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19 U.S.C. 1616a: Disposition of forfeited property

Created in 1984 by Public Law 98-573. Changed by 4 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. 1613b, 21 U.S.C. 881, 31 U.S.C. 9705.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–447 substituted "section 2291j(b) of title 22" for "section 2291(h) of title 22". · (c)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–207, §3(e)(1), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: "Transfer any of the property to any— · (c)
    • Pub. L. 101–207, §3(e)(2), added par. (3). · (c)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–690 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: "The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer any property forfeited under this chapter to any other Federal agency or to any State or local law enforcement agency which participated directly … · (c)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–570 inserted "any other Federal agency or to" after "property forfeited under this chapter to". · (c)

    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.