118 HR 4841 RH: Keep Your Coins Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-12-19 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 262118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4841[Report No. 118–323]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 25, 2023Mr. Davidson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesDecember 19, 2023Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 25, 2023A BILLTo prohibit Federal agencies from restricting the use of convertible virtual currency by a person to purchase goods or services for the person’s own use, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Keep Your Coins Act of 2023.

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Prohibition on restricting use of convertible virtual currency by a person to retain full control over convertible virtual currency

(a)

In general

The head of a Federal agency may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise impair the ability of a covered user to—(1)use convertible virtual currency or its equivalent for such user’s own purposes, such as to purchase real or virtual goods and services for the user’s own use; or(2)self-custody digital assets using a self-hosted wallet or other means to conduct transactions for any lawful purpose.(b)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Convertible virtual currencies

The term convertible virtual currency means a medium of exchange that—(A)has an equivalent value as currency (as defined in section 1010.100 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)); or(B)acts as a substitute for currency but may not possess all the attributes (including legal tender status) specified under such section 1010.100 (or successor regulations).(2)

Covered user

The term covered user means a person that obtains convertible virtual currency to purchase goods or services on that person’s own behalf, without regard to the method in which such covered user obtained such convertible virtual currency.(3)

Self-hosted wallet

The term self-hosted wallet means a digital interface—(A)used to secure and transfer convertible virtual currency; and(B)under which the owner of convertible virtual currency retains independent control over such convertible virtual currency that is secured by such digital interface.

December 19, 2023Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed