,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dgeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjah    
,mr4 ,budd introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial   
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an     
,indep5d5t ,f9ancial ,te*nology ,task   
,=ce1 to provide rew>ds = in=mation     
lead+ to convictions relat$ to t]rori/  
use ( digital curr5cies1 to e/abli% a   
,fin,tech ,lead]%ip 9 ,innovation ,fund 
to enc\rage ! developm5t ( tools &      
programs to combat t]rori/ & illicit use
 ( digital curr5cies1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,f9ancial ,te*nology ,innovation &    
,def5se ,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x 
is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t %\ld prioritize ! inve/igation
 ( t]rori/ & illicit use ( new f9ancial 
te*nology1 includ+ digital curr5cies4   
#c4 ,indep5d5t ,f9ancial ,te*nology     
,task ,=ce  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is     
e/abli%$ ! ,indep5d5t ,f9ancial         
,te*nology ,task ,=ce 7! ,task ,=ce71   

:i* %all consi/ (-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y ( !
 ,treasury1 :o %all s]ve z ! head ( !   
,task ,=ce2  7#b7 ! ,attorney ,g5]al2   
7#c7 ! ,director ( ! ,c5tral            
,intellig5ce ,ag5cy2  7#d7 ! ,director (
 ! ,f9ancial ,crimes ,en=cem5t ,network2
  7#e7 ! ,director ( ! ,secret ,s]vice2 
7#f7 ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (   
,inve/igations2 &  7#g7 #d individuals  
appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury to 
repres5t ! private sector 7includ+ !    
bank+ indu/ry1 non-pr(it gr\ps1 & ?9k   
tanks74  7b7 ,duties ,! ,task ,=ce      
%all-- 7#a7 conduct indep5d5t rese>* on 
t]rori/ & illicit use ( new f9ancial    
te*nologies1 includ+ digital curr5cies2 
&  7#b7 develop legislative & regulatory
 proposals to improve c\nt]-t]rori/ &   
c\nt]-illicit f9anc+ ef=ts4  7c7 ,annual
 congressional report ,n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & 
annually !reaft]1 ! ,task ,=ce %all     
issue a report to ! ,congress conta9+ ! 
f9d+s & det]m9ations made by ! ,task    
,=ce 9 ! previ\s ye> & any legislative &

 regulatory proposals develop$ by !     
,task ,=ce4  #d4 ,rew>ds = in=mation    
relat$ to t]rori/ use ( digital         
curr5cies  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( !
 ,treasury1 9 consultation ) ! ,attorney
 ,g5]al1 %all e/abli% a program to pay a
 rew>d to any p]son :o provides         
in=mation lead+ to ! conviction ( an    
individual involv$ ) t]rori/ use (      
digital curr5cies4  7b7 ,use (          
appropriat$ funds ,to ! ext5t provid$ 9 
advance by appropriation ,acts1 !       
,secret>y may use appropriat$ funds to  
pay a rew>d "u ?is section ) respect to 
in=mation lead+ to a conviction describ$
 "u subsection 7a7 if ! am\nt ( f9es &  
=feitures relat$ to su* conviction are n
 suffici5t to pay su* rew>d4  7c7 ,use (
 f9es & =feitures ,) respect to f9es &  
=feitures relat$ to ! conviction ( an   
individual involv$ ) t]rori/ use (      
digital curr5cies1 ! ,secret>y ( !      
,treasury %all1 )\t fur!r appropriation 
or fiscal ye> limitation-- 7#a7 use su* 
am\nts to pay rew>ds "u ?is section     

relat$ to su* conviction2  7#b7 )       
respect to any su* am\nts rema9+ aft]   
paym5ts are made "u p>agraph 7#a71 repay
 to ! g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury-- 7,a7   
any rew>d am\nts paid us+ appropriat$   
funds "u subsection 7b72 &  7,b7 ! am\nt
 ( any funds appropriat$ to ! ,fin,tech 
,lead]%ip 9 ,innovation ,fund e/abli%$  
"u section #e2 &  7#c7 ) respect to any 
su* am\nts rema9+ aft] paym5ts are made 
"u p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71 deposit su*   
am\nts 9 ! ,fin,tech ,lead]%ip 9        
,innovation ,fund4  #e4 ,fin,tech       
,lead]%ip 9 ,innovation ,fund  7a7      
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ a fund to  
be kn[n z ! ,fin,tech ,lead]%ip 9       
,innovation ,fund1 :i* %all be available
 to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 )\t fur!r
 appropriation or fiscal ye> limitation1
 to c>ry out ?is section4  7b7          
,innovation grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all make grants
 = ! developm5t ( tools & programs to   
detect t]rori/ & illicit use ( digital  
curr5cies4  7#b7 ,eligible recipi5ts ,! 

