,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjai,ms4 ,wexton 7for herself and ,mr4 
,riggleman7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the duties of the     
,financial ,crimes ,enforcement ,network
 7,fin,c,e,n7 to ensure ,fin,c,e,n works
 with ,tribal law enforcement agencies1 
protects against all forms of terrorism1
 and focuses on virtual currencies4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,fin,c,e,n ,improvement ,act of    
#bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress    
finds the following3  7#a7 ,the mission 
of the ,financial ,crimes ,enforcement  
,network 7,fin,c,e,n7 is to safeguard   
the financial system from illicit use   
and combat money laundering and promote 
national security through the           
collection1 analysis1 and dissemination 
of financial intelligence and strategic 
use of financial authorities4  7#b7 ,in 

its mission to safeguard the financial  
system from the abuses of financial     
crime1 including terrorist financing1   
money laundering and other illicit      
activity1 the ,united ,states should    
prioritize working with partners in     
,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and   
foreign law enforcement authorities4    
7#c7 ,the ,federal ,bureau of           
,investigation has stated that since the
 terror attacks on ,september #aa1      
#bjja1 ,the threat landscape has        
expanded considerably1 though it is     
important to note that the more         
traditional threat posed by al ,qaeda   
and its affiliates is still present and 
active4 ,the threat of domestic         
terrorism also remains persistent       
overall1 with actors crossing the line  
from ,first ,amendment protected rights 
to committing crimes to further their   
political agenda44  7#d7 ,although the  
use and trading of virtual currencies   
are legal practices1 some terrorists and
 criminals1 including international     

criminal organizations1 seek to exploit 
vulnerabilities in the global financial 
system and are increasingly using       
emerging payment methods such as virtual
 currencies to move illicit funds4  7#e7
 ,in carrying out its mission1          
,fin,c,e,n should prioritize all forms  
of terrorism and emerging methods of    
terrorism and illicit finance4  #c4     
,strengthening ,fin,c,e,n ,section #caj 
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7,c7--  7,a7
 in clause 7i71 by striking appropriate 
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and foreign law
 enforcement agencies and inserting     
appropriate ,federal1 ,state1 local1    
,tribal1 and foreign law enforcement    
agencies2 and  7,b7 in clause 7vi71 by  
striking to protect against             
international terrorism and inserting to
 protect against terrorism2  7#b7 in    
paragraph 7,e71 by striking appropriate 
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and foreign law
 enforcement authorities and inserting  
appropriate ,federal1 ,state1 local1    

,tribal1 and foreign law enforcement    
authorities2  7#c7 in paragraph 7,f71 by
 striking ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and  
foreign law enforcement and inserting   
,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and   
foreign law enforcement2 and  7#d7 in   
paragraph 7,h71 by striking             
anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering
 initiatives1 and similar efforts and   
inserting anti-terrorism and anti-money 
laundering initiatives1 including       
matters involving emerging technologies 
or value that substitutes for currency1 
and similar efforts4