---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 U.S.C. § 5334"
title: "31"
title_heading: "Money and Finance"
number: "5334"
heading: "Training regarding anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/31/5334"
units:
  - "Subtitle IV — Money"
  - "Chapter 53 — Monetary Transactions"
  - "Subchapter II — Records and Reports on Monetary Instruments Transactions"
---

# §5334. Training regarding anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism

- (a) **Training Requirement.—** Each Federal examiner reviewing compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act, as defined in section 6003 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, shall attend appropriate annual training, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, relating to anti-money laundering activities and countering the financing of terrorism, including with respect to—
  - (1) potential risk profiles and warning signs that an examiner may encounter during examinations;
  - (2) financial crime patterns and trends;
  - (3) the high-level context for why anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism programs are necessary for law enforcement agencies and other national security agencies and what risks those programs seek to mitigate; and
  - (4) de-risking and the effect of de-risking on the provision of financial services.
- (b) **Training Materials and Standards.—** The Secretary of the Treasury shall, in consultation with the [Financial Institutions](/usc/31/5312.md?p=a-2) Examination Council, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies, establish appropriate training materials and standards for use in the training required under [subsection (a)](#a).

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. F, title LXIII, § 6307(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4590.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 6003 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 6003 of div. F of Pub. L. 116–283, which is set out as a note under section 5311 of this title. Such section 6003 defines terms, including the Bank Secrecy Act, as used in div. F of Pub. L. 116–283.