#aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#adad  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! duties ( !
 ,f9ancial ,crimes ,en=cem5t ,network   
7,fin,c,e,n7 to ensure ,fin,c,e,n works 
) ,tribal law en=cem5t ag5cies1 protects
 aga9/ all =ms ( t]rorism1 & focuses on 
virtual curr5cies4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fin,c,e,n        
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!      
mission ( ! ,f9ancial ,crimes ,en=cem5t 
,network 7,fin,c,e,n7 is to safegu>d !  
f9ancial sy/em f illicit use & combat   
money laund]+ & promote national        
security ?r\gh ! collection1 analysis1 &
 dissem9ation ( f9ancial intellig5ce &  
/rategic use ( f9ancial au?orities4     
7#b7 ,9 its mission to safegu>d !       
f9ancial sy/em f ! abuses ( f9ancial    
crime1 includ+ t]rori/ f9anc+1 money    
laund]+ & o!r illicit activity1 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates %\ld prioritize work+ ) p>tn]s 9
 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 & =eign 
law en=cem5t au?orities4  7#c7 ,! ,f$]al
 ,bureau ( ,inve/igation has /at$ t s9ce

 ! t]ror attacks on ,septemb] #aa1      
#bjja1 ,! ?reat l&scape has exp&$       
consid]ably1 ?\gh x is important to note
 t ! m traditional ?reat pos$ by al     
,qa$a & its affiliates is /ill pres5t & 
active4 ,! ?reat ( dome/ic t]rorism also
 rema9s p]si/5t ov]all1 ) actors cross+ 
! l9e f ,fir/ ,am5dm5t protect$ rights  
to committ+ crimes to fur!r _! political
 ag5da44  7#d7 ,al?\gh ! use & trad+ (  
virtual curr5cies are legal practices1  
"s t]rori/s & crim9als1 includ+         
int]national crim9al organizations1 seek
 to exploit vuln]abilities 9 ! global   
f9ancial sy/em & are increas+ly us+     
em]g+ paym5t me?ods su* z virtual       
curr5cies to move illicit funds4  7#e7  
,9 c>ry+ out its mission1 ,fin,c,e,n    
%\ld prioritize all =ms ( t]rorism &    
em]g+ me?ods ( t]rorism & illicit       
f9ance4  #c4 ,/r5g!n+ ,fin,c,e,n        
,section #caj ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph     
7,c7-- 7,a7 9 clause 7i71 by /rik+      
appropriate ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 &     

=eign law en=cem5t ag5cies & ins]t+     
appropriate ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1       
,tribal1 & =eign law en=cem5t ag5cies2 &
  7,b7 9 clause 7vi71 by /rik+ to       
protect aga9/ int]national t]rorism &   
ins]t+ to protect aga9/ t]rorism2  7#b7 
9 p>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ appropriate   
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 & =eign law       
en=cem5t au?orities & ins]t+ appropriate
 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 & =eign 
law en=cem5t au?orities2  7#c7 9        
p>agraph 7,f71 by /rik+ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1  
local1 & =eign law en=cem5t & ins]t+    
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 & =eign  
law en=cem5t2 &  7#d7 9 p>agraph 7,h71  
by /rik+ anti-t]rorism & anti-money     
laund]+ initiatives1 & simil> ef=ts &   
ins]t+ anti-t]rorism & anti-money       
laund]+ initiatives1 includ+ matt]s     
involv+ em]g+ te*nologies or value t    
sub/itutes = curr5cy1 & simil> ef=ts4   
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,m>*   
#aa1 #bjai4;,cl]k4