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[CITE: 31USC5351]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                           SUBTITLE IV--MONEY
 
                    CHAPTER 53--MONETARY TRANSACTIONS
 
      SUBCHAPTER III--MONEY LAUNDERING AND RELATED FINANCIAL CRIMES
 
        Part 2--Financial Crime-Free Communities Support Program
 
Sec. 5351. Establishment of financial crime-free communities 
        support program
        
    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
with the Attorney General, shall establish a program to support local 
law enforcement efforts in the development and implementation of a 
program for the detection, prevention, and suppression of money 
laundering and related financial crimes.
    (b) Program.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall--
        (1) make and track grants to grant recipients;
        (2) provide for technical assistance and training, data 
    collection, and dissemination of information on state-of-the-art 
    practices that the Secretary determines to be effective in 
    detecting, preventing, and suppressing money laundering and related 
    financial crimes; and
        (3) provide for the general administration of the program.

    (c) Administration.--The Secretary shall appoint an administrator to 
carry out the program.
    (d) Contracting.--The Secretary may employ any necessary staff and 
may enter into contracts or agreements with Federal and State law 
enforcement agencies to delegate authority for the execution of grants 
and for such other activities necessary to carry out this chapter.

(Added Pub. L. 105-310, Sec. 2(a), Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2946.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 5342 of this title.
