§5912 — Title 12 Banks and Banking | U.S. Code

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Federal payment stablecoin regulators must work with NIST, other standards groups, and State bank and credit union regulators to review and, if needed under section 553 of title 5 and consistent with the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–113), create standards. Those standards must help permitted payment stablecoin issuers work with other issuers and with the wider digital finance system, including accepted communications protocols and blockchains (permissioned or public).

Title 12, §5912

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The primary Federal payment stablecoin regulators, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, other relevant standard-setting organizations, and State bank and credit union regulators, shall assess and, if necessary, may, pursuant to section 553 of title 5, and in a manner consistent with the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–113), prescribe standards for permitted payment stablecoin issuers to promote compatibility and interoperability with—

(1)other permitted payment stablecoin issuers; and

(2)the broader digital finance ecosystem, including accepted communications protocols and blockchains, permissioned or public.

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The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 104–113, Mar. 7, 1996, 110 Stat. 775. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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of 1996 Amendment note set out under section 3701 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and Tables.

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Section effective on the earlier of the date that is 18 months after July 18, 2025, or the date that is 120 days after the date on which the primary Federal payment stablecoin regulators issue any final

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implementing Pub. L. 119–27, see section 20 of Pub. L. 119–27, set out as a note under section 5901 of this title.

§5912 Interoperability standards

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