[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1793 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1793

     To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to money 
                              laundering.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 30, 2009

   Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California (for himself and Mr. Smith of 
    Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to money 
                              laundering.

    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 ``Money Laundering Correction Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. RESPONSE TO CUELLAR CASE.

    Section 1956(a)(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``is designed in whole or in part'';
            (2) in clause (i), by striking ``to conceal or disguise'' 
        and inserting ``conceals or disguises''; and
            (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``to avoid'' and inserting 
        ``avoids''.

SEC. 3. RESPONSE TO SANTOS CASE.

    Section 1956(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and 
        inserting ``; and''
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) the term ``proceeds'' means any property derived from 
        or obtained or retained, directly or indirectly, through the 
        commission of a specified unlawful activity, including the 
        gross proceeds of that specified unlawful activity.''.
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