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31 U.S.C. § 5318A

Special measures for jurisdictions, financial institutions, international transactions, or types of accounts of primary money laundering concern

United States · Title 31 — MONEY AND FINANCE · Status: effective

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31 U.S.C. § 5318A, Special measures for jurisdictions, financial institutions, international transactions, or types of accounts of primary money laundering concern, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467803
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The special measures described in— Any order by which a special measure described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b) is imposed (other than an order described in section 5326)— In selecting which special measure or measures to take under this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury— shall consider— The special measures referred to in subsection (a), with respect to a jurisdiction outside of the United States, financial institution operating outside of the United States, class of transaction within, or involving, a jurisdiction outside of the United States, or 1 or more types of accounts are as follows: Such records and reports shall be made and retained at such time, in such manner, and for such period of time, as the Secretary shall determine, and shall include such information as the Secretary may determine, including— If the Secretary finds a jurisdiction outside of the United States, 1 or more financial institutions operating outside of the United States, or 1 or more classes of transactions within, or involving, a jurisdiction outside of the United States to be of primary money laundering concern, the Secretary may require any domestic financial institution or domestic financial agency that opens or maintains a payable-through account in the United States for a foreign financial institution involving any such jurisdiction or any such financial institution operating outside of the United States, or a payable through account through which any such transaction may be conducted, as a condition of opening or maintaining such account— If the Secretary finds a jurisdiction outside of the United States, 1 or more financial institutions operating outside of the United States, or 1 or more classes of transactions within, or involving, a jurisdiction outside of the United States to be of primary money laundering concern, the Secretary may require any domestic financial institution or domestic financial agency that opens or maintains a correspondent account in the United States for a foreign financial institution involving any such jurisdiction or any such financial institution operating outside of the United States, or a correspondent account through which any such transaction may be conducted, as a condition of opening or maintaining such account— In making a finding described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider in addition such information as the Secretary determines to be relevant, including the following potentially relevant factors: In the case of a particular jurisdiction— In the case of a decision to apply 1 or more of the special measures described in subsection (b) only to a financial institution or institutions, or to a transaction or class of transactions, or to a type of account, or to all 3, within or involving a particular jurisdiction— Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, for purposes of this section and subsections (i) and (j) of section 5318, the following definitions shall apply: The following definitions shall apply with respect to a bank: The term “account”—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 107-56(H.R. 3162)2001-10-26
    Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-177(H.R. 2417)2003-12-13
    Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004
    House: 264–163Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-458(S. 2845)2004-12-17
    Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-293(H.R. 6198)2006-09-30
    Iran Freedom Support Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally