For the purposes of this chapter, a remittance or transfer of funds, or
of currency, other monetary instruments, checks, investment securities, or
credit to the domestic account of a person whose address is known by the
person making the remittance or transfer, to be outside the United States,
shall be deemed to be a remittance or transfer to a person outside the United
States, except that, unless otherwise directed by the Secretary, this section
shall not apply to a transaction on the books of a domestic financial
institution involving the account of a customer of such institution whose
address is within approximately 50 miles of the location of the institution,
or who is known to be temporarily outside the United
States.
