#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bfac  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the  
,director of the ,financial ,crimes     
,enforcement ,network to carry out a    
study on the use of emerging            
technologies within the ,financial      
,crimes ,enforcement ,network1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,advancing     
,innovation to ,assist ,law ,enforcement
 ,act4  #b4 ,fin,c,e,n study on use of  
emerging technologies  7a7 ,study  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,director of the       
,financial ,crimes ,enforcement ,network
 7,fin,c,e,n7 shall carry out a study   
on--  7,a7 the status of implementation 
and internal use of emerging            
technologies1 including artificial      
intelligence 7,,ai71 digital identity   
technologies1 blockchain technologies1  
and other innovative technologies within
 ,fin,c,e,n2  7,b7 whether ,,ai1 digital
 identity technologies1 blockchain      
technologies1 and other innovative      
technologies can be further leveraged to

 make ,fin,c,e,n's data analysis more   
efficient and effective2 and  7,c7 how  
,fin,c,e,n could better utilize ,,ai1   
digital identity technologies1          
blockchain technologies1 and other      
innovative technologies to more actively
 analyze and disseminate the information
 it collects and stores to provide      
investigative leads to ,federal1 ,state1
 ,tribal1 and local law enforcement1 and
 other ,federal agencies 7collective1   
,agencies71 and better support its      
ongoing investigations when referring a 
case to the ,agencies4  7#b7 ,inclusion 
of ,,gto data ,the study required under 
this subsection shall include data      
collected through the ,geographic       
,targeting ,orders 7,,gto7 program4  7b7
 ,report ,not later than the end of the 
#f-month period beginning on the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 the        
,director shall issue a report to the   
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,financial ,services of   

the ,house of ,representatives          
containing-- 7#a7 all findings and      
determinations made in carrying out the 
study required under subsection 7a72    
7#b7 with respect to each of            
subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of   
subsection 7a77#a71 any best practices  
or significant concerns identified by   
the ,director1 and their applicability  
to ,,ai1 digital identity technologies1 
blockchain technologies1 and other      
innovative technologies with respect to 
,united ,states efforts to combat money 
laundering and other forms of illicit   
finance2 and  7#c7 any policy           
recommendations that could facilitate   
and improve communication and           
coordination between the private sector1
 ,fin,c,e,n1 and ,agencies through the  
implementation of innovative approaches1
 in order to meet their ,bank ,secrecy  
,act 7as defined under section #ecab of 
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code7 and   
anti-money laundering compliance        
obligations4  7c7 ,bank ,secrecy ,act   

defined ,for purposes of this section1  
the term ,bank ,secrecy ,act means--    
7#a7 subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ec of  
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2  7#b7 
section #ba of the ,federal ,deposit    
,insurance ,act2 and  7#c7 chapter #b of
 title ,i of ,public ,law #ia-ejh4      
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,september #ai1 #bjai4;,clerk4