PUBLIC LAW 102-393 —OCT. 6, 1992 106 STAT. 1787 "(A) a judicial forfeiture proceeding when the underly- ing seizure was made by an officer of a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization or the property was maintained by a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization; or "(B) a civil administrative forfeiture proceeding conducted by a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization. " (n) TRANSFERS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL AND POSTMASTER GEN- ERAL.— "(1) The Secretary shall transfer from the Fund to the Attorney General for deposit in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund amounts appropriate to reflect the degree of participation of participating Federal agencies in the law enforcement effort resulting in the forfeiture pursuant to laws enforced or administered by a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a 'participating Federal agency* is an agency that participates in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. "(2) The Secretary shall transfer from the Fund to the Postmaster General for deposit in the Postal Service Fund amounts appropriate to reflect the degree of participation of the United States Postal Service in the law enforcement effort resulting in the forfeiture pursuant to laws enforced or administered by a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization, " (o) BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS. — "(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and section 5872(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the provisions of law relating to— "(A) the seizure, summary and judicial forfeiture, and condemnation of property for violation of Customs laws, "(B) the remission or mitigation of such forfeiture, and "(C) the compromise of claims, shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have been incurred, under any applicable law enforced or administered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. "(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), duties that are imposed upon a Customs officer or any other person with respect to the seizure and forfeiture of property under the Customs laws of the United States shall be performed with respect to seizures and forfeitures of property under this section by such officers, agents, or any other person as may be authorized or designated for that purpose by the Secretary. "(p) DEFINITIONS. —For purposes of this section— " (1) DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION,—The term 'Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization' means the United States Customs Service, the United States Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the Internal Revenue Service, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and any other law enforcement component of the Department of the Treasury so designated by the Secretary. "(2) SECRETARY. — The term 'Secretary* means the Secretary of the Treasury.".
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