Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 2.djvu/893

 PUBLIC LAW 98-473—OCT. 12, 1984

98 STAT. 2053

"(3) There shall be deposited in the fund all amounts from the forfeiture of property under any law enforced or administered by the Department of Justice remaining after the payment of expenses for forfeiture and sale authorized by law. "(4) Amounts in the fund which are not currently needed for the purpose of this section shall be kept on deposit or invested in obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States. "(5) The Attorney General shall transmit to the Congress, not later than four months after the end of each fiscal year a detailed report on the amounts deposited in the fund and a description of expenditures made under this subsection. "(6) The provisions of this subsection relating to deposits in the fund shall apply to all property in the custody of the Department of Justice on or after the effective date of the Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1983. "(7) For fiscal years 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1987, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the purposes described in paragraph (1). At the end of each fiscal year, any amount in the fund in excess of the amount appropriated shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the United States, except that an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 may be carried forward and available for appropriation in the next fiscal year. "(8) For the purposes of this subsection, property is forfeited pursuant to a law enforced or administered by the Department of Justice if it is forfeited pursuant to— "(A) any criminal forfeiture proceeding; "(B) any civil judicial forfeiture proceeding; or "(C) any civil administrative forfeiture proceeding conducted by the Department of Justice; except to the extent that the seizure was effected by a Customs officer or that custody was maintained by the Customs Service in which case the provisions of section 613a of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1613a) shall apply.". PARTD

SEC. 311. Section 607 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1607) is amended to read as follows: "§ 607. Seizure; value $100,000 or less, prohibited articles, transporting conveyances "(a) I f "(1) the value of such seized vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage does not exceed $100,000; "(2) such seized merchandise consists of articles the importation of which is prohibited; or "(3) such seized vessel, vehicle, or aircraft was used to import, export, or otherwise transport or store any controlled substances; the appropriate customs officer shall cause a notice of the seizure of such articles and the intention to forfeit and sell or otherwise dispose of the same according to law to be published for at least three successive weeks in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct. Written notice of seizure together with information on the applicable procedures shall be sent to each party who appears to have an interest in the seized article.

Report.

Appropriation authorization.

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