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 PUBLIC LAW 99-570—OCT. 27, 1986 SEC. 3124. PROCEEDS OF FORFEITED PROPERTY.

100 STAT. 3207-88 1

Section 613 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1613) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(c) TREATMENT OF DEPOSITS.—If property is seized by the Secretary under law enforced or administered by the Customs Service, or otherwise acquired under section 605, and relief from the forfeiture is granted by the Secretary, or his designee, upon terms requiring the deposit or retention of a monetary amount in lieu of the forfeiture, the amount recovered shall be treated in the same manner as the proceeds of sale of a forfeited item. "(d) EXPENSES.—In any judicial or administrative proceeding to forfeit property under any law enforced or administered by the Customs Service or the Coast Guard, the seizure, storage, and other expenses related to the forfeiture that are incurred by the Customs Service or the Coast Guard after the seizure, but before the institution of, or during, the proceedings, shall be a priority claim in the same manner as the court costs and the expenses of the Federal marshal.". SEC. 3125. COMPENSATION TO INFORMERS.

Section 619 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1619) is amended to read as follows: "(a) IN GENERAL.—If—

"(1) any person who is not an employee or officer of the United States— "(A) detects and seizes any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage subject to seizure and forfeiture under .*;..• the customs laws or the navigation laws and reports such detection and seizure to a customs officer, or "(B) furnishes to a United States attorney, the Secretary of the Treasury, or any customs officer original information concerning— "(i) any fraud upon the customs revenue, or "(ii) any violation of the customs laws or the navigation laws which is being, or has been, perpetrated or contemplated by any other person; and "(2) such detection and seizure or such information leads to a recovery of— "(A) any duties withheld, or "(B) any fine, penalty, or forfeiture of property incurred; the Secretary may award and pay such person an amount that does not exceed 25 percent of the net amount so recovered. "(b) FORFEITED PROPERTY NOT SOLD.—If—

"(1) any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage is forfeited to the United States and is thereafter, in lieu of sale— "(A) destroyed under the customs or navigation laws, or "(B) delivered to any governmental agency for official use, and ' ' "(2) any person would be eligible to receive an award under subsection (a) but for the lack of sale of such forfeited property, the Secretary may award and pay such person an amount that does not exceed 25 percent of the appraised value of such forfeited property. "(c) DOLLAR LIMITATION.—The amount awarded and paid to any person under this section may not exceed $250,000 for any case.

19 USC 1605.

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