Inventory Act of 2026

(a) Program establishment. Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall issue a binding directive applicable to all Federal agencies that directs all Federal agencies that collect or seize electronically stored information such as digital storage devices, electronic records, and digital evidence to—

(1) scan such electronically stored information for high value digital assets in the form of cryptocurrency private key material;

(2) properly secure these assets as soon as practicable upon electronically stored information acquisition; and

(3) conduct annual audits to oversee activity logs, ensuring comprehensive discovery, documentation, and secure handling and storage of all digital assets in government custody.

(b) Scanning upon seizure or forfeiture. For each criminal, civil, or administrative case in which a Federal agency seizes, forfeits, or otherwise acquires custody of electronically stored information, such agency shall, as soon as practicable, scan the electronically stored information for digital assets and associated cryptographic key material.

(c) Standards and protocols. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall develop and publish technical standards governing—

(1) discovery and scanning tools of electronically stored information for cryptocurrency private keys and wallet material;

(2) secure extraction, storage, and access control of cryptographic key materials;

(3) preservation of chain of custody and evidentiary integrity; and

(4) logging and monitoring of all access to digital asset custody systems.

(d) Training. The Attorney General shall establish training programs for Federal law enforcement officers, digital evidence custodians, and forensic examiners regarding digital asset discovery, handling, storage, and audit compliance.