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Brittany Pettersen: I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…

On the recordMay 22, 2024
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In title I, add at the end the following: SEC. 112. APPLICATION OF THE BANK SECRECY ACT. (a) In General.--Section 5312 of title 31, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(2)(G), by striking ``or dealer'' and inserting ``, dealer, digital asset broker, digital asset dealer, or digital asset trading system''; and (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A)-- (A) by inserting ``digital commodity broker, digital commodity dealer,'' after ``futures commission merchant,''; and (B) by inserting before the period the following: ``and any digital commodity exchange registered, or required to register, under the Commodity Exchange Act which permits direct customer access''. (b) GAO Study.-- (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall conduct a study to-- (A) assess the risks posed by centralized intermediaries that are primarily located in foreign jurisdictions that provide services to U.S. persons without regulatory requirements that are substantially similar to the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act; and (B) provide any regulatory or legislative recommendations to address these risks under subparagraph (A).…
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Brittany Pettersen
Democratic · Colorado
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May 22, 2024

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