HR 5643 · 95th Congress · Arts, Culture, Religion

Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act

Introduced 1977-03-28· Sponsored by Rep. Mikva, Abner J. [D-IL-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Commiteee on Finance.(1977-10-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act - Permits the President to enter into agreements with other countries to apply import restrictions on certain archaeological or ethnological material of other countries. Establishes a Cultural Property Advisory Committee to review the effectiveness of such agreements. Requires the President, upon the request of a State Party for such import restrictions, to publish notification of the request, to submit such request to the Committee for its recommendations on the imposition of such restrictions, and to take such recommendations into account in the determination of such restrictions. Requires the President, when considering the report of the Committee, to submit to Congress the text of the agreement and a statement giving the reasons for any differences between the action taken by the President and those recommended by the Committee. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to promulgate a list of archaeological or ethnological material of the State Party covered by any agreement entered into under this Act. Prohibits the importation of any listed article into the United States unless the S…

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