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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

PUBLIC LAW 97-446—JAN. 12, 1983 SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

96 STAT. 2351 19 USC 2601.

For purposes of this title— (1) The term "agreement" includes any amendment to, or extension of, any agreement under this title 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 206. (4) The term "consignee" means a consignee as defined in section 483 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1483). Ante, p. 2349. (5) The term "Convention" means the Convention on the means of prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, export, and transfer of ownership of cultural property adopted by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultur£d Organization at its sixteenth session. (6) The term "cultural property" includes articles described in article 1 (a) through (k) of the Convention whether or not any such article is specifically designated as such by any State Party for the purposes of such article. (7) The term "designated archaeological or ethnological material" means any archaeological or ethnological material of the State Party which— (A)is(i) covered by an agreement under this title that enters into force with respect to the United States, or (ii) subject to emergency action under section 304, and (B) is listed by regulation under section 305. (8) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate. (9) The term "State Party" means any nation which has ratified, accepted, or acceded to the Convention.