,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ae1 #bjbe,mr4   
,budd 7= himself & ,mr4 ,lee7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 &    
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit
 ,f$]al ag5cies f re/rict+ ! use (      
conv]tible virtual curr5cy by a p]son to
 pur*ase goods or s]vices = ! p]son's   
own use1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,keep   
,y\r ,co9s ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4           
,prohibition on re/rict+ use (          
conv]tible virtual curr5cy by a p]son to
 reta9 full control ov] conv]tible      
virtual curr5cy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! head ( 
a ,f$]al ag5cy may n prohibit1 re/rict1 
or o!rwise impair ! ability ( a cov]$   
us] to-- 7#a7 use conv]tible virtual    
curr5cy or its equival5t = su* us]'s own
 purposes1 su* z to pur*ase real or     
virtual goods & s]vices = ! us]'s own   
use2 or  7#b7 self-cu/ody digital assets
 us+ a self-ho/$ wallet or o!r means to 

conduct transactions = any lawful       
purpose4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,conv]tible virtual       
curr5cies ,! t]m conv]tible virtual     
curr5cy means a m$ium ( ex*ange t-- 7,a7
 has an equival5t value z curr5cy 7z    
def9$ 9 section #ajaj4ajj ( title #ca1  
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or         
successor regulations772 or  7,b7 acts z
 a sub/itute = curr5cy b may n possess  
all ! attributes 7includ+ legal t5d]    
/atus7 specifi$ "u su* section #ajaj4ajj
 7or successor regulations74  7#b7      
,cov]$ us] ,! t]m cov]$ us] means a     
p]son t obta9s conv]tible virtual       
curr5cy to pur*ase goods or s]vices on t
 p]son's own behalf1 )\t reg>d to !     
me?od 9 :i* su* cov]$ us] obta9$ su*    
conv]tible virtual curr5cy4  7#c7       
,self-ho/$ wallet ,! t]m self-ho/$      
wallet means a digital int]face-- 7,a7  
us$ to secure & transf] conv]tible      
virtual curr5cy2 &  7,b7 "u :i* ! own] (
 conv]tible virtual curr5cy reta9s      
indep5d5t control ov] su* conv]tible    

virtual curr5cy t is secur$ by su*      
digital int]face4