WASHINGTON – Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, welcomed recent U.S. Coast Guard guidance that any nondisclosure agreements, including those signed by sexual assault victims, must allow information to be shared with Congress and other official investigators.

Coast Guard nondisclosure agreements should not stop service members from cooperating with investigations into the sexual misconduct scandal at its academy after some senators claimed the agreements have hindered them from attaining information,

F ollowing revelations by Sen. Ted Cruz, the United States Coast Guard has recently provided clarification that nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) signed by sexual assault victims and other personnel must not impede the sharing of information with Congress or other official investigative bodies.