On October 26, 2001, the President of the United States signed into law the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56. Section 366 of the USA PATRIOT ACT requires the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study regarding the system for exempting bank customers from currency transaction reporting under 31 U.S.C. 5313.