7 U.S.C. § 2270aChapter 55

§2270a. Office of Inspector General; transfer of forfeiture funds for law enforcement activities

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§2270a. Office of Inspector General; transfer of forfeiture funds for law enforcement activities

For fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, funds transferred to the Office of the Inspector General through forfeiture proceedings or from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable share from the forfeiture of property in investigations in which the Office of the Inspector General participates, or through the granting of a Petition for Remission or Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit of this account for law enforcement activities authorized under chapter 4 of title 5, to remain available until expended.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

Pub. L. 105–86, title I, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2082.

Pub. L. 104–180, title I, Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1572.

Pub. L. 104–37, title I, Oct. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 302.

Amendments

2022—Pub. L. 117–286 substituted "chapter 4 of title 5," for "the Inspector General Act of 1978,".

Last amended: December 31, 2024

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