H.R. 5403 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 409 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5403 [Report No. 118–493] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2023 Mr. Emmer (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Bost, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Flood, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Gosar, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Hern, Mr. Hill, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Kean of New Jersey, Mr. Kiley, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. LaTurner, Mrs. Lesko, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Loudermilk, Mrs. Luna, Ms. Mace, Mr. Meuser, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Mills, Mr. Norman, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Posey, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Self, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Steil, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Lawler, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Houchin, Ms. Hageman, and Mr. Barr) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services May 7, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Babin, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Langworthy, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Cline, Mr. Williams of New York, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Wenstrup, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Alford, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Carl, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Guest, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Rose, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Murphy, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Mooney, Mr. D'Esposito, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Fry, Mr. Banks, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Steube, Mr. Cole, Mr. Strong, Mr. Moran, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Granger, Mr. Clyde, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Mann, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Bergman, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Collins, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Latta, Mr. Duarte, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Hudson, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Issa, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Womack, Mr. Owens, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Perry, Mr. Mast, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Balderson, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Carey, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Pence, Ms. Maloy, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Roy, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Diaz-Balart May 7, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 12, 2023 A BILL To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act. 2. Prohibition on Federal reserve banks relating to certain products or services for individuals and prohibition on directly issuing a central bank digital currency Section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (18) A Federal reserve bank shall not— (A) offer products or services directly to an individual; (B) maintain an account on behalf of an individual; or (C) issue a central bank digital currency, or any digital asset that is substantially similar under any other name or label, directly to an individual. . 3. Prohibition on Federal reserve banks indirectly issuing a central bank digital currency Section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (19) (A) A Federal reserve bank shall not offer a central bank digital currency, or any digital asset that is substantially similar under any other name or label, indirectly to an individual through a financial institution or other intermediary. (B) Subparagraph (A) may not be construed to prohibit any dollar-denominated currency that is open, permissionless, and private, and fully preserves the privacy protections of United States coins and physical currency. . 4. Prohibition on the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy Section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (20) Prohibition on the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee shall not use any central bank digital currency, or any digital asset that is substantially similar under any other name or label, to implement monetary policy. . 5. Central bank digital currency (a) In general The Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 221 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 16 the following: 16A. Central bank digital currency (a) In general The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may not, absent Congressional authorization, issue a central bank digital currency. (b) Central bank digital currency defined In this section, the term central bank digital currency means a form of digital money or monetary value, denominated in the national unit of account, that is a direct liability of the Federal Reserve System. . (b) Treasury Chapter 3 of subtitle I of title 31 of the United States Code is amended by inserting after section 316 the following: 317. Central bank digital currency (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury may not, absent Congressional authorization, direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to issue a central bank digital currency. (b) Central Bank Digital Currency defined In this section, the term central bank digital currency means a form of digital money or monetary value, denominated in the national unit of account, that is a direct liability of the central bank. . 6. Protection for open, permissionless, and private currency This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not apply to any dollar-denominated currency that is open, permissionless, and private, and fully preserves the privacy protections of United States coins and physical currency.” May 7, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed