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U.S. Federal Cultural Property Legislation
- Convention
on Cultural Property Implementation Act (the "Act") -- Public Law
97-446 implementing the 1970 UNESCO Convention
on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export
and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. Read
the Act in Arabic.
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U.S. Senate Report,
97-564 -- congressional report on the intent of the Act .
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19 United States
Code 2600 -- U.S. Code, Title 19, Chapter 14, Convention on Cultural
Property.
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Executive Order
12555 (1986) -- presidential delegation of functions and authorities
for the Act.
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Pre-Columbian
Monumental and Architectural Sculpture and Murals Statute -- Public
Law 92-587, 1972, restricting imports into the U.S. without certification
by the country of origin.
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National Stolen
Property Act -- U.S. Code, Title 18, Sections 2314 and 2315, used to
recover stolen cultural property.
U.S. Federal Preservation Laws
Bilateral agreements negotiated under
the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act are available in
the List of Cultural Property Agreements and Federal
Register Notices. Other bilateral cultural property agreements
are listed in International Laws.
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