,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aahd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,harris introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for lessened  
penalties for certain violations of the 
anti-structuring laws when violations   
are with respect to certain domestic    
financial institutions and are not taken
 in connection with another crime1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,small   
,business ,deposit ,relief ,act of      
#bjac4  #b4 ,limitation on penalties for
 certain structuring not involving      
another crime ,section #ecbd of title   
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7d7--  7,a7 by     
redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as         
paragraph 7#c72 and  7,b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#a7 the following3     
7#b7 ,limitation on criminal penalties  

for certain non-aggravated cases  7,a7  
,in general ,notwithstanding paragraph  
7#a71 but subject to paragraph 7#c71    
whoever violates this section shall be  
fined in accordance with title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 imprisoned for   
not more than #a year1 or both1 where   
such violation--  7i7 was of section    
#ecbd7;a72  7ii7 was not made while also
 violating another law of the ,united   
,states2 and  7iii7 was made with       
respect to a transaction involving a    
domestic financial institution described
 under subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,f7  
of section #ecab7;a77#b74  7,b7 ,no     
imprisonment for first offense          
,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 a   
person committing a violation described 
under that subparagraph shall not be    
subject to imprisonment for such        
violation if the person has not         
previously been convicted of a violation
 described under such subparagraph4  2  
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7e7 ,limitation on property 

forfeiture and monetary penalties for   
certain structuring not involving       
another crime ,with respect to a        
violation1 the aggregate amount of      
property forfeited under section        
#ecag7;c77#a71 property seized and      
forfeited under section #ecag7;c77#b71  
any money penalty imposed under section 
#ecba7;a77#d77;,a71 and any fine imposed
 under subsection 7d7 may not exceed #aj
 percent of the amount of coins and     
currency 7or such other monetary        
instruments as the ,secretary may       
prescribe7 involved in the transaction  
with respect to which the violation     
occurred1 if the violation--  7#a7 was  
of section #ecbd7;a72  7#b7 was not made
 while also violating another law of the
 ,united ,states2 and  7#c7 was made    
with respect to a transaction involving 
a domestic financial institution        
described under subparagraphs 7,a7      
through 7,f7 of section #ecab7;a77#b74  
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