S 2261 · 95th Congress · Arts, Culture, Religion
Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act
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Introduced2
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House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.(1977-10-28)
Plain Language Summary
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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. Authorizes the President to impose such restriction for a temporary period if he determines that an emergency condition exists with respect to such material. 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 an agreement or emergency action entered into under this Act. 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 …
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