,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjai,miss ,rice of ,new ,york 7for     
herself and ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,under ,secretary of ,homeland ,security
 for ,intelligence and ,analysis to     
develop and disseminate a threat        
assessment regarding terrorist use of   
virtual currency4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,homeland
 ,security ,assessment of ,terrorists'  
,use of ,virtual ,currencies ,act4  #b4 
,threat assessment on terrorist use of  
virtual currency  7a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #abj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the ,under  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security for   
,intelligence and ,analysis1 as         
authorized by section #bja7;b77#a7 of   
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aba7;b77#a771 shall1 in  

coordination with appropriate ,federal  
partners1 develop and disseminate a     
threat assessment regarding the actual  
and potential threat posed by           
individuals using virtual currency to   
carry out activities in furtherance of  
an act of terrorism1 including the      
provision of material support or        
resources to a foreign terrorist        
organization4 ,consistent with the      
protection of classified and            
confidential unclassified information1  
the ,under ,secretary shall share the   
threat assessment developed under this  
section with ,state1 local1 and tribal  
law enforcement officials1 including    
officials who operate within ,state1    
local1 and regional fusion centers      
through the ,department of ,homeland    
,security ,state1 ,local1 and ,regional 
,fusion ,center ,initiative established 
in section #baj;,a of the ,homeland     
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#abd;h74  7b7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,the term foreign         

terrorist organization means an         
organization designated as a foreign    
terrorist organization under section    
#bai of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74 
7#b7 ,the term virtual currency means a 
digital representation of value that    
functions as a medium of exchange1 a    
unit of account1 or a store of value4