Fight Illicit Finance through Technical Assistance Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4367
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2019-09-17
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Congressional oversight

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

International monetary system and foreign exchange

Multilateral development programs

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fight Illicit Finance through Technical Assistance Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to support increasing the&nbsp;use of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) administrative budget for technical assistance to help IMF members fight money laundering and funding for terrorism. The National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies shall report on such efforts.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4367 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2019 Mr. John W. Rose of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To support the capacity of the International Monetary Fund to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fight Illicit Finance through Technical Assistance Act of 2019 . 2. Support for IMF capacity to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism (a) International Monetary Fund Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 262p et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1629. Support for capacity of the International Monetary Fund to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to support the increased use of the administrative budget of the Fund for technical assistance that strengthens the capacity of Fund members to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism. (b) Sunset This section shall cease to have force or effect 5 years after the date of the enactment of this section. . (b) National Advisory Council report to Congress (1) In general The Chairman of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies shall include in the report required by section 1701 of the International Financial Institutions Act a description of— (A) the activities of the International Monetary Fund in the most recently completed fiscal year to provide technical assistance that strengthens the capacity of Fund members to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism, and the effectiveness of the assistance; and (B) the efficacy of efforts by the United States to support the technical assistance through the use of the administrative budget of the International Monetary Fund. (2) Sunset This subsection shall cease to have force or effect 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.