S.Amdt. 2299

SA 2299. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema
(for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the
bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 2437, between lines 18 and 19, insert the
following:
(e) Prohibition on the Use of the Digital Yuan.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
(A) the term ``digital yuan'' means the digital currency of
the Peoples Bank of China, or any successor digital currency
of the People's Republic of China;
(B) the term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given
that term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and

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(C) the term ``information technology'' has the meaning
given that term in section 11101 of title 40, United States
Code.
(2) Prohibition on the use of digital yuan.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator
of General Services, the Director of the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, the Director of National
Intelligence, and the Secretary of Defense, and consistent
with the information security requirements under subchapter
II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall
develop standards and guidelines for executive agencies
requiring the removal of any digital yuan from information
technology.
(B) National security and research exceptions.--The
standards and guidelines developed under subparagraph (A)
shall include--
(i) exceptions for law enforcement activities, national
security interests and activities, and security researchers;
and
(ii) for any authorized use of digital yuan under an
exception, requirements for agencies to develop and document
risk mitigation actions for such use.
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