The ACLU submitted the attached letter to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in response to a request for comments on its proposal to implement a Partner Vetting System (PVS) pilot program. The PVS would require organizations that apply for grants or contracts with USAID to submit highly personal and confidential information for a broad category of organizational officials and employees and would use the government’s secret intelligence databases to screen them. The proposed PVS raises significant privacy and due process issues, with serious consequences for the associational rights of applicants and the individuals and organizations with whom they work.