,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aa1 #bjbc ,mr4 
,gallego introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
permit the ,secretary of the ,treasury  
to impose special measures on           
transactions related to illicit fentanyl
 trafficking4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,buck ,stops   
,here ,act4  #b4 ,transactions connected
 to illicit fentanyl trafficking  7a7   
,determination ,if the ,secretary of the
 ,treasury determines that reasonable   
grounds exist for concluding that #a or 
more financial institutions operating   
outside of the ,united ,states1 or #a or
 more classes of transactions within1 or
 involving1 a jurisdiction outside of   
the ,united ,states1 or #a or more types
 of accounts within1 or involving1 a    
jurisdiction outside of the ,united     
,states is of primary money laundering  
concern in connection with illicit      

fentanyl trafficking1 the ,secretary of 
the ,treasury may1 by order1 regulation1
 or otherwise as permitted by law--     
7#a7 require domestic financial         
institutions and domestic financial     
agencies to take #a or more of the      
special measures described in section   
#ecah;,a7b7 of title #ca1 ,united       
,states ,code2 or  7#b7 prohibit1 or    
impose conditions upon1 certain         
transmittals of funds 7to be defined by 
the ,secretary7 by any domestic         
financial institution or domestic       
financial agency1 if such transmittal of
 funds involves any such institution1   
class of transaction1 or type of        
account4  7b7 ,classified information   
,in any judicial review of a finding of 
the existence of a primary money        
laundering concern1 or of the           
requirement for #a or more special      
measures with respect to a primary money
 laundering concern made under this     
section1 if the designation or          
imposition1 or both1 were based on      

classified information 7as defined in   
section #a7;a7 of the ,classified       
,information ,procedures ,act 7#ah      
,u4,s4,c4 ,app4771 such information may 
be submitted by the ,secretary to the   
reviewing court ex parte and in camera4 
,this subsection does not confer or     
imply any right to judicial review of   
any finding made or any requirement     
imposed under this section4  7c7        
,availability of information ,the       
exemptions from1 and prohibitions on1   
search and disclosure provided in       
section #ecai of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code1 shall apply to any report
 or record of report filed pursuant to a
 requirement imposed under subsection   
7a7 of this section4 ,for purposes of   
section #eeb of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 this subsection shall be 
considered a statute described in       
subsection 7b77#c77;,b7 of that section4
  7d7 ,penalties ,the penalties provided
 for in sections #ecba and #ecbb of     
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 that  

apply to violations of special measures 
imposed under section #ecah;,a of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall apply 
to violations of any order1 regulation1 
special measure1 or other requirement   
imposed under subsection 7a7 of this    
section1 in the same manner and to the  
same extent as described in sections    
#ecba and #ecbb4  7e7 ,injunctions ,the 
,secretary of the ,treasury may bring a 
civil action to enjoin a violation of   
any order1 regulation1 special measure1 
or other requirement imposed under      
subsection 7a7 of this section in the   
same manner and to the same extent as   
described in section #ecbj of title #ca1
 ,united ,states ,code4  7f7 ,report    
required  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the    
,treasury shall submit to the           
,committees on ,financial ,services and 
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives and the ,committees on 
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 

and ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a
 report that shall identify any         
additional regulations1 statutory       
changes1 enhanced due diligence1 and    
reporting requirements that are         
necessary to better identify1 prevent1  
and combat money laundering linked to   
the trafficking of illicit fentanyl4    
7#b7 ,format ,the report required under 
this subsection shall be made available 
to the public1 including on the website 
of the ,department of the ,treasury1 but
 may contain a classified annex and be  
accompanied by a classified briefing4