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19 U.S.C. § 1616a — Disposition of forfeited property

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19 U.S.C. § 1616a — Disposition of forfeited property

**(a) State proceedings** The Secretary of the Treasury may discontinue forfeiture proceedings under this chapter in favor of forfeiture under State law. If a complaint for forfeiture is filed under this chapter, the Attorney General may seek dismissal of the complaint in favor of forfeiture under State law. **(b) Transfer of seized property; notice** If forfeiture proceedings are discontinued or dismissed under this section— (1) the United States may transfer the seized property to the appropriate State or local official; and (2) notice of the discontinuance or dismissal shall be provided to all known interested parties. **(c) Retention or transfer of forfeited property** (1) The Secretary of the Treasury may apply property forfeited under this chapter in accordance with subparagraph (A) or (B), or both: (A) Retain any of the property for official use. (B) Transfer any of the property to— (i) any other Federal agency; (ii) any State or local law enforcement agency that participated directly or indirectly in the seizure or forfeiture of the property; or (iii) the Civil Air Patrol. (2) The Secretary may transfer any forfeited personal property or the proceeds of the sale of any forfeited personal or real property to any foreign country which participated directly or indirectly in the seizure or forfeiture of the property, if such a transfer— (A) has been agreed to by the Secretary of State; (B) is authorized in an international agreement between the United States and the foreign country; and (C) is made to a country which, if applicable, has been certified under [section 2291j(b) of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2291j/b&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) Aircraft may be transferred to th

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19 U.S.C. § 1304 — Marking of imported articles and containers

**(a) Marking of articles** Except as hereinafter provided, every article of foreign origin (or its container, as provided in subsection (b) hereof) imported into the United States shall be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the article (or container) will permit in such manner as to indicate to an ultimate purchaser in the United States the English name of the country of origin of the article. The Secretary of the Treasury may by regulations— (1) Determine the character of words and phrases or abbreviations thereof which shall be acceptable as indicating the country of origin and prescribe any reasonable method of marking, whether by printing, stenciling, stamping, branding, labeling, or by any other reasonable method, and a conspicuous place on the article (or container) where the marking shall appear; (2) Require the addition of any other words or symbols which may be appropriate to prevent deception or mistake as to the origin of the article or as to the origin of any other article with which such imported article is usually combined subsequent to importation but before delivery to an ultimate purchaser; and (3) Authorize the exception of any article from the requirements of marking if— (A) Such article is incapable of being marked; (B) Such article cannot be marked prior to shipment to the United States without injury; (C) Such article cannot be marked prior to shipment to the United States, except at an expense economically prohibitive of its importation; (D) The marking of a container of such article will reasonably indicate the origin of such article; (E) Such article is a crude substance; (F) Such article is imported for use by the importer and not intended for sale in its imported or any o

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19 U.S.C. § 1616 — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1863(b), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–54

### Statutory Notes Section, act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 616, as added Oct. 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 318, 98 Stat. 2055, related to disposition of forfeited property. Another section 616 of act June 17, 1930, as added by Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(4), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2987, is classified to [section 1616a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1616a&num=0&edition=prelim). A prior section 616 of act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, 46 Stat. 757, related to prohibition against compromising Government claims and was classified to this section, prior to repeal by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 24, 62 Stat. 682, eff. Sept. 1, 1948. See [section 1915 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1915&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

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21 U.S.C. § 881 — Forfeitures

**(a) Subject property** The following shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States and no property right shall exist in them: (1) All controlled substances which have been manufactured, distributed, dispensed, or acquired in violation of this subchapter. (2) All raw materials, products, and equipment of any kind which are used, or intended for use, in manufacturing, compounding, processing, delivering, importing, or exporting any controlled substance or listed chemical in violation of this subchapter. (3) All property which is used, or intended for use, as a container for property described in paragraph (1), (2), or (9). (4) All conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles, or vessels, which are used, or are intended for use, to transport, or in any manner to facilitate the transportation, sale, receipt, possession, or concealment of property described in paragraph (1), (2), or (9). (5) All books, records, and research, including formulas, microfilm, tapes, and data which are used, or intended for use, in violation of this subchapter. (6) All moneys, negotiable instruments, securities, or other things of value furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in exchange for a controlled substance or listed chemical in violation of this subchapter, all proceeds traceable to such an exchange, and all moneys, negotiable instruments, and securities used or intended to be used to facilitate any violation of this subchapter. (7) All real property, including any right, title, and interest (including any leasehold interest) in the whole of any lot or tract of land and any appurtenances or improvements, which is used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, a violation of this subchapter punishable by more than

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22 U.S.C. § 2151 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy

(a) United States development cooperation policy

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31 U.S.C. § 9705 — Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund

**(a) In General.—** There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund” (referred to in this section as the “Fund”). The Fund shall be available to the Secretary, without fiscal year limitation, with respect to seizures and forfeitures made pursuant to any law (other than section 7301 or 7302 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) enforced or administered by a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization for the following law enforcement purposes: (1) (A) Payment of all proper expenses of seizure (including investigative costs incurred by a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization leading to seizure) or the proceedings of forfeiture and sale, including the expenses of detention, inventory, security, maintenance, advertisement, or disposal of the property, and if condemned by a court and a bond for such costs was not given, the costs as taxed by the court. (B) Payment for— (i) contract services; (ii) the employment of outside contractors to operate and manage properties or to provide other specialized services necessary to dispose of such properties in an effort to maximize the return from such properties; and (iii) reimbursing any Federal, State, or local agency for any expenditures made to perform the functions described in this subparagraph. (C) Awards of compensation to informers under section 619 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ([19 U.S.C. 1619](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1619&num=0&edition=prelim)). (D) Satisfaction of— (i) liens for freight, charges, and contributions in general average, notice of which has been filed with the appropriate Customs officer according to law; and (ii) su

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19 U.S.C. § 1616a — Disposition of forfeited property

Page 305 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 1617 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 98–573 effective Oct. 15, 1984, see section 214(e) of Pub. L. 98–573, set out as a note under section 1304 of this title. § 1616. Repealed. Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1863(b), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–54 Section, act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 616, as added Oct. 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 318, 98 Stat. 2055, related to disposition of forfeited property. Another section 616 of act June 17, 1930, as added by Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(4), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2987, is classified to section 1616a of this title. A prior section 616 of act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, 46 Stat. 757, related to prohibition against compro- mising Government claims and was classified to this section, prior to repeal by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 24, 62 Stat. 682, eff. Sept. 1, 1948. See section 1915 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. § 1616a. Disposition of forfeited property (a) State proceedings The Secretary of the Treasury may dis- continue forfeiture proceedings under this chap- ter in favor of forfeiture under State law. If a complaint for forfeiture is filed under this chap- ter, the Attorney General may seek dismissal of the complaint in favor of forfeiture under State law. (b) Transfer of seized property; notice If forfeiture proceedings are discontinued or dismissed under this section— (1) the United States may transfer the seized property to the appropriate State or local offi- cial; and (2) notice of the discontinuance or dismissal shall be provided to all known interested par- ties. (c) Retention or transfer of forfeited property (1) The Secretary of the Treasury may a

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