Amendments to clarify that payment stablecoins are not securities or commodities

(a) Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Section 202(a)(18) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–2(a)(18)) is amended by adding at the end the following: The term security does not include a payment stablecoin issued by a permitted payment stablecoin issuer, as such terms are defined, respectively, in section 2 of the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023.. (b) Investment Company Act of 1940 Section 2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a)(36)) is amended by adding at the end the following: The term security does not include a payment stablecoin issued by a permitted payment stablecoin issuer, as such terms are defined, respectively, in section 2 of the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023.. (c) Securities Act of 1933 Section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: The term security does not include a payment stablecoin issued by a permitted payment stablecoin issuer, as such terms are defined, respectively, in section 2 of the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023.. (d) Securities Exchange act of 1934 Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(10)) is amended by adding at the end the following: The term security does not include a payment stablecoin issued by a permitted payment stablecoin issuer, as such terms are defined, respectively, in section 2 of the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023.. (e) Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 Section 16(14) of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 78lll(14)) is amended by adding at the end the following: The term security does not include a payment stablecoin issued by a permitted payment stablecoin issuer, as such terms are defined, respectively, in section 2 of the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023..