; (2) an examination of whether the Secretary should de-delegate that authority with regard to certain financial institutions; and (3) legislative, administrative, and other recommendations to strengthen the Department of the Treasury’s authority to ensure an effective U.S. anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regime. 7. Encouraging the use of technological innovations Section 5318(h) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Encouraging the use of technological innovations (A) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall, in carrying out this subsection, encourage but not require the use of technological innovations that improve anti-money laundering programs described under paragraph (1). (B) Safe harbor An anti-money laundering program that meets the minimum requirements described under paragraph (1) and any minimum standards issued pursuant to paragraph (2), shall not violate the requirements of this subsection by reason of any technological innovation used to carry out such program. (C) Rule of construction Nothing in subparagraph (A) may be construed as releasing financial institutions from the requirement to comply with existing obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act and other Federal laws and regulations. . 8. Assessing the usefulness of Bank Secrecy Act reporting (a) Annual report Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General, in consultation with Federal law enforcement agencies and the Director of National Intelligence, shall, to the extent practicable at the discretion of the Attorney General, provide the Secretary of the Treasury with statistics, metrics, and other information on the use of such data, including— (1) the extent to which such data is used for terrorism versus non-terrorism related investigations and, with respect to such non-terrorism related investigations, the most common types of laws to which such investigations relate