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[CITE: 31USC5354]

 
                       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. 5354. Grants for fighting money laundering and related 
        financial crimes
        
    (a) In General.--After the end of the 1-year period beginning on the 
date the first national strategy for combating money laundering and 
related financial crimes is submitted to the Congress in accordance with 
section 5341, and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may review, 
select, and award grants for State or local law enforcement agencies and 
prosecutors to provide funding necessary to investigate and prosecute 
money laundering and related financial crimes in high-risk money 
laundering and related financial crime areas.
    (b) Special Preference.--Special preference shall be given to 
applications submitted to the Secretary which demonstrate collaborative 
efforts of two or more State and local law enforcement agencies or 
prosecutors who have a history of Federal, State, and local cooperative 
law enforcement and prosecutorial efforts in responding to such criminal 
activity.

(Added Pub. L. 105-310, Sec. 2(a), Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2948.)
