Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 4242 (Introduced in House) — To strengthen the Federal statutes designed to deter money laundering and terrorism financing, and for other purposes. · Sec. 601

Sec. 601. Sense of the Congress

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It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Justice should vigorously pursue criminal penalties to the maximum extent of the law, including prison sentences, for individuals who willfully violate Bank Secrecy Act anti-money laundering laws, thereby exposing the U.S. financial system to a wide array of money laundering, drug trafficking and terrorism financing risks.