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 PUBLIC LAW 105-61—OCT. 10, 1997 111 STAT. 1289 section 101(f) of division A of Public Law 104-208) is hereby no Stat. repealed. 3009-325. SEC. 120. Based on results of industry response to the Request for Proposals, in tax-year 1998, the Internal Revenue Service shall initiate a pilot project which would pay qualified returns preparers, electronic return originators, or transmitters who electronically forward and file tax returns (form 1040 and related information returns) properly formatted and accepted by the Internal Revenue Service, up to $3.00 per return so filed if such pa3nnents are determined by the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service to be in the best interest of the Government: Provided, That the payment may not be made unless the electronic filing service is provided without charge to the taxpayer whose return is so filed: Provided further. That the Internal Revenue Service shall use standard procurement processes to establish this pilot project and through these processes, the Internal Revenue Service shall assure the security of all electronic transmissions and the full protection of the privacy of taxpayer data. SEC. 121. Subsection (a) of section 5378 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(a) The Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, or his designee, in his sole discretion shall fix the rates of basic pay for positions within the police forces of the United States Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing without regard to the pay provisions of title 5, United States Code, except that no entry- level police officer shall receive basic pay for a calendar year that is less than the basic rate of pay for General Schedule GS-7 and no executive security official shall receive basic compensation for a calendar year that exceeds the basic rate of pay for General Schedule GS-15.". SEC. 122. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to receive all unavailable collections transferred from the Special Forfeiture Fund established by section 26073 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1509) by the Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy as a deposit into the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (31 U.S.C. 9703(a)), to become available for obligation on October 1, 1998, as revenue available for purposes identified under 31 U.S.C. 9703(g)(4)(B). (b) Paragraph (3)(C) of section 9703(g) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding after the last sentence of that paragraph as amended by Public Law 104-208, the following sentence: "Unobligated balances remaining pursuant to section 4(B) of 9703(g) shall also be carried forward.". (c) Paragraph (4)(B) of section 9703(g) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking ", subject to subparagraph (C)," from the first and only sentence of that paragraph. SEC. 123. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Alaska. Secretary of the Treasury shall establish the port of Kodiak, Alaska as a port of entry and United States Customs Service personnel in Anchorage, Alaska shall serve such port of entry. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary to cover the costs associated with the performance of customs functions using such United States Customs Service personnel. SEC. 124. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Inspector General to contract for advisory and assistance services that has the meaning given such term in section 1105(g) of title 31, United States Code. 31 USC 9703 note.

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