§ 2270a. — Office of Inspector General; transfer of forfeiture funds for law enforcement activities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC2270a]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 55--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Sec. 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 the
Inspector General Act of 1978, to remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(a) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112
Stat. 2681, 2681-3.)
References in Text
The Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to in text, is Pub. L.
95-452, Oct. 12, 1978, 92 Stat. 1101, as amended, which is set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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.
