,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fiac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjah,mr4 ,guthrie 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,matsui7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,government ,reform1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,commerce to establish a working group  
to recommend to ,congress a definition  
of blockchain technology1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,blockchain         
,promotion ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,working 
group to recommend definition of        
blockchain technology  7a7              
,establishment ,not later than #ij days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall 

establish within the ,department of     
,commerce a working group to be known as
 the ,blockchain ,working ,group4  7b7  
,membership  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,blockchain ,working ,group shall be    
composed of a number of members to be   
determined by the ,secretary1 to be     
appointed in accordance with paragraph  
7#b74  7#b7 ,appointment  7,a7          
,representatives of ,federal agencies   
,the ,secretary shall designate ,federal
 agencies to be represented on the      
,blockchain ,working ,group1 as the     
,secretary considers appropriate to     
ensure representation of a cross-section
 of ,federal agencies that could use or 
benefit from blockchain technology4 ,the
 head of each agency so designated shall
 appoint an officer or employee of such 
agency to serve as a member of the      
,blockchain ,working ,group4  7,b7      
,representatives of nongovernmental     
stakeholders  7i7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary shall appoint representatives
 of nongovernmental stakeholders with   

respect to blockchain technology to     
serve as members of the ,blockchain     
,working ,group4  7ii7 ,representation  
of certain stakeholders required ,the   
members of the ,blockchain ,working     
,group appointed under clause 7i7 shall 
include representatives of the          
following3  7,i7 ,information and       
communications technology manufacturers1
 suppliers1 software providers1 service 
providers1 and vendors4  7,,ii7 ,subject
 matter experts representing industrial 
sectors other than the technology sector
 that the ,secretary determines can     
benefit from blockchain technology4     
7,,iii7 ,small1 medium1 and large       
businesses4  7,,iv7 ,individuals and    
institutions engaged in academic        
research relating to blockchain         
technology4  7,v7 ,nonprofit            
organizations and consumer advocacy     
groups engaged in activities relating to
 blockchain technology4  7,,vi7 ,rural  
and urban stakeholders4  7c7 ,report to 
,congress  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  

than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,blockchain 
,working ,group shall submit to         
,congress a report that contains--  7,a7
 a recommended definition of the        
distributed ledger technology commonly  
referred to as blockchain technology2   
and  7,b7 recommendations for--  7i7 a  
study to be conducted by the ,assistant 
,secretary of ,commerce for             
,communications and ,information1 in    
coordination with the ,federal          
,communications ,commission1 on the     
impact of blockchain technology on      
electromagnetic spectrum policy2  7ii7 a
 study that examines a range of         
potential applications1 including       
non-financial applications1 for         
blockchain technology2 and  7iii7       
opportunities within ,federal agencies  
to use blockchain technology4  7#b7     
,consideration of recommendations in    
draft ,,nist report ,in making          
recommendations under paragraph 7#a71   
the ,blockchain ,working ,group may     

consider any recommendations contained  
in the draft of ,national ,institute of 
,standards and ,technology ,internal    
,report #hbjb1 entitled ,blockchain     
,technology ,overview1 that was released
 in ,january #bjah4  7d7 ,definitions   
,in this section3 7#a7 ,federal agency  
,the term ,federal agency means an      
agency1 as defined in section #eea of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7  
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,commerce4