[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 31, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 31CFR103.53]



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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY

 

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 103_FINANCIAL RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING OF CURRENCY AND FOREIGN 

TRANSACTIONS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart E_General Provisions

 

Sec. 103.53  Availability of information.



    (a) The Secretary may within his discretion disclose information 

reported under this part for any reason consistent with the purposes of 

the Bank Secrecy Act, including those set forth in paragraphs (b) 

through (d) of this section.

    (b) The Secretary may make any information set forth in any report 

received pursuant to this part available to another agency of the United 

States, to an agency of a state or local government or to an agency of a 

foreign government, upon the request of the head of such department or 

agency made in writing and stating the particular information desired, 

the criminal, tax or regulatory purpose for which the information is 

sought, and the official need for the information.

    (c) The Secretary may make any information set forth in any report 

received pursuant to this part available to the Congress, or any 

committee or subcommittee thereof, upon a written request stating the 

particular information desired, the criminal, tax or regulatory purpose 

for which the information is sought, and the official need for the 

information.

    (d) The Secretary may make any information set forth in any report 

received pursuant to this part available to any other department or 

agency of the United States that is a member of the Intelligence 

Community, as defined by Executive Order 12333 or any succeeding 

executive order, upon the request of the head of such department or 

agency made in writing and stating the particular information desired, 

the national security matter with which the information is sought and 

the official need therefor.

    (e) Any information made available under this section to other 

department or agencies of the United States, any state or local 

government, or any foreign government shall be received by them in 

confidence, and shall not be disclosed to any person except for official 

purposes relating to the investigation, proceeding or matter in 

connection with which the information is sought.

    (f) The Secretary may require that a state or local government 

department or agency requesting information under paragraph (b) of this 

section pay fees to reimburse the Department of the Treasury for costs 

incidental to such disclosure. The amount of such fees will be set in 

accordance with the statute on fees for government services, 31 U.S.C. 

9701.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

1505-0104)



[50 FR 42693, Oct. 22, 1985, as amended at 50 FR 46283, Nov. 7, 1985; 52 

FR 35545, Sept. 22, 1987]