1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019 . 2. Working group to recommend definition of blockchain technology (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Federal agency has the meaning given the term agency in section 551 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) the term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce. (b) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish within the Department of Commerce a working group to be known as the Blockchain Working Group . (c) Membership (1) In general The Blockchain Working Group shall be composed of members, the number of whom shall be determined by the Secretary, and who shall be appointed in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Appointment (A) Representatives of Federal agencies (i) Designation of Federal agencies The Secretary shall designate Federal agencies to be represented in the Blockchain Working Group, as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure representation of a cross-section of Federal agencies that could use, or benefit from, blockchain technology. (ii) Appointment of members The head of each Federal agency designated under clause (i) shall appoint an officer or employee of the Federal agency to serve as a member of the Blockchain Working Group. (B) Representatives of nongovernmental stakeholders (i) In general The Secretary shall appoint representatives of nongovernmental stakeholders with respect to blockchain technology to serve as members of the Blockchain Working Group. (ii) Representation of certain stakeholders required The members of the Blockchain Working Group appointed under clause (i) shall include representatives of— (I) information and communications technology manufacturers, suppliers, software providers, service providers, and vendors; (II) subject matter experts representing industrial sectors, other than the technology sector, that the Secretary determines could use, or benefit from, blockchain technology