S.Amdt. 1615

SA 1615. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S.
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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At the end of subtitle C of title I of division C, add the
following:

SEC. 3124. NONRECOGNITION OF DIGITAL CURRENCY ISSUED BY
PEOPLE'S BANK OF CHINA.

The United States may not--
(1) recognize as legal tender, or authorize payments using,
any digital currency issued by the People's Bank of China; or
(2) permit, agree to, or enable any interoperability with
any such currency.
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