,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhfd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bg1
 #bjba,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,ernst7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,secretary of the ,treasury to      
submit to ,congress a report on virtual 
currencies and global competitiveness4  
#a4 ,virtual currencies and their global
 use  7a7 ,report ,not later than #b    
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,secretary of the        
,treasury1 in consultation with the     
,attorney ,general1 the ,united ,states 
,trade ,representative1 the ,board of   
,governors of the ,federal ,reserve     
,system1 the ,office of the ,director of
 ,national ,intelligence1 and any other 
agencies or departments that the        
,secretary of the ,treasury determines  
are necessary1 shall submit to the      
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 

and ,forestry1 ,committee on ,finance1  
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations1 and the ,committee 
on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 the        
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 the     
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the    
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and       
,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
on virtual currency and their global    
use1 which shall-- 7#a7 assess how      
foreign countries use and mine virtual  
currencies1 including identifying the   
largest state and private industry users
 and miners of virtual currency1        
policies foreign countries have adopted 
to encourage virtual currency use and   
mining1 and how foreign countries could 
be strengthened or undermined by the use
 and mining of cryptocurrencies within  
their borders2  7#b7 identify1 to the   
greatest extent practicable1 the types  
and dollar value of virtual currency    

mined for each of fiscal years #bjaf    
through #bjbb within the ,united ,states
 and globally1 as well as within the    
,people's ,republic of ,china and within
 any other countries the ,secretary of  
the ,treasury determines are relevant2  
and  7#c7 identify vulnerabilities1     
including those related to supply       
disruptions and technology availability 
of the global microelectronic supply    
chain1 and opportunities with respect to
 virtual currency mining operations4    
7b7 ,classified annex ,the report       
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
contain a classified annex4