93 STAT. 1046
PUBLIC LAW 96-132-NOV. 30, 1979
cover operation, and to operate such corporations or business entities on a commercial basis, without regard to the provisions of section 304 of the Government Corporation Control Act (31 U.S.a869); (3) sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal Bureau of Investigation by this Act, and the proceeds from such undercover operation, may be deposited in banks or other financial institutions without regard to the provisions of section 648 of title 18 of the United States Code, and section 3639 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 521); and (4) the proceeds from such undercover operation may be used to offset necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in such operation without regard to the provisions of section 3617 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484); only upon the written certification of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (or, if designated by the Director, the Associate Director) and the Attorney General (or, if designated by the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General) that any action authorized by paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of this subsection is necessary for the conduct of such undercover operation. (b) As soon as the proceeds from an undercover investigative operation with respect to which an action is authorized and carried out under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) are no longer necessary for the conduct of such operation, such proceeds or the balance of such proceeds remaining at the time shall be deposited into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. (c) If a corporation or business entity established or acquired as part of an undercover operation under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) with a net value over $50,000 is to be liquidated, sold, or otherwise disposed of, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as much in advance as the Director or his designee determines is practicable, shall report the circumstances to the Attorney General and the Comptroller General. The proceeds of the liquidation, sale, or other disposition, after obligations are met, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. 28 USC 533 note. (d)(1) The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall conduct detailed financial audits of undercover operations closed on or after October 1, 1979, and— (A) report the results of each audit in writing to the Department of Justice, and (B) report annually to the Congress concerning these audits. "Undercover (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), "undercover operation" operation." lyeans any undercover operation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, other than a foreign counterintelligence undercover operation— (A) in which the gross receipts exceed $50,000, and (B) which is exempted from section 3617 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484) or section 304(a) of the Government Corporation Control Act (31 U.S.C. 869(a)). SEC. 8. During the fiscal year for which appropriations are authorized by this Act, each organization of the Department of Justice, through the appropriate office within the Department of Justice, shall notify in writing the Committees on the Judiciary, of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and other appropriate committees, and the ranking Minority members thereof, a minimum of 15 days before— (1) reprograming of funds in excess of $250,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, between the programs within the offices, divisions, and boards as defined in the Department of Justice's
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