,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ehb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjai,ms4
 ,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1
 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 & ,mr4 ,moran7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 &     
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t
 ! ,f9ancial ,crimes ,en=cem5t ,network 
works ) ,tribal law en=cem5t ag5cies1   
protects aga9/ all =ms ( t]rorism1 &    
focuses on virtual curr5cies4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,fin,c,e,n ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjai4    
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,! mission ( ! ,f9ancial ,crimes   
,en=cem5t ,network 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act
 z ,fin,c,e,n7 is to safegu>d ! f9ancial
 sy/em f illicit use1 combat money      
laund]+1 & promote national security    
?r\gh ! collection1 analysis1 &         
dissem9ation ( f9ancial intellig5ce &   
/rategic use ( f9ancial au?orities4     
7#b7 ,9 its mission to safegu>d !       
f9ancial sy/em f ! abuses ( f9ancial    

crime1 includ+ t]rori/ f9anc+1 money    
laund]+1 & o!r illicit activity1 !      
,unit$ ,/ates %\ld prioritize work+ )   
p>tn]s 9 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 
& =eign law en=cem5t au?orities4  7#c7  
,! ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation has   
/at$ t1 s9ce ! t]ror attacks on         
,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 ,! ?reat l&scape  
has exp&$ consid]ably1 ?\gh x is        
important to note t ! m traditional     
?reat pos$ by al ,qa$a & its affiliates 
is /ill pres5t & active4 ,! ?reat (     
dome/ic t]rorism also rema9s p]si/5t    
ov]all1 ) actors cross+ ! l9e f ,fir/   
,am5dm5t protect$ rights to committ+    
crimes to fur!r _! political ag5da44    
7#d7 ,al?\gh ! use & trad+ ( virtual    
curr5cies are legal practices1 "s       
t]rori/s & crim9als1 includ+            
int]national crim9al organizations1 seek
 to exploit vuln]abilities 9 ! global   
f9ancial sy/em & are increas+ly us+     
em]g+ paym5t me?ods su* z virtual       
curr5cies to move illicit funds4  7#e7  
,9 c>ry+ out its mission1 ,fin,c,e,n    

%\ld prioritize all =ms ( t]rorism &    
em]g+ me?ods ( t]rorism & illicit       
f9ance4  #c4 ,/r5g!n+ ,fin,c,e,n        
,section #caj7;b77#b7 ( title #ca1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subp>agraph 7,c7--  7,a7 9 clause 7i71  
by ins]t+ ,tribal1 aft] local12 &  7,b7 
9 clause 7vi71 by /rik+ int]national2   
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ local1
 & ins]t+ local1 ,tribal12  7#c7 9      
subp>agraph 7,f71 by /rik+ ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 local1 & =eign law en=cem5t &    
ins]t+ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 & 
=eign law en=cem5t2 &  7#d7 9           
subp>agraph 7,h71 by ins]t+ 1 includ+   
matt]s involv+ em]g+ te*nologies or     
value t sub/itutes = curr5cy aft]       
initiatives4