Data protection for sponsors

(a) In general With respect to any information required of sponsors or prospective sponsors or any data collected in pursuit of sponsorship, the following protections shall apply: (1) Such information and data— (A) may not be disclosed for any purpose or effect other than reunification of the family unit, placement of a child with a sponsor, or oversight by Congress; (B) shall be immune from legal process; and (C) shall not, without the consent of the sponsor or prospective sponsor concerned, be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in any action, suit, or other judicial or administrative proceeding. (2) The Secretary or any other officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services may not— (A) use such information or data for any purpose other than for purposes of reunification under section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232); (B) make any publication in which such information or data can be identified; or (C) permit any individual other than the sworn officers and employees of the Department of Health and Human Services to examine such information or data.