Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Stablecoin Transparency Act.
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Fiat currency-backed stablecoin
The term fiat currency-backed stablecoin means a fiat currency-backed digital asset—
(A) that maintains price stability by backing the value of the digital asset to a nondigital currency that is denominated in the same currency in which the digital asset is issued; and
(B) is redeemable on a one-to-one basis in the denominated currency to which the digital asset is backed.
(2) Stablecoin issuer
The term stablecoin issuer means a person that issues a fiat currency-backed stablecoin.
(b) Reserves
Each stablecoin issuer shall hold all reserves associated with each fiat currency-backed stablecoin issued by such stablecoin issuer in—
(1) government securities that have maturities of not longer than 12 months;
(2) fully collateralized security repurchase agreements; or
(3) United States dollars or any other nondigital currency.
(c) Reserve reports
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 30 days thereafter, each stablecoin issuer shall publish on the website of the stablecoin issuer a report on the reserves held by the stablecoin issuer that has been audited by a third-party auditor.