Title V, SEC. 5403. USE OF FUNDS BY INSPECTOR GENERAL. (a) Reimbursements for Investigations. (1) In general. The Inspector General is authorized to receive and retain for current use reimbursement for the costs of conducting investigations, when such restitution is ordered by a court, voluntarily agreed to by the payor, or otherwise. (2) Crediting. Funds received by such Office as reimbursement for costs of conducting investigations shall be deposited to the credit of such Office appropriation from which initially paid, or to appropriations for similar purposes currently available at the time of deposit, and shall remain available for obligation for 365 days from the date of their deposit. (3) Exception for forfeitures. This subsection does not apply to investigative costs paid to such Office from the Health Care Asset Forfeiture Fund, which monies shall be deposited and expended in accordance with subsection (b). (b) HHS Office of Inspector General Asset Forfeiture Proceeds Fund. (1) In general. There is established in the Treasury of the United States the ``HHS Office of Inspector General Asset Forfeiture Proceeds Fund,'' to be administered by the Inspector General, which shall be available to such Office without fiscal year limitation for expenses relating to the investigation of matters within the jurisdiction of such Office. (2) Deposits. There shall be deposited in the Fund all proceeds from forfeitures that have been transferred to the Office of Inspector General from the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund under section 524(d)(1) of title 28, United States Code.