S. 4109 · 117th Congress
National R & D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022
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National R & D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate · Dec 12, 2022
National R & D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022
This bill provides for a national strategy and research and development regarding technologies related to distributed ledgers (e.g., blockchain or Bitcoin). A distributed ledger is a ledger that is shared across and synchronized between a set of distributed nodes (i.e., devices or processes) in a network that store a complete or partial replica of the ledger and meet other requirements.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy must develop a national strategy for the research and development of distributed ledger technologies and their applications, including applications of public and permissionless distributed ledgers. The office must coordinate with the National Science and Technology Council and other relevant federal agencies, as appropriate, on the strategy. The national strategy shall include
- plans to support public and private sector investment and partnerships in research and technology development for societally beneficial applications of distributed ledger technologies, and
- an identification of additional resources, administrative action, or legislative action recommended to assist with the implementation of such strategy.
The National Science Foundation shall make competitive awards to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or their consortia) to support research, including interdisciplinary research, on distributed ledger technologies and their applications.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology may carry out an applied research project to study and demonstrate the potential benefits and unique capabilities of distributed ledger technologies.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: National R & D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022
Latest action (Dec 12, 2022): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 28, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.