[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
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January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC2601]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 14--CONVENTION ON CULTURAL PROPERTY
Sec. 2601. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter--
(1) The term ``agreement'' includes any amendment to, or
extension of, any agreement under this chapter that enters into
force with respect to the United States.
(2) The term ``archaeological or ethnological material of the
State Party'' means--
(A) any object of archaeological interest;
(B) any object of ethnological interest; or
(C) any fragment or part of any object referred to in
subparagraph (A) or (B);
which was first discovered within, and is subject to export control
by, the State Party. For purposes of this paragraph--
(i) no object may be considered to be an object of
archaeological interest unless such object--
(I) is of cultural significance;
(II) is at least two hundred and fifty years old; and
(III) was normally discovered as a result of scientific
excavation, clandestine or accidental digging, or
exploration on land or under water; and
(ii) no object may be considered to be an object of
ethnological interest unless such object is--
(I) the product of a tribal or nonindustrial society,
and
(II) important to the cultural heritage of a people
because of its distinctive characteristics, comparative
rarity, or its contribution to the knowledge of the origins,
development, or history of that people.
(3) The term ``Committee'' means the Cultural Property Advisory
Committee established under section 2605 of this title.
(4) The term ``consignee'' means a consignee as defined in
section 1483 \1\ of this title.
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(5) The term ``Convention'' means the Convention on the means of
prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, export, and transfer
of ownership of cultural property adopted by the General Conference
of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization at its sixteenth session.
(6) The term ``cultural property'' includes articles described
in article 1(a) through (k) of the Convention whether or not any
such article is specifically designated as such by any State Party
for the purposes of such article.
(7) The term ``designated archaeological or ethnological
material'' means any archaeological or ethnological material of the
State Party which--
(A) is--
(i) covered by an agreement under this chapter that
enters into force with respect to the United States, or
(ii) subject to emergency action under section 2603 of
this title, and
(B) is listed by regulation under section 2604 of this
title.
(8) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Treasury
or his delegate.
(9) The term ``State Party'' means any nation which has
ratified, accepted, or acceded to the Convention.
(10) The term ``United States'' includes the several States, the
District of Columbia, and any territory or area the foreign
relations for which the United States is responsible.
(11) The term ``United States citizen'' means--
(A) any individual who is a citizen or national of the
United States;
(B) any corporation, partnership, association, or other
legal entity organized or existing under the laws of the United
States or any State; or
(C) any department, agency, or entity of the Federal
Government or of any government of any State.
(Pub. L. 97-446, title III, Sec. 302, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2351.)
References in Text
Section 1483 of this title, referred to in par. (4), was repealed by
Pub. L. 97-446, title II, Sec. 201(c), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2349.
Prior to repeal, section 1483 read: ``For the purposes of this
subtitle--
``(1) All merchandise imported into the United States shall be
held to be the property of the person to whom the same is consigned;
and the holder of a bill of lading or the holder of an air waybill
duly indorsed by the consignee therein named, or, in the case of a
bill of lading if consigned to order, by the consignor, shall be
deemed the consignee thereof; except that this section shall not
limit in any way the rights of the consignor, as prescribed by
article 12 of the Warsaw Convention (49 Stat. 3017). The
underwriters of abandoned merchandise and the salvors of merchandise
