; and (2) includes an assessment of the infrastructure needed to carry out the strategy detailed pursuant to paragraph (1). (c) Money smuggling through blank checks in bearer form Section 5316 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Monetary instruments with amount left blank For purposes of this section, a monetary instrument in bearer form that has the amount left blank, such that the amount could be filled in by the bearer, shall be considered to have a value of more than $10,000 if the monetary instrument was drawn on an account that contained or was intended to contain more than $10,000 at the time the monetary instrument was— (1) transported; or (2) negotiated. . 1410. Closing the loophole on drug cartel associates engaged in money laundering (a) Intent to conceal or disguise Section 1956(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking (B) knowing that and all that follows through Federal law, and inserting the following: (B) knowing that the transaction— (i) conceals or disguises, or is intended to conceal or disguise, the nature, source, location, ownership, or control of the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity; or (ii) avoids, or is intended to avoid, a transaction reporting requirement under State or Federal law, ; and (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking (B) knowing that and all that follows through Federal law, and inserting the following: (B) knowing that the monetary instrument or funds involved in the transportation, transmission, or transfer represent the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, and knowing that such transportation, transmission, or transfer— (i) conceals or disguises, or is intended to conceal or disguise, the nature, source, location, ownership, or control of the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity