Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023

The definition of blockchain technology was changed from 'a decentralized digital database' to 'a distributed digital database,' removing the decentralization requirement and broadening what technologies fall under the bill.

The definition of 'non-governmental organization' was replaced with 'covered nongovernmental representatives,' now defined by reference to the second sentence of section 135(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 rather than a general reference to section 2155(b).

The Blockchain Deployment Program was elevated from a lower-priority activity (old item 10) to a primary activity (new item 3), making it one of the first listed duties of the Secretary rather than near the end of the list.

A new best-practices requirement was added as subsection (c)(1): supporting the private sector, public sector, and public-private partnerships in deploying technologies to advance blockchain capabilities. This was previously a standalone activity under subsection (b) but is now folded into the best practices framework.

The termination clause for the Blockchain Deployment Program was corrected from an incoherent reference ('established subsection (J) by shall terminate') to a proper citation: 'established pursuant to subsection (b)(3) shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment.'

Cross-references throughout section 3 were updated for consistency with restructured numbering, including changing references from 'paragraph (3)' or 'subsection (3)' to 'subsection (c)' in multiple places.

The phrase 'In carrying out subsection (3)' in section 3(d) was changed to 'In carrying out this section,' broadening the scope of the additional requirements to cover all of section 3 rather than just the best practices subsection.