,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bh1 #bjba,mr4   
,soto 7= himself & ,mr4 ,gu?rie7        
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$]al     
,trade ,commission1 to conduct a /udy & 
submit to ,congress a report on ! /ate (
 block*a9 te*nology & its use 9 consum] 
protection1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 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$]al   
,trade ,commission & any o!r ,f$]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+ ! /udy requir$ by      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,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 conduct+ ! /udy       
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all provide opportunity = public comm5t
 & advice relevant to conduct+ ! /udy4  
7b7 ,report to congress ,n lat] ?an #f  
mon?s aft] ! completion ( ! /udy requir$
 by subsection 7a77#a71 ! ,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 ( su* /udy4