21st Century Dollar Act

Bill: 117-hr-3506
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-25
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia

China

Congressional oversight

Currency

Digital media

Foreign and international banking

International monetary system and foreign exchange
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>21st Century Dollar Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a strategy to facilitate the position of the dollar as the primary global reserve currency.</p> <p>Treasury must submit a report that includes (1) steps taken to implement this strategy, legislative recommendations, and efforts by major foreign central banks to create an official digital currency; and (2) an evaluation of the role of the renminbi (the official currency of China) in international payments and foreign exchange reserves.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3506 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2021 Mr. Hill (for himself and Mr. Himes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To support the role of the United States dollar as the primary global reserve currency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21st Century Dollar Act . 2. Statement of United States policy regarding the dollar It is the policy of the United States to facilitate the position of the dollar as the primary global reserve currency, including through vigorous support of— (1) deep, open, and transparent financial markets; (2) continuous improvements to domestic and international payment methods that facilitate dollar transactions; (3) sound macroeconomic governance and a rules-based system of international trade; and (4) clear and realistic objectives in the deployment of financial restrictions arising from national security considerations. 3. Report on dollar strategy (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act referred to as the Secretary ) shall establish a strategy that implements the policy described in section 2. (b) Consultation The Secretary shall, as appropriate, consult with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System when establishing the strategy pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that describes— (1) the strategy established by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a); (2) key measures taken by the Secretary to implement the strategy; (3) any legislative recommendations that would strengthen the ability of the United States to advance the policy described in section 2; (4) a description of efforts by major foreign central banks, including the People’s Bank of China, to create an official digital currency, as well as any risks to the national interest of the United States posed by such efforts; (5) the status of efforts to assess or develop an official United States digital currency by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and (6) any implications for the strategy established by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) arising from the relative state of development of an official digital currency by the United States and other nations, including the People’s Republic of China. (d) Renminbi assessment The report described in subsection (c) shall— (1) evaluate the role of the renminbi in international payments and foreign exchange reserves; (2) assess currency-related policies in China, including— (A) the provision of Chinese government-backed assets; (B) the extension of credit abroad by the Chinese government; and (C) the development of cross-border payment systems as tools to advance strategic objectives of the government of the People’s Republic of China; and (3) recommend policy options aimed at mitigating medium-term and long-term risks to the national interest of the United States that may arise as a result of the internationalization of the renminbi. (e) Annual updates After submitting an initial report in accordance with subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit, to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, an updated version of such report each year. 4. Sunset Section 3 shall have no force or effect after the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.