Chapter 14, Section 2605, Subsection (b) · 19 U.S.C. Chapter 14 — CONVENTION ON CULTURAL PROPERTY

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(b)

(1)The Committee shall be composed of eleven members appointed by the President as follows:

(A)Two members representing the interests of museums.

(B)Three members who shall be experts in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, ethnology, or related areas.

(C)Three members who shall be experts in the international sale of archaeological, ethnological, and other cultural property.

(D)Three members who shall represent the interest of the general public.

(2)Appointments made under paragraph (1) shall be made in such a manner so as to insure—

(A)fair representation of the various interests of the public sectors and the private sectors in the international exchange of archaeological and ethnological materials, and

(B)that within such sectors, fair representation is accorded to the interests of regional and local institutions and museums.

(3)

(A)Members of the Committee shall be appointed for terms of three years and may be reappointed for one or more terms. With respect to the initial appointments, the President shall select, on a representative basis to the maximum extent practicable, four members to serve three-year terms, four members to serve two-year terms, and the remaining members to serve a one-year term. Thereafter each appointment shall be for a three-year term.

(B)

(i)A vacancy in the Committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made and for the unexpired portion of the term, if the vacancy occurred during a term of office. Any member of the Committee may continue to serve as a member of the Committee after the expiration of his term of office until reappointed or until his successor has been appointed.

(ii)The President shall designate a Chairman of the Committee from the members of the Committee.

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agreement
includes any amendment to, or extension of, any agreement under this chapter that enters into force with respect to the United States.
archaeological or ethnological material of the State Party
means— which was first discovered within, and is subject to export control by, the State Party.
Committee
means the Cultural Property Advisory Committee established under section 2605 of this title.
consignee
means a consignee as defined in section 1483 1 of this title.
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 Cultural Organization at its sixteenth session.
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.
designated archaeological or ethnological material
means any archaeological or ethnological material of the State Party which—
emergency condition
means, with respect to any archaeological or ethnological material of any State Party, that such material is— and application of the import restrictions set forth in section 2606 of this title on a temporary basis would, in whole or in part, reduce the incentive for such pillage, dismantling, dispersal or fragmentation.
satisfactory evidence
means—
Secretary
means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.
State Party
means any nation which has ratified, accepted, or acceded to the Convention.
United States
includes the several States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or area the foreign relations for which the United States is responsible.
United States citizen
means—