31 USC Chapter 53 - MONETARY TRANSACTIONS | Title 31 - Money and Finance | U.S. Code

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SUBCHAPTER I—CREDIT AND MONETARY EXPANSION Sec. 5301. Buying obligations of the United States Government. 5302. Stabilizing exchange rates and arrangements. 5303. Reserved coins and currencies of foreign countries. 5304. Regulations. SUBCHAPTER II—RECORDS AND REPORTS ON MONETARY INSTRUMENTS TRANSACTIONS 5311. Declaration of purpose. 5312. Definitions and application. 5313. Reports on domestic coins and currency transactions. 5314. Records and reports on foreign financial agency transactions. 5315. Reports on foreign currency transactions. 5316. Reports on exporting and importing monetary instruments. 5317. Search and forfeiture of monetary instruments. 5318. Compliance, exemptions, and summons authority. 5318A. Special measures for jurisdictions, financial institutions, international transactions, or types of accounts of primary money laundering concern. 5319. Availability of reports. 5320. Injunctions. 5321. Civil penalties. 5322. Criminal penalties. 5323. Rewards for informants. 5324. Structuring transactions to evade reporting requirement prohibited. 5325. Identification required to purchase certain monetary instruments. 5326. Records of certain domestic coin and currency transactions. [5327. Repealed.] 5328. Whistleblower protections. 5329. Staff commentaries. 5330. Registration of money transmitting businesses. 5331. Reports relating to coins and currency received in nonfinancial trade or business. 5332. Bulk cash smuggling into or out of the United States. SUBCHAPTER III—MONEY LAUNDERING AND RELATED FINANCIAL CRIMES 5340. Definitions.

Part 1—National Money Laundering and Related Financial Crimes Strategy

5341. National money laundering and related financial crimes strategy. 5342. High-risk money laundering and related financial crime areas.

Part 2—Financial Crime-Free Communities Support Program

5351. Establishment of financial crime-free communities support program. 5352. Program authorization. 5353. Information collection and dissemination with respect to grant recipients. 5354. Grants for fighting money laundering and related financial crimes. 5355. Authorization of appropriations. SUBCHAPTER IV—PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING 5361. Congressional findings and purpose. 5362. Definitions. 5363. Prohibition on acceptance of any financial instrument for unlawful Internet gambling. 5364. Policies and procedures to identify and prevent restricted transactions. 5365. Civil remedies. 5366. Criminal penalties. 5367. Circumventions prohibited.

Amendments

2006—Pub. L. 109–347, title VIII, § 802(b),Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1961, added subchapter IV heading and items 5361 to 5367.

2004—Pub. L. 108–458, title VI, § 6203(i),Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3747, substituted item 5318A for former item 5318A “Special measures for jurisdictions, financial institutions, or international transactions of primary money laundering concern”.

Pub. L. 108–458, title VI, § 6202(n)(1), (o),Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3746, amended Pub. L. 107–56, § 365. See 2001 Amendment note below.

2001—Pub. L. 107–56, title III, § 365(d), formerly § 365(c),Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 335, as renumbered and amended by Pub. L. 108–458, title VI, § 6202(n)(1), (o),Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3746, added item 5331.

Pub. L. 107–56, title III, §§ 311(b), 371(c),Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 304, 338, added items 5318A and 5332.

1998—Pub. L. 105–310, § 2(b),Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2948, added subchapter III heading, parts 1 and 2 headings, and items 5340 to 5355.

1996—Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title II, § 2223(2),Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–415, struck out item 5327 “Identification of financial institutions”.

1994—Pub. L. 103–325, title III, § 311(b), title IV, § 408(d),Sept. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 2221, 2252, added items 5329 and 5330.

1992—Pub. L. 102–550, title XV, §§ 1511(c), 1563(b),Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4057, 4073, added items 5327 and 5328.

1988—Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6185(f),Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4357, added items 5325 and 5326.

1986—Pub. L. 99–570, title I, §§ 1354(b), 1356(d),Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–22, 3207–25, substituted “Compliance, exemptions, and summons authority” for “Compliance and exemptions” in item 5318 and added item 5324.

1984—Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 901(f),Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2136, added item 5323.

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