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 PUBLIC LAW 106-185—APR. 25, 2000 114 STAT. 211 (4) FORFEITURES IN CONNECTION WITH SEXUAL EXPLOI- TATION OF CHILDREN. — Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 2254(a) of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking ", except that" and all that follows before the period at the end. (d) LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION REPRESENTATION. —Section 1007(a) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (9), by striking "and" after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(11) ensure that an indigent individual whose primary residence is subject to civil forfeiture is represented by an attorney for the Corporation in such civil action.". SEC. 3. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE TO SEIZED PROPERTY. (a) TORT CLAIMS ACT. — Section 2680(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking "any goods or merchandise" and inserting "any goods, merchandise, or other property'; (2) by striking "law-enforcement" and inserting "law enforcement"; and (3) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", except that the provisions of this chapter and section 1346(b) of this title apply to any claim based on injury or loss of goods, merchandise, or other property, while in the possession of any officer of customs or excise or any other law enforcement officer, if— "(1) the property was seized for the purpose of forfeiture under any provision of Federal law providing for the forfeiture of property other than as a sentence imposed upon conviction of a criminal offense; "(2) the interest of the claimant was not forfeited; "(3) the interest of the claimant was not remitted or mitigated (if the property was subject to forfeiture); and "(4) the claimant was not convicted of a crime for which the interest of the claimant in the property was subject to forfeiture under a Federal criminal forfeiture law.". (b) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. — 3I use 3724 (1) IN GENERAL. —With respect to a claim that cannot be note, settled under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, the Attorney General may settle, for not more than $50,000 in any case, a claim for damage to, or loss of, privately owned property caused by an investigative or law enforcement officer (as defined in section 2680(h) of title 28, United States Code) who is employed by the Department of Justice acting within the scope of his or her emplo3ment. (2) LIMITATIONS. — The Attorney General may not pay a claim under paragraph (1) that— (A) is presented to the Attorney General more than 1 year after it accrues; or (B) is presented by an officer or employee of the Federal Government and arose within the scope of employment. SEC. 4. ATTORNEY FEES, COSTS, AND INTEREST. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 2465 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

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