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Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2025
This bill expands the investigative authority of the U.S. Secret Service, extends reporting requirements related to public-private information sharing, and requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate existing requirements to combat money laundering and related crimes.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Secret Service to investigate money laundering and structured transactions (i.e., structuring currency transactions to evade currency reporting requirements).
Additionally, the bill extends the requirement for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to report on the efforts of the FinCEN Exchange. The FinCEN Exchange is a voluntary public-private information sharing partnership among law enforcement agencies, national security agencies, financial institutions, and FinCEN to combat money laundering and related crimes, including the financing of terrorism.
The bill also extends the requirement for the U.S. executive director at the International Monetary Fund to support the increased use of the fund's administrative budget to help members prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The requirement expires on December 20, 2025.
Finally, the bill directs the GAO to report on implementation of provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 that expanded information sharing with tribal authorities and expanded reporting requirements related to money laundering and terrorist financing. The GAO must focus on evaluating the ability of law enforcement to identify and deter money laundering in cybercrimes.
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1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2025".
2. Expansion of United States Secret Service investigative authorities
Section 3056(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking "or" after "871" and inserting ", or 1960" after "879"; and
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by inserting "money laundering, structured transactions," after "documents or devices,";
(B) by striking "federally insured"; and
(C) by inserting ", as defined in section 5312 of title 31" after "institution".
3. FinCEN exchange
Section 310(d)(3)(A) of title 31, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking "5 years" and inserting "10 years".
4. International financial institutions
Section 7125(b) of the Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions and Enforcement Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 262p–13 note) is amended by striking "6" and inserting "10".
5. Report
(a) In general - Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the implementation of section 6102 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (title LXI of division F of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 4552)).
(b) Focus - In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Government Accountability Office shall focus on evaluating the ability of law enforcement to identify and deter money laundering in cyber crimes.