,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #be1 #bjbb,mr4    
,cotton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,braun1 & ,mr4 
,rubio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! use ( ! digital 
curr5cy paym5t sy/em op]at$ by !        
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,def5d+ ,am]icans f
 ,au?orit>ian ,digital ,curr5cies ,act4 
#b4 ,prohibition on apps support+       
e-,,cny f9ancial te*nology 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,app ,! t]m app means a s(tw>e     
application or electronic s]vice t may  
be run or direct$ by a us] on a comput]1
 a mobile device1 or any o!r g5]al      
purpose comput+ device4  7#b7 ,app /ore 
,! t]m app /ore means a publicly        
available website1 s(tw>e application1  
or o!r electronic s]vice t di/ributes   
applications f ?ird-p>ty develop]s to   

us]s ( a comput]1 a mobile device1 or   
any o!r g5]al purpose comput+ device4   
7#c7 ,cov]$ company ,! t]m cov]$ company
 means any p]son t owns or controls an  
app /ore 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7       
e-,,cny ,! t]m e-,,cny means ! (ficial  
,digital ,curr5cy ,electronic ,paym5t   
sy/em op]at$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a4  7b7 ,prohibition ,a  
cov]$ company %all n-- 7#a7 support or  
enable transactions 9 e-,,cny on its app
 /ore )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#b7 c>ry 
or support any app 9 its app /ore )9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates t supports or enables     
transactions 9 e-,,cny4