[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 137 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5680-S5681]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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

[[Page S5681]]

       (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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