,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eejb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ag1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,garrett 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,walberg1 and ,mr4 ,crdenas7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to restore the integrity of 
the ,fifth ,amendment to the            
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,fifth ,amendment ,integrity            
,restoration ,act of #bjad or the ,,fair
 ,act4  #b4 ,civil forfeiture           
proceedings ,section #ihc of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7c7--  7,a7 in       
paragraph 7#a71 by striking a           

preponderance of the evidence and       
inserting clear and convincing evidence2
  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking a 
preponderance of the evidence and       
inserting clear and convincing evidence2
 and  7,c7 by striking paragraph 7#c7   
and inserting the following3  7#c7 if   
the ,government's theory of forfeiture  
is that the property used to commit or  
facilitate the commission of a criminal 
offense1 or was involved in the         
commission of a criminal offense1 the   
,government shall establish1 by clear   
and convincing evidence1 that--  7,a7   
there was a substantial connection      
between the property and the offense2   
and  7,b7 the owner of any interest in  
the seized property--  7i7 intentionally
 used the property in connection with   
the offense2 or  7ii7 knowingly         
consented or was willfully blind to the 
use of the property by another in       
connection with the offense4  2 and     
7#b7 in subsection 7d77#b77;,a71 by     
striking an owner who and all that      

follows through upon learning and       
inserting an owner who upon learning4   
#c4 ,disposition of forfeited property  
7a7 ,revisions to ,controlled           
,substances ,act ,section #eaa7;e7 of   
the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #hha7;e77 is amended--  7#a7  
in paragraph 7#a71 by striking civilly  
or2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by    
striking accordance with section        
#ebd7;c7 of title #bh1 and inserting the
 ,general ,fund of the ,treasury of the 
,united ,states2 and  7#c7 in paragraph 
7#d77;,b71 by striking civilly or4  7b7 
,revisions to title #ah ,section        
#iha7;e7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by striking is
 authorized and all that follows through
 or forfeiture of the property2 and     
inserting may forward to the ,treasurer 
of the ,united ,states any proceeds of  
property forfeited pursuant to this     
section for deposit in the ,general     
,fund of the ,treasury or transfer such 
property on such terms and conditions as

 such officer may determine--2  7#b7 by 
redesignating paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71    
7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#a71
 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 and 7#e71            
respectively2 and  7#c7 in the matter   
following paragraph 7#e71 as so         
redesignated--  7,a7 by striking the    
first1 second1 and third sentences2 and 
7,b7 by striking paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 
and 7#e7 and inserting paragraphs 7#a71 
7#b71 and 7#c74  #d4 ,department of     
,justice ,assets ,forfeiture ,fund      
deposits ,section #ebd7;c77#d7 of title 
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 by striking subparagraphs 7,a7   
and 7,b72 and  7#b7 by redesignating    
subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d7 as          
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71            
respectively4  #e4 ,applicability ,the  
amendments made by this ,act shall apply
 to--  7#a7 any civil forfeiture        
proceeding pending on or filed on or    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act2 and  7#b7 any amounts received    
from the forfeiture of property on or   

after the date of enactment of this     
,act4