Federal · Title 31 — Money and Finance

31 U.S.C. § 5354: Grants for fighting money laundering and related financial crimes

Civil

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This statute authorizes the Secretary to award grants to state and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to investigate and prosecute money laundering and related financial crimes, with preference for collaborative applications.

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After the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date the first national strategy for combating money laundering and related financial crimes is submitted to the Congress in accordance with section 5341, and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may review, select, and award grants for State or local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to provide funding necessary to investigate and prosecute money laundering and related financial crimes in high-risk money laundering and related financial crime areas. Special preference shall be given to applications submitted to the Secretary which demonstrate collaborative efforts of two or more State and local law enforcement agencies or prosecutors who have a history of Federal, State, and local cooperative law enforcement and prosecutorial efforts in responding to such criminal activity.

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