RELEASE OF SEIZED PROPERTY.

SEC. 614. [19 U.S.C.1614] RELEASE OF SEIZED PROPERTY. If any person claiming an interest in any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized under the provisions of this Act offers to pay the value of such vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage, as determined under section 606 of this Act, and it appears that such person has in fact a substantial interest therein, the appropriate customs officer may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury if under the customs laws, or the Secretary of Commerce if under the navigation laws, accept such offer and release the vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized upon the payment of such value thereof, which shall be distributed in the order provided in section 613 of this Act.