,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ibb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,soto 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4     
,davidson ( ,ohio1 & ,mrs4 ,watson      
,coleman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial    
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote fair &  
transp>5t virtual curr5cy m>kets by     
exam9+ ! pot5tial = price manipulation4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,virtual ,curr5cy ,consum] ,protection
 ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,s5se ( ! ,congress 
,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t virtual      
curr5cy c\ld h a significant effect on !
 economy1 & regulation ( !m may be      
important to protect inve/ors1 det] bad 
actors1 create m>ket c]ta9ty1 & ensure  
,am]ican competitiv5ess 9 an evolv+     
global m>ketplace4  #c4 ,/udy & report  

on ! prev5tion ( virtual curr5cy price  
manipulation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,*airman ( ! ,commodity ,futures
 ,trad+ ,commission1 9 consultation ) ! 
heads ( ! ,securities & ,ex*ange        
,commission & o!r relevant ,f$]al       
ag5cies 7z det]m9$ by ! ,*airman ( !    
,commodity ,futures ,trad+ ,commission71
 %all submit to ! ,committees on        
,agriculture & on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committees
 on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry &
 on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs ( !
 ,s5ate a report to promote fair &      
transp>5t virtual curr5cy m>kets by     
exam9+ ! pot5tial = price manipulation4 
,! report %all include ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,a brief description (-- 7,a7 me?ods by 
:i* p]sons c\ld manipulate ! price (    
virtual curr5cies2  7,b7 :i* types (    
virtual curr5cy1 if any1 are m          
susceptible to be+ manipulat$2 &  7,c7 !
 effects on1 & p>ticul> h>m to1 inve/ors
 if price manipulation ( virtual        

curr5cies occurs4  7#b7 ,an analysis ( !
 ext5t to :i* ! regulatory au?ority ( ! 
,commodity ,futures ,trad+ ,commission &
 o!r relevant ,f$]al ag5cies all[s =--  
7,a7 m>ket surveillance ( virtual       
curr5cies = signs ( manipulation2 &     
7,b7 en=cem5t ( ,f$]al regulations aga9/
 p]sons involv$ 9 any su* manipulation4 
7#c7 ,recomm5dations = any legislative  
*anges ne$$ to improve ! ability ( !    
,commodity ,futures ,trad+ ,commission &
 o!r relevant ,f$]al ag5cies--  7,a7 to 
c>ry out ! monitor+ & en=cem5t          
activities describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72    
7,b7 to prev5t price manipulations (    
virtual curr5cies2 &  7,c7 to protect   
virtual curr5cy inve/ors f price        
manipulation4  7b7 ,virtual curr5cy     
def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m virtual curr5cy
 means a digital repres5tation ( value t
 does n h legal t5d] /atus & t functions
 z a m$ium ( ex*ange1 a unit ( acc\nt1  
or a /ore ( value4