SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS BY COUNTRIES IN COMBATING 
NARCOTICS-RELATED MONEY LAUNDERING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 489(a)(7) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)(7)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (3)(C)’’; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) Where the information is available, 
examples of improvements in each country re-
lated to the findings described in each of 
clauses (i) through (viii) of subparagraph (C) 
including— 
‘‘(i) actions taken by the country due 
to the adoption of law and regulations con-
sidered essential to prevent narcotics-re-
lated money laundering; 
‘‘(ii) enhanced enforcement actions 
taken by the country, such as regulatory 
penalties, criminal prosecutions and convic-
tions, and asset seizures and forfeitures; 
‘‘(iii) status changes in financial 
crime-related evaluations by international 
standards-setting bodies; 
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‘‘(iv) efforts to enhance the prevention 
of narcotics-related money laundering; and 
‘‘(v) if applicable, bilateral, multilat-
eral, and regional initiatives that have been 
undertaken to prevent narcotics-related 
money laundering.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MONEY LAUN-
DERING ISSUES.—In making each report required under 
section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended by subsection (a), the President shall— 
(1) consult with the Secretary of the Treasury 
on any parts of the report relating to money laun-
dering; and 
(2) prepare a separate volume of the report 
containing all items relating to money laundering, 
and submit a copy of such separate volume to the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(c) REPORT ON CONSISTENCY OF BSA EXAMINA-
TIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall, not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section— 
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(A) consult with the Federal banking agen-
cies, the Financial Institutions Examination 
Council, and the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory 
Group to determine how to build more con-
sistent Bank Secrecy Act exams across such 
agencies; and 
(B) submit to the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate, a report that de-
scribes steps the Secretary of the Treasury is 
taking to build more consistent Bank Secrecy 
Act exams across such agencies based on the 
consultation required under subparagraph (A). 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) BANK
SECRECY
ACT.—The term 
‘‘Bank Secrecy Act’’ means— 
(i) section 21 of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1829b); 
(ii) chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 
91–508 (12 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.); and 
(iii) subchapter II of chapter 53 of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(B) FEDERAL
BANKING
AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘Federal banking agency’’ has the mean-
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ing given the term in section 3(q) of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Act. 
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