1.   Anti-money laundering legislation in the House and Senate would impose similar mandates on banks to scrutinize customers and report suspicious activity.

2.   Clinton administration officials said they hoped that Israel would act on laundering legislation soon.

3.   President Bush brokered the anti-money laundering legislation by urging House Republicans to allow it to be tied to a broad antiterrorism bill now moving toward approval.

4.   The House and Senate Banking Committees already have submitted anti-money laundering legislation and members of both committees have been working closely with one another to craft a compromise bill.

5.   He said almost half of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region have money laundering legislation.

6.   Sen. Carl Levin, a sponsor of anti-money laundering legislation recently passed by Congress, said the United States must pressure other countries to adopt tougher laws.

7.   Sudden, unexplained wealth would be cause for a government investigation if anti-money laundering legislation now being prepared is approved in this South American country.

8.   The Cayman Islands was the first Caribbean territory to enact anti-money laundering legislation.

9.   There is also a disagreement on whether money laundering legislation should be included in the anti-terrorism package.

10.   Asia-Pacific countries need to make a concerted effort to tighten anti-money laundering legislation to prevent criminals from exploiting lax laws in the region, officials said Tuesday.