96 STAT. 996
1 USC 1.
PUBLIC LAW 97-258—SEPT. 13, 1982 (B) as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation, coins and currency of a foreign country, travelers' checks, bearer negotiable instruments, bearer investment securities, bearer securities, stock on which title is passed on delivery, and similar material. (4) "person", in addition to its meaning under section 1 of title 1, includes a trustee, a representative of an estate and, when the Secretary prescribes, a governmental entity. (5) "United States" means the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and, when the Secretary prescribes by regulation, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory or possession of the United States, or a military or diplomatic establishment. (b) In this subchapter— (1) "domestic financial agency" and "domestic financial institution" apply to an action in the United States of a financial agency or institution. (2) "foreign financial agency" and "foreign financial institution" apply to an action outside the United States of a financial agency or institution. § 5313. Reports on domestic coins and currency transactions (a) When a domestic financial institution is involved in a transaction for the payment, receipt, or transfer of United States coins or currency (or other monetary instruments the Secretary of the Treasury prescribes), in an amount, denomination, or amount and denomination, or under circumstances the Secretary prescribes by regulation, the institution and any other participant in the transaction the Secretary may prescribe shall file a report on the transaction at the time and in the way the Secretary prescribes. A participant acting for another person shall make the report as the agent or bailee of the person and identify the person for whom the transaction is being made. (b) The Secretary may designate a domestic financial institution as an agent of the United States Government to receive a report under this section. However, the Secretary may designate a domestic financial institution that is not insured, chartered, examined, or registered as a domestic financial institution only if the institution consents. The Secretary may suspend or revoke a designation for a violation of this subchapter or a regulation under this subchapter (except a violation of section 5315 of this title or a regulation prescribed under section 5315), section 411 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1730d), or section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1829b). (c)(1) A person (except a domestic financial institution designated under subsection (b) of this section) required to file a report under this section shall file the report— (A) with the institution involved in the transaction if the institution was designated; (B) in the way the Secretary prescribes when the institution was not designated; or (C) with the Secretary. (2) The Secretary shall prescribe— (A) the filing procedure for a domestic financial institution designated under subsection (b) of this section; and (B) the way the institution shall submit reports filed with it.
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