SEC. 18 › (a)

(a) .— In General

foreign-issuers

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The prohibitions under section 3 shall not apply to a foreign payment stablecoin issuer if all of the following apply:

§18(a)(1)

(1)

The foreign payment stablecoin issuer is subject to regulation and supervision by a foreign payment stablecoin regulator of a foreign country, a territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands that has a regulatory and supervisory regime with respect to payment stablecoins that the Secretary of the Treasury determines, pursuant to subsection (b), is comparable to the regulatory and supervisory regime established under this Act, including, in particular, the requirements under section 4(a).

§18(a)(2)

(2)

The foreign payment stablecoin issuer is registered with the Comptroller pursuant to subsection (c).

§18(a)(3)

(3)

The foreign payment stablecoin issuer holds reserves in a United States financial institution sufficient to meet liquidity demands of United States customers, unless otherwise permitted under a reciprocal arrangement established pursuant to subsection (d).

§18(a)(4)

(4)

The foreign country in which the foreign payment stablecoin issuer is domiciled and regulated is not subject to comprehensive economic sanctions by the United States or in a jurisdiction that the Secretary of the Treasury has determined to be a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern.