Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance Act

To prohibit large platform utilities from being a financial institution or being affiliated with a person that is a financial institution, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance Act 2. Prohibition related to large platform utilities (a) In general A large platform utility may not be, and may not be affiliated with any person that is, a financial institution. (b) Prohibition related to cryptocurrencies (1) In general A large platform utility may not establish, maintain, or operate a digital asset that is intended to be widely used as medium of exchange, unit of account, store of value, or any other similar function, as defined by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. (2) Definitions For purposes of paragraph (1), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall define the terms medium of exchange unit of account store of value (c) Wind-Down period With respect to a large platform utility— (1) if the large platform utility is, or is affiliated with a person that is, a financial institution on the date of enactment of this Act, subsection (a) shall not apply to such large platform utility until the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) if the large platform utility maintains or operates a digital asset described under subsection (b)(1) on the date of enactment of this Act, subsection (b) shall not apply to such large platform utility until the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Penalty Any large platform utility or financial institution that violates subsection (a) or (b) shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000,000 per each day of such violation, in an action brought by the appropriate Federal financial regulator. (e) Rulemaking The appropriate Federal financial regulators may issue rules to carry out this section. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Affiliate The term affiliate (2) Alternative trading system The term alternative trading system (3) Appropriate Federal financial regulator The term appropriate Federal financial regulator (A) the appropriate Federal banking agency; (B) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, in the case of a commodity pool operator, commodity trading advisor, and a futures commission merchant; (C) the National Credit Union Administration Board, in the case of a credit union; (D) the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the case of an alternative trading system, a broker, a dealer, an investment adviser, an investment company, a national securities exchange, and a private fund; and (E) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in the case of a financial institution or a large platform utility that does not otherwise have an appropriate Federal financial regulator under subparagraph (A) through (D). (4) Banking definitions The terms appropriate Federal banking agency depository institution depository institution holding company (5) Commodities definitions The terms commodity pool operator commodity trading advisor futures commission merchant (6) Credit union The term credit union (7) Digital asset The term digital asset virtual currencies coins tokens (8) Financial institution The term financial institution (A) an alternative trading system; (B) a branch or agency of a foreign bank, as defined in section 1(b) of the International Banking Act of 1978; (C) a broker; (D) a commodity pool operator; (E) a commodity trading advisor; (F) a credit union; (G) a dealer; (H) a depository institution; (I) a depository institution holding company; (J) a futures commission merchant; (K) an investment adviser; (L) an investment company; (M) a national securities exchange; (N) an organization operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act; (O) a private fund; (P) a State-licensed money services business; and (Q) any company engaged in activities that are financial in nature or incidental to a financial activity, as described in section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. (9) Large platform utility The term large platform utility (A) with an annual global revenue of $25,000,000,000 or more; and (B) that is predominately engaged in the business of offering to the public an online marketplace, an exchange, or a platform for connecting third parties. (10) Money services business The term money services business (11) Private fund The term private fund (12) Securities definitions The terms broker dealer investment adviser investment company national securities exchange

Summary: Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance Act This bill generally prohibits certain large technology companies (e.g., social media platforms) from offering financial services. Specifically, these companies may not be a financial institution; be affiliated with a financial institution; or establish, maintain, or operate a digital currency. The bill provides for a one-year wind-down period for a company engaging in these prohibited activities.