,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #a  ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,january #be1 #bjbc,mr4 ,cruz submitted 
the following concurrent resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,rules and ,administration  ,,concurrent
 ,,resolution  ,requiring the ,architect
 of the ,capitol1 the ,secretary of the 
,senate1 and the ,chief ,administrative 
,officer of the ,house of               
,representatives to contract with food  
service contractors and vending machine 
contractors for the ,capitol ,complex   
that accept cryptocurrency1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
resolution may be cited as the ,adopting
 ,cryptocurrency in ,congress as an     
,exchange of ,payment for ,transactions 
,resolution or the ,,accept ,resolution4
  #b4 ,accepting of cryptocurrency at   
restaurants1 vending machines1 and gift 
shops in the ,capitol ,complex  7a7     
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term ,capitol ,buildings means the     

,capitol ,buildings described in section
 #eaja of title #dj1 ,united ,states    
,code2 and  7#b7 the term digital asset 
means a natively electronic asset that--
 7,a7 is recorded on a cryptographically
 secured distributed ledger2 and  7,b7  
is designed to confer only economic or  
access rights4  7b7 ,acceptance of      
cryptocurrency ,the ,architect of the   
,capitol1 the ,secretary of the ,senate1
 and the ,chief ,administrative ,officer
 of the ,house of ,representatives shall
 each1 for the ,capitol ,buildings that 
are under their jurisdiction-- 7#a7     
subject to subsection 7c71 solicit and  
enter into contracts to provide food    
service and vending machines in such    
,capitol ,buildings with persons that   
will accept digital assets as payment   
for goods2 and  7#b7 encourage the gift 
shops in such ,capitol ,buildings to    
accept digital assets as payment for    
goods4  7c7 ,additional considerations  
,the ,architect of the ,capitol1 the    
,secretary of the ,senate1 and the      

,chief ,administrative ,officer of the  
,house of ,representatives may not enter
 into contracts described in subsection 
7b77#a7 if the ,architect of the        
,capitol1 in consultation with the      
,secretary of the ,senate and the ,chief
 ,administrative ,officer of the ,house1
 reports to the ,committee on ,rules and
 ,administration of the ,senate and the 
,committee on ,house ,administration of 
the ,house of ,representatives that     
entering into such contracts would      
preclude the selection of alternatives  
that are cost-effective and             
value-centered for patrons4