[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4078 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4078

   To amend section 5316 of title 31, United States Code, to include 
 concerning money instruments relating to certain countries in reports 
              under that section, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2026

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, 
                       Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend section 5316 of title 31, United States Code, to include 
 concerning money instruments relating to certain countries in reports 
              under that section, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Somali Currency Airport 
Smuggling through Hawalas Fraud Act'' or the ``Stop Somali CASH Fraud 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 5316 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (d) and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Money Instruments or Currency Relating to Certain 
Countries.--
            ``(1) In general.--A report under subsection (a)(1)(A) 
        shall be filed not less than 72 hours before the monetary 
        instrument or currency leaves the United States if the monetary 
        instrument or currency is transported by an alien, as defined 
        in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101), who is a national of a country--
                    ``(A) designated by the Secretary of State under 
                section 1753(c) of the Export Control Reform Act of 
                2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c));
                    ``(B) designated by the Secretary of State under 
                section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
                2780);
                    ``(C) designated by the Secretary of State under 
                section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
                U.S.C. 2371);
                    ``(D) designated as a state sponsor of terrorism by 
                the Secretary of State under section 219 of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); or
                    ``(E) that is identified as a high-risk country in 
                the Department of State's January 14, 2026, press 
                release titled, `Immigrant Visa Processing Updates for 
                Nationalities at High Risk of U.S. Public Benefits 
                Reliance'.
            ``(2) Report contents.--In addition to other information 
        required under this section, a report under paragraph (1) shall 
        also contain the following information:
                    ``(A) Person transporting currency or monetary 
                instruments.--With respect to the individual 
                transporting currency or monetary instruments:
                            ``(i) Any identity or travel documents, 
                        including number, issue date, and expiry date, 
                        that was issued to such individual during the 
                        immediately preceding 5-year period (including 
                        any refugee travel document, temporary 
                        protected status travel authorization document, 
                        advance parole document, or other travel 
                        authorization issued by the Secretary of 
                        Homeland Security or Secretary of State), 
                        whether valid or expired.
                            ``(ii) Any individual taxpayer 
                        identification numbers (ITIN) used during the 
                        immediately preceding 5-year period.
                            ``(iii) Any alien registration numbers used 
                        during the immediately preceding 5-year period.
                    ``(B) Beneficiary or recipient of currency.--With 
                respect to the beneficiary or recipient of currency:
                            ``(i) Name.
                            ``(ii) Address.
                            ``(iii) Date of birth.
                            ``(iv) Place of birth.
                            ``(v) Any phone numbers, including home, 
                        work, and mobile numbers.
                            ``(vi) Any email addresses, including 
                        personal and work.
                            ``(vii) Passport or national identification 
                        number, including any photo identification, 
                        whether valid or expired.
                    ``(C) Source.--Whether the currency or monetary 
                instruments are funded from any Federal, State, or 
                local government contract or benefit program, and if 
                so, whether those funds were provided to any entity in 
                which the person transporting the currency or monetary 
                instruments has any ownership interest.''.
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