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“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. This straightforward amendment adds the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis to the DNI's consultation requirement for its report on possible exploitation of virtual currencies by terrorist actors. It also requires the report's dissemination to State and local law enforcement, consistent with the protection of classified information. Ensuring that relevant counterterrorism information is distributed, as appropriate, to State and local law enforcement is a key priority and a major function of the Department of Homeland Security. Adding these entities as recipients of this report through the DHS fusion center mechanism improves the bill. I want to encourage all my colleagues to support the amendment, as well as the underlying bill. I thank my colleague for her work. Miss RICE of New York. Madam Chair, I want to thank Chairman Schiff and Ranking Member Nunes for supporting the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York (Miss Rice). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 13 Offered by Ms. Jayapal The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 13 printed in part B of House Report 116-154.”