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104 STAT. 4966 PUBLIC LAW 101-647—NOV. 29, 1990 Courts. Effective dates. 28 USC 3001 note. entered in favor of the United States may be so registered any time after judgment is entered.". SEC. 3629. (a) Chapter 129 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "§ 2044. Payment of Hne with bond money "On motion of the United States attorney, the court shall order any money belonging to and deposited by or on behalf of the defendant with the court for the purposes of a criminal appearance bail bond (trial or appeal) to be held and paid over to the United States attorney to be applied to the payment of any assessment, fine, restitution, or penalty imposed upon the defendant. The court shall not release any money deposited for bond purposes after a plea or a verdict of the defendant's guilt has been entered and before sentencing except upon a showing that an assessment, fine, restitution or penalty cannot be imposed for the offense the defendant committed or that the defendant would suffer an undue hardship. This section shall not apply to any third party surety.". (b) The table of sections for chapter 29 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "2044. Payment of fine with bond money.". SEC. 3630. Section 2410(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "In any case where the United States is a bidder at the judicial sale, it may credit the amount determined to be due it against the amount it bids at such sales.". Subtitle C—Miscellaneous SEC. 3631. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b)(1) The amendments made by title I of this Act shall apply with respect to actions pending on the effective date of this Act in any court on— (A) a claim for a debt; or (B) a judgment for a debt. (2) All notices, writs, orders, and judgments in effect in such actions shall continue in effect until superseded or modified in an action under chapter 176 of title 28 of the United States Code, as added by title I of this Act. (3) For purposes of this subsection— (A) the term "court" means a Federal, State, or local court, and (B) the term "debt" has the meaning given such term in section and 3002(3) of such chapter. TITLE XXXVII—NATIONAL CHILD SEARCH ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1990 42 USC 5779. SEC. 3701. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.— Each Federal, State, and local law enforcement agency shall report each case of a missing child under the age of 18