# Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) — Federal Whistleblower Protection Filing Deadlines by Statute

For Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), usc citation is 31 U.S.C. § 5323; filing deadline days is 90; covered industry is Anti-money laundering / Bank Secrecy Act enforcement; enforcement mechanism is Complaint filed with Secretary of Labor; governed by requirements under section 42121(b) of title 49 (AIR21 procedures); alternatively, action in district court if no final decision within 180 days; private right of action is Yes; if the Secretary of Labor has not issued a final decision within 180 days of the filing of a complaint, and there is no showing that such a delay is due to the bad faith of the claimant, bringing an action against the employer at law or in equity in the appropriate district court of the United States, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **statute short name:** Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA)
- **usc citation:** 31 U.S.C. § 5323
- **filing deadline days:** 90 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **covered industry:** Anti-money laundering / Bank Secrecy Act enforcement _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **enforcement mechanism:** Complaint filed with Secretary of Labor; governed by requirements under section 42121(b) of title 49 (AIR21 procedures); alternatively, action in district court if no final decision within 180 days
- **private right of action:** Yes; if the Secretary of Labor has not issued a final decision within 180 days of the filing of a complaint, and there is no showing that such a delay is due to the bad faith of the claimant, bringing an action against the employer at law or in equity in the appropriate district court of the United States _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA)

## Source

- https://www.whistleblowers.gov/complaint_page
- https://www.whistleblowers.gov/statutes/amla

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
Part of [Federal Whistleblower Protection Filing Deadlines by Statute](https://referencesource.org/whistleblower-filing-deadlines/).