,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #haec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #a1 #bjbj   
,mr4 ,soto 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gu?rie1 &  
,ms4 ,matsui7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 9 consultation ) !
 ,f$]al ,trade ,commission1 to conduct a
 /udy & submit to ,congress a report on 
! /ate ( ! block*a9 te*nology & use 9   
consum] protection1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,block*a9 ,innovation ,act4  #b4 ,/udy
 on block*a9 te*nology & its use 9      
consum] protection  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7  
,/udy requir$ ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,comm]ce1 9 consultation ) ! ,f$]al   
,trade ,commission1 & 9 consultation )  
any o!r appropriate ,f$]al ag5cy !      
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate1 %all    
conduct a /udy on curr5t & pot5tial use 
( block*a9 te*nology 9 comm]ce & !      
pot5tial b5efits ( block*a9 te*nology = 

limit+ fraud & o!r unfair & deceptive   
acts & practices4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts =  
/udy ,9 conduct+ ! /udy1 ! ,secret>y    
%all exam9e-- 7,a7 tr5ds 9 ! comm]cial  
use ( & inve/m5t 9 block*a9 te*nology2  
7,b7 be/ practices 9 facilitat+         
public-private p>tn]%ips 9 block*a9     
te*nology2  7,c7 pot5tial b5efits &     
risks ( block*a9 te*nology = consum]    
protection2  7,d7 h[ block*a9 te*nology 
c be us$ by indu/ry & consum]s to r$uce 
fraud & increase ! security ( comm]cial 
transactions2  7,e7 areas 9 ,f$]al      
regulation ( block*a9 te*nology :]e     
great] cl>ity w\ld enc\rage dome/ic     
innovation2 &  7,f7 any o!r relevant    
obs]vations or recomm5dations relat$ to 
block*a9 te*nology & consum] protection4
  7#c7 ,public comm5t ,9 produc+ ! /udy 
requir$ 9 subsection 7a77#b71 !         
,secret>y %all provide opportunity =    
public comm5t & advice relevant to !    
production ( ! /udy4  7b7 ,report to    
congress ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] !    
completion ( ! /udy requir$ pursuant to 

subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit 
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee 
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate1 & make publicly available on
 ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce1 a  
report t conta9s ! results ( ! /udy     
conduct$ "u subsection 7a74