection over their genetic information.
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