REPRODUCTIONS OF CURRENCY.

SEC. 1554. REPRODUCTIONS OF CURRENCY.Section 504 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking the comma at the end thereof and inserting a period; (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking “for philatelic” from the text following subparagraph (D) and all that follows through “albums).”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “The Secretary of the Treasury hall prescribe regulations to permit color illustrations of such currency of the United States as the Secretary determines may be appropriate for such purposes”. (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: “(2) The provisions of this section shall not permit the reproduction of illustrations of obligations or other securities, by or through electronic methods used for the acquisition, recording, retrieval, transmission, or reproduction of any obligation or other security, unless such use is authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary shall establish a system to ensure that the legitimate use of such electronic methods and retention of such reproductions by businesses, hobbyists, press or others shall not be unduly restricted.”; and (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection, by striking “but not for advertising purposes except philatelic advertising,”.