,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ecc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ad1 #bjai
 ,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 
and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
the ,treasury to consider certain       
transactions related to precious metals 
for purposes of identifying             
jurisdictions of primary money          
laundering concern1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,consideration of certain
 transactions involving precious metals 
for purposes of identifying             
jurisdictions of primary money          
laundering concern ,section             
#ecah;,a7c77#b7 of title #ca1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a7--  7,a7 by            
redesignating clauses 7iii7 through     
7vii7 as clauses 7iv7 through 7viii71   
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    

after clause 7ii7 the following3  7iii7 
the extent to which the jurisdiction or 
financial institutions operating in that
 jurisdiction facilitate transactions   
that are related to precious metals and 
are subject to being blocked pursuant to
 sanctions imposed by the ,united       
,states under any statute or ,executive 
order2  2 and  7#b7 in subparagraph     
7,b7-- 7,a7 by redesignating clauses    
7ii7 and 7iii7 as clauses 7iii7 and     
7iv71 respectively2 and  7,b7 by        
inserting after clause 7i7 the          
following3  7iv7 the extent to which    
such financial institutions1            
transactions1 or types of accounts are  
used to facilitate transactions that are
 related to precious metals and are     
subject to being blocked pursuant to    
sanctions imposed by the ,united ,states
 under any statute or ,executive order2 
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