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20 U.S.C. § 972 — Items eligible for indemnity agreements
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**(a) Works of art; printed or published materials; other artifacts or objects; photographs, motion pictures, or tapes** The Council may make an indemnity agreement under this chapter with respect to—
(1) works of art, including tapestries, paintings, sculpture, folk art, graphics, and craft arts;
(2) manuscripts, rare documents, books, and other printed or published materials;
(3) other artifacts or objects; and
(4) photographs, motion pictures, or audio and video tape;
which are (A) of educational, cultural, historical, or scientific value, and (B) in the case of international exhibitions, certified by the Secretary of State or his designee as being in the national interest.
**(b) Extension of coverage; “on exhibition” defined**
(1) An indemnity agreement made under this chapter shall cover eligible items while on exhibition in the United States or elsewhere preferably when part of an exchange of exhibitions.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term “on exhibition” includes that period of time beginning on the date the eligible items leave the premises of the lender or place designated by the lender and ending on the date such items are returned to the premises of the lender or place designated by the lender.
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**(a) Works of art; printed or published materials; other artifacts or objects; photographs, motion pictures, or tapes** The Council may make an indemnity agreement under this chapter with respect to—
(1) works of art, including tapestries, paintings, sculpture, folk art, graphics, and craft arts;
(2) manuscripts, rare documents, books, and other printed or published materials;
(3) other artifacts or objects; and
(4) photographs, motion pictures, or audio and video tape;
which are (A) of educational, cultural, historical, or scientific value, and (B) in the case of international exhibitions, certified by the Secretary of State or his designee as being in the national interest.
**(b) Extension of coverage; “on exhibition” defined**
(1) An indemnity agreement made under this chapter shall cover eligible items while on exhibition in the United States or elsewhere preferably when part of an exchange of exhibitions.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term “on exhibition” includes that period of time beginning on the date the eligible items leave the premises of the lender or place designated by the lender and ending on the date such items are returned to the premises of the lender or place designated by the lender.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Authorization of Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities** The Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Council”), established under [section 958 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section958&num=0&edition=prelim), is authorized to make agreements to indemnify against loss or damage such items as may be eligible for such indemnity agreements under [section 972 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section972&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(1) in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and
(2) on such terms and conditions as the Council shall prescribe, by regulation, in order to achieve the purposes of this chapter and, consistent with such purposes, to protect the financial interest of the United States.
**(b) Council as “agency”**
(1) For purposes of this chapter, the Council shall be an “agency” within the meaning of the appropriate definitions of such term in title 5.
(2) For purposes of this chapter, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Director of the National Gallery of Art, the member designated by the Chairman of the Senate Commission of Art and Antiquities and the member designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall not serve as members of the Council.
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 971
appropriations for purpose of making grants under sec-
tion 965(a) of this title and for administering provisions
of this subchapter. See section 9176 of this title.
Section 968, Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 210, Oct. 8, 1976,
90 Stat. 1978, defined ‘‘Board’’, ‘‘Director’’, ‘‘Institute’’,
and ‘‘museum’’ for purposes of this subchapter. See sec-
tions 9101 and 9172 of this title.
Section 969, Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 211, as added Pub.
L. 101–512, title III, § 318 [title II, § 205 [(a)]], Nov. 5, 1990,
104 Stat. 1960, 1975, related to assessment of needs of
small, emerging, minority, and rural museums.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 201, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1975,
which provided that title II of Pub. L. 94–462, which en-
acted this subchapter and amended section 958 of this
title, could be cited as the ‘‘Museum Services Act’’, was
omitted in the general amendment of title II by Pub. L.
104–208. See chapter 72 (§ 9101 et seq.) of this title.
CHAPTER 26A—INDEMNITY FOR
EXHIBITIONS OF ARTS AND ARTIFACTS
Sec.
971.
Agreements to indemnify against loss or
damage.
972.
Items eligible for indemnity agreements.
973.
Application for indemnity agreements.
974.
Indemnity limits.
975.
Claims for losses.
976.
Authorization of appropriations.
977.
Omitted.
§ 971. Agreements to indemnify against loss or
damage
(a) Authorization of Federal Council on the Arts
and Humanities
The Federal Council on the Arts and Human-
ities (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as
the ‘‘Council’’), established under section 958 of
this title, is authorized to make agreements to
indemnify against loss or damage such items as
may be eligible for such indemnity agreements
under se
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