Pub. L. 95-410, tit. II, sec. 208

Sec. 208. Section 491 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1491) is amended— (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: “SEC. 491. UNCLAIMED MERCHANDISE; DISPOSITION OF FORFEITED DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES AND MALT LIQUOR”; (2) by inserting “(a)” at the beginning of such section; and 92 STAT. 902 (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(b) All distilled spirits, wines, and malt liquor forfeited to the Government summarily or by order of court, under any provision of law administered by the United States Customs Service, shall be appraised and disposed of by— “(1) delivery to such Government agencies, as in the opinion of the Secretary have a need for such distilled spirits, wines, and malt liquor for medical, scientific, or mechanical purposes, or for any other official purpose for Avhich appropriated funds may be expended by a Government agency: “(2) gifts to such eleemosynary institutions as, in the opinion of the Secretary, have a need for such distilled spirits, wines, and malt liquor for medical purposes; “(3) sale by appropriate customs officer at public auction under such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, except that before making any such sale the Secretary shall determine that no Government agency or eleemosynary institution has established a need for such spirits, wines, and malt liquor under paragraph (1) or (2); or “(4) destruction.”