,secret>y may make grants "u ?is        
subsection to entities locat$ 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 includ+ academic in/itutions1  
companies1 non-pr(it in/itutions1       
individuals1 & any o!r entities locat+ 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t ! ,secret>y det]m9es 
appropriate4  7#c7 ,eligible projects ,)
 respect to tools & programs describ$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a71 9 addition to grants = !
 developm5t ( su* tools & programs1 !   
,secret>y may make grants "u ?is        
subsection to c>ry out pilot programs   
us+ su* tools1 ! developm5t ( te/ cases 
us+ su* tools1 & rese>* relat$ to su*   
tools4  7#d7 ,pref]5ces ,9 mak+ grants  
"u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all give
 pref]5ce to--  7,a7 te*nology t is     
non-propriet>y or t is community        
commons-bas$2  7,b7 comput] code t is   
develop$ & releas$ on an op5 s\rce      
basis2 &  7,c7 tools t are proactive    
7su* z meet+ regulatory requirem5ts "u  
"k y\r cu/om] & anti-money laund]+      
requirem5ts = any entity t has to comply
 ) ,u4,s4 ,gov]nm5t regulations7 vs4    

reactive 7su* z aid+ law en=cem5t       
organizations 9 cat*+ illegal activity  
aft] ! fact74  7#e7 ,o!r requirem5ts    
7,a7 ,use ( exi/+ global /&>ds ,any new 
te*nology develop$ ) a grant made "u ?is
 subsection %all be bas$ on exi/+ global
 /&>ds1 su* z ^? develop$ by ! ,int]net 
,eng9e]+ ,task ,=ce 7,,ietf7 & ! ,_w    
,wide ,web ,consortium 7,w#c;,c74  7,b7 
,support+ exi/+ laws or regulations     
,tools & programs develop$ ) a grant    
made "u ?is subsection %all be 9 support
 ( exi/+ laws or regulations1 includ+ ! 
,bank ,secrecy ,act4  7,c7 ,op5 access  
requirem5t ,tools & programs develop$ ) 
a grant made "u ?is subsection %all be  
freely accessible & usable by ! public4 
,?is requirem5t may be fulfill$ by      
publicly avail+ application programm+   
int]faces or s(tw>e developm5t kits4    
#f4 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is ,act3 
7#a7 ,bank ,secrecy ,act ,! t]m ,bank   
,secrecy ,act means--  7,a7 section #ba 
( ! ,f$]al ,deposit ,insurance ,act2    
7,b7 *apt] #b ( title ,i ( ,public ,law 

#ia-ejh2 &  7,c7 sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt]  
#ec ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4   
7#b7 ,digital curr5cy ,! t]m digital    
curr5cy--  7,a7 means a digital         
repres5tation ( value t-- 7i7 is us$ z a
 m$ium ( ex*ange1 unit ( acc\nt1 or /ore
 ( value2 &  7ii7 is n legal t5d]1 :e!r 
or n d5om9at$ 9 legal t5d]2 &  7,b7 does
 n include--  7i7 a transaction 9 :i* a 
m]*ant grants1 z "p ( an aff9ity or     
rew>ds program1 value t _c be tak5 f or 
ex*ang$ ) ! m]*ant = legal t5d]1 bank   
cr$it1 or digital curr5cy2 or  7ii7 a   
digital repres5tation ( value issu$ by  
or on behalf ( a publi%] & us$ solely )9
 an onl9e game1 game plat=m1 or family (
 games sold by ! same publi%] or (f]$ on
 ! same game plat=m4  7#c7 ,t]rori/ ,!  
t]m t]rori/ includes a p]son c>ry+ out  
dome/ic t]rorism or int]national        
t]rorism 7z su* t]ms are def9$1         
respectively1 "u section #bcca ( title  
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code74