42 USC § 19271 - Establishment of blockchain and cryptocurrency specialist position within OSTP

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s19271"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 19271 - Establishment of blockchain and cryptocurrency specialist position within OSTP"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "19271"
section_name: "Establishment of blockchain and cryptocurrency specialist position within OSTP"
chapter_number: 163
chapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROVISIONS"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Blockchain Specialist"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VI, § 10671, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1688.)"
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# § 19271. Establishment of blockchain and cryptocurrency specialist position within OSTP

The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish or designate a blockchain and cryptocurrencies advisory specialist position within the Office to coordinate Federal activities and advise the President on matters of research and development relating to blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and distributed ledger technologies.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VI, § 10671, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1688.)