year period preceding the period for which 
the report is submitted. 
‘‘(iii) The number of undercover in-
vestigative operations closed in the 1 year 
period preceding the period for which such 
report is submitted and, with respect to 
each such closed undercover operation, the 
results obtained and any civil claims made 
with respect to the operation. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of paragraph 
(4)— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘closed’, with respect to an 
undercover investigative operation, refers to the 
earliest point in time at which all criminal pro-
ceedings (other than appeals) pursuant to the 
investigative operation are concluded, or covert 
activities pursuant to such operation are con-
cluded, whichever occurs later; and 
‘‘(B) the terms ‘undercover investigative 
operation’ and ‘undercover operation’ mean any 
undercover investigative operation conducted by 
the Office of Export Enforcement of the De-
partment of Commerce— 
‘‘(i) in which the gross receipts (ex-
cluding interest earned) exceed $25,000, or
expenditures (other than expenditures for 
salaries of employees) exceed $75,000, and 
‘‘(ii) which is exempt from section 
3302 or 9102 of title 31, United States 
Code, 
except that clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply 
with respect to the report to the Congress re-
quired by paragraph (4)(B). 
‘‘(h) WIRETAPS.—Interceptions of communications in 
accordance with section 2516 of title 18, United States 
Code, are authorized to further the enforcement of this 
Act. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION
FOR BUREAU
OF INDUSTRY 
AND SECURITY.—The Secretary may authorize, without 
fiscal year limitation, the expenditure of funds transferred 
to, paid to, received by, or made available to the Bureau 
of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce 
as a reimbursement in accordance with section 9703 of 
title 31, United States Code (as added by Public Law 
102–393). 
‘‘(j) EXPORT ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the general fund of the Treasury a separate fund 
which shall be known as the ‘The BIS Export En-
forcement Fund’. Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, there shall be deposited as offset-
ting receipts into the BIS Export Enforcement Fund 
amounts described in paragraph (2). Amounts in the 
BIS Export Enforcement Fund shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS DESCRIBED.—The amounts de-
scribed in this paragraph are civil penalties collected 
pursuant to regulations issued, maintained, or 
amended under the Act, the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act, and any other statute 
pursuant to which the Bureau of Industry and Secu-
rity of the Department of Commerce has the author-
ity to impose civil penalties. 
‘‘(3) TRANSFERS TO OTHER ACCOUNTS.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the 
BIS Export Enforcement Fund to the BIS Export 
Enforcement Account amounts equal to the expenses 
incurred by the Secretary of Commerce for activities 
that further the enforcement of the provisions of this 
Act. Such activities include— 
‘‘(A) the investigative travel expenses of 
agents of the Office of Export Enforcement of 
the Department of Commerce, including travel 
expenses for training courses for such agents;