Compiled March, 2021
Our review of the annotated history for Title 31, United States Code section 5318 reveals the following legislative history. Each public law (hereinafter referred to as Pub.L.) represents a separate congressional enactment or bill.
Prior History: Former § 1054(a), (b) 1st sentence, added October 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91–508, §§205(a), (b)(1st sentence), 206, 84 Stat. 1120
Current:
Added: Pub. L. 97–258, September 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 999
Amended:
• Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1356(a), (b), (c)(2), October 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–23 , 3207-24 – Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–570, § 1356(a)(1)–(5), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), added subsec. heading, inserted “except as provided in subsection (b)(2),” in par. (1), added pars. (3) and (4), and redesignated former par. (3) as (5).
• Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, §§ 6185(e), 6469(c), November 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4357 , 4377 – Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–690, § 6469(c), inserted “or the Postal Inspection Service” after “appropriate supervising agency”; Pub. L. 100–690, § 6185(e), inserted “and the Postal Service” after “appropriate supervising agency”.
• Pub. L. 102–550, title XV, §§ 1504(d)(1), 1513, 1517(b), October 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4055 , 4058, 4059 – Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–550, § 1504(d)(1), substituted “supervising agency and the United States Postal Service” for “supervising agency or the Postal Inspection Service and the Postal Service”; Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102–550, § 1513, inserted before semicolon “or to guard against money laundering”.
• Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330017(b)(1), September 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2149
• Pub. L. 103–325, title IV, §§ 403(a), 410, 413(b)(1), September 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 2245 , 2252, 2254 – Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 103–325, § 410(a), added par. (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (6); Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 103–325, § 410(b), inserted “under this paragraph or paragraph (5)” after “revoke an exemption” in penultimate sentence; Pub. L. 103–325, § 410(a)(2), redesignated par. (5) as (6).
• Pub. L. 107–56, title III, §§ 312(a), 313(a), 319(b), 325, 326(a), 351, 352(a), 358(b), 359(c), 365(c)(2)(B), October 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 304 , 306, 312, 317, 320, 322, 326, 328, 335 – Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 107–56, §365(c)(2)(B)(ii), inserted “or nonfinancial trades or businesses” after “financial institutions”; Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 107–56, § 365(c)(2)(B)(i), inserted “or nonfinancial trade or business” after “financial institution” in two places.
• Pub. L. 108–159, title VIII, § 811(g), December 4, 2003, 117 Stat. 2012
• Pub. L. 108–458, title VI, §§ 6202(h), 6203(c), (d), 6302, December 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3746–3748
• Pub. L. 109–177, title IV, § 407, March 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 245
• Pub. L. 112–74, div. C, title I, § 118, December 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 891
• Pub. L. 113–156, § 2(a), August 8, 2014, 128 Stat. 1829 – Subsec. (a)(6), (7). Pub. L. 113–156 added par. (6) and redesignated former par. (6) as (7).
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