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19 U.S.C. § 2607

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Stolen cultural property
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Title
19 — Customs Duties
Chapter
CH14
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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No article of cultural property documented as appertaining to the inventory of a museum or religious or secular public monument or similar institution in any State Party which is stolen from such institution after the effective date of this chapter, or after the date of entry into force of the Convention for the State Party, whichever date is later, may be imported into the United States. (Pub. L. 97–446, title III, § 308, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2360.) Editorial Notes References in TextFor the effective date of this chapter, referred to in text, see section 315 of Pub. L. 97–446, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2601 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective DateSection effective on the 90th day after Jan. 12, 1983, or on any date which the President shall prescribe and publish in the Federal Register, with exceptions, see section 315 of Pub. L. 97–446, set out as a note under section 2601 of this title.

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