Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2022

Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2022

This bill makes changes to anti-money laundering requirements under federal criminal and banking laws.

Among the changes, the bill

• specifies that a blank check that is drawn on an account containing more than $10,000 and that is possessed by the bearer to avoid reporting requirements is a monetary instrument subject to international transport reporting requirements,
• increases the maximum criminal penalties for bulk cash smuggling, and
• permits the government to charge a defendant with a single count of money laundering for multiple violations that are part of the same scheme or continuing course of conduct.