Title 31 › SUBTITLE IV — MONEY › CHAPTER 53 — MONETARY TRANSACTIONS › SUBCHAPTER II — RECORDS AND REPORTS ON MONETARY INSTRUMENTS TRANSACTIONS › § 5314
The Secretary of the Treasury must require U.S. citizens, U.S. residents, and people or businesses in the United States to keep records and file reports when they make transactions with, or keep a business relationship for someone through, a foreign financial agency. The rule must try not to block the movement of money across borders or place an unreasonable burden on people. Records and reports must show who took part (with addresses), the role each person played, who really benefited, and a description of the transaction, in the form and detail the Secretary sets. The Secretary may also decide who is covered or exempt, which foreign countries are included, how large a transaction must be to count, which kinds of transactions are covered or exempt, and other needed rules. Records kept under these rules can only be disclosed if another law requires it.
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31 U.S.C. § 5314
Title 31, Money and Finance
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102