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19 U.S.C. § 2607 — Stolen cultural property
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No article of cultural property documented as appertaining to the inventory of a museum or religious or secular public monument or similar institution in any State Party which is stolen from such institution after the effective date of this chapter, or after the date of entry into force of the Convention for the State Party, whichever date is later, may be imported into the United States.
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No article of cultural property documented as appertaining to the inventory of a museum or religious or secular public monument or similar institution in any State Party which is stolen from such institution after the effective date of this chapter, or after the date of entry into force of the Convention for the State Party, whichever date is later, may be imported into the United States.
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2605&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) The term “consignee” means a consignee as defined in section 1483 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
(5) The term “Convention” means the Convention on the means of prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, export, and transfer of ownership of cultural p
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Pending a final determination as to whether any archaeological or ethnological material, or any article of cultural property, has been imported into the United States in violation of [section 2606 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2606&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 2607 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2607&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall, upon application by any museum or other cultural or scientific institution in the United States which is open to the public, permit such material or article to be retained at such institution if he finds that—
(1) sufficient safeguards will be taken by the institution for the protection of such material or article; and
(2) sufficient bond is posted by the institution to ensure its return to the Secretary.
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**(a) In general** Any designated archaeological or ethnological material or article of cultural property, as the case may be, which is imported into the United States in violation of [section 2606 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2606&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 2607 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2607&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture. All provisions of law relating to seizure, forfeiture, and condemnation for violation of the customs laws shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have been incurred, under this chapter, insofar as such provisions of law are applicable to, and not inconsistent with, the provisions of this chapter.
**(b) Archaeological and ethnological material** Any designated archaeological or ethnological material which is imported into the United States in violation of [section 2606 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2606&num=0&edition=prelim) and which is forfeited to the United States under this chapter shall—
(1) first be offered for return to the State Party;
(2) if not returned to the State Party, be returned to a claimant with respect to whom the material was forfeited if that claimant establishes—
(A) valid title to the material,
(B) that the claimant is a bona fide purchaser for value of the material; or
(3) if not returned to the State Party under paragraph (1) or to a claimant under paragraph (2), be disposed of in the manner prescribed by law for articles forfeited for violation of the customs laws.
No return of material may be made under paragraph (1) or (2) unless the State Party or claimant, as th
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Notwithstanding the provisions of [section 1615 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1615&num=0&edition=prelim), in any forfeiture proceeding brought under this chapter in which the material or article, as the case may be, is claimed by any person, the United States shall establish—
(1) in the case of any material subject to the provisions of [section 2606 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2606&num=0&edition=prelim), that the material has been listed by the Secretary in accordance with [section 2604 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2604&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) in the case of any article subject to [section 2607 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2607&num=0&edition=prelim), that the article—
(A) is documented as appertaining to the inventory of a museum or religious or secular public monument or similar institution in a State Party, and
(B) was stolen from such institution after the effective date of this chapter, or after the date of entry into force of the Convention for the State Party concerned, whichever date is later.
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 2607
states the date, or if not known, his belief,
that the material was exported from the
State Party on or before the date such mate-
rial was designated under section 2604 of this
title, and the reasons on which the state-
ment is based.
(d) Related persons
For purposes of subsections (b) and (c), a per-
son shall be treated as a related person to an im-
porter, or to a person for whose account mate-
rial is imported, if such person—
(1) is a member of the same family as the
importer or person of account, including, but
not limited to, membership as a brother or sis-
ter (whether by whole or half blood), spouse,
ancestor, or lineal descendant;
(2) is a partner or associate with the im-
porter or person of account in any partnership,
association, or other venture; or
(3) is a corporation or other legal entity in
which the importer or person of account di-
rectly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds
power to vote 20 percent or more of the out-
standing voting stock or shares in the entity.
(Pub. L. 97–446, title III, § 307, Jan. 12, 1983, 96
Stat. 2358.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on the 90th day after Jan. 12, 1983,
or on any date which the President shall prescribe and
publish in the Federal Register, with exceptions, see
section 315 of Pub. L. 97–446, set out as a note under sec-
tion 2601 of this title.
Executive Documents
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
For delegation of certain functions of President
under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12555, Mar. 10, 1986,
51 F.R. 8475, set out as a note under section 2602 of this
title.
§ 2607. Stolen cultural property
No article of cultural property documented as
appertaining to the inventory of a museum or
religious or se
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