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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 1216

Sec. 1216. MODIFICATIONS TO IMMUNITY FROM SEIZURE UNDER JUDICIAL PROCESS OF CULTURAL OBJECTS

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## SEC