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19 U.S.C. 1613b: Customs Forfeiture Fund

Created in 1984 by Public Law 98-573. Changed by 9 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 19 U.S.C. 1607, 19 U.S.C. 1613, 31 U.S.C. 9705.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–316 struck out "annual financial" before "audits conducted" and inserted before period at end ", under such conditions as the Comptroller General determines appropriate". (General Accounting Office Act of 1996) Law text · (e)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–382, §121(1), added subpar. (F). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–382, §121(2), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–382, §121(3), inserted "forfeited currency and" before "proceeds". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 101–382, §121(4)(B)(i), (ii), redesignated cls. (iii) through (vi) as (ii) through (v), respectively, and struck out former cl. (ii), which read as follows: "sources of receipts (seized cash, conveyances, and others) of the Fund during the previous fiscal year;". · (e)
    • Pub. L. 101–382, §121(4)(A), (B)(iii), (iv), (C), added subpar. (C). · (e)
    • Pub. L. 101–382, §121(5), which amended subsec. (f) generally to read as follows: · (f)
    • was repealed by Pub. L. 101–508, §10012(a)(1). See Construction of 1990 Amendment note below. · (f)
    • Pub. L. 101–508, §10012(a)(2), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated from the Fund not to exceed $20,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out the purposes set forth in subsections (a)(3) and (b) of this se… · (f)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–690 amended section generally.
    • Pub. L. 100–418, §1912(2), substituted "private persons" for "private citizens". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–418, §1912(1), substituted "described in subsection (a) of this section for which the fund is available to the United States Customs Service," for "beginning on October 30, 1984, and ending on September 30, 1987,". · (c)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–71 repealed Pub. L. 99–570, §1152(b)(2). See 1986 Amendment note below.
    • Pub. L. 100–202 added cls. (v) and (vi). · (a), (vi)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–570, §1152(b)(2), which directed the repeal of this section, was itself repealed by Pub. L. 100–71. See Repeal and Revival of Section note below.
    • Pub. L. 99–570, §3142(a)(1)(A), (F), substituted "1991" for "1987" in introductory provisions and amended generally concluding provisions which had read as follows: "In addition to the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (6), the fund shall be available for purchases by the Un… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–570, §3142(a)(1)(B), inserted "(including investigative costs leading to seizures)" after "of the seizure". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–570, §3142(a)(1)(C)–(E), redesignated par. (6) as (5) and struck out former par. (5) which provided that the fund would be available with respect to seizures and forfeitures by the United States Customs Service for equipping for law enforcement functions of forfeited… · (a), (6)
    • Pub. L. 99–570, §3142(a)(2), amended subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (f) read as follows: · (f)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.