,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dcgd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ad1 #bjbe,ms4 ,mace introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require agencies to update mortgage underwriting programs1 guidelines1 standards1 and systems to require lenders to consider1 in the mortgage credit evaluation process1 any amounts a borrower has in any brokerage account associated with a cryptocurrency exchange4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,homeowner ,crypto ,modernization ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,consideration of cryptocurrency exchange brokerage account amounts 7a7 ,in general ,not later than the expiration of the #bd-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 each head of a covered agency shall1 update the automated mortgage underwriting programs1 guidelines1 standards1 and systems of such covered agency in a manner to require participating mortgage lenders to consider1 in the mortgage credit evaluation process1 the value of any digital assets a borrower has in any brokerage account associated with a cryptocurrency exchange4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered ,agency ,the term covered agency means-- 7,a7 the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development2 7,b7 the ,department of ,agriculture2 7,c7 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs2 and 7,d7 the ,federal ,housing ,finance ,agency1 except that any requirement imposed by this section on such ,agency or the ,director of such ,agency shall be treated as a requirement with respect to the mortgage underwriting programs or systems of the ,federal ,national ,mortgage ,association and the ,federal ,home ,loan ,mortgage ,corporation1 to be imposed and enforced pursuant to the authority of such ,director and ,agency to supervise and regulate such enterprises4 7#b7 ,digital asset ,the term digital asset means any digital representation of value which is recorded on a cryptographically secured distributed ledger or other similar technology4