To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from carrying out seizures relating to a structuring transaction unless the property to be seized derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured for the purpose of concealing the violation of another criminal law or regulation, to require notice and a post-seizure hearing for such seizures, and for other purposes.
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Civic Impulse. (2016). H.R. 5523 — 114th Congress: Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act. Retrieved from https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr5523
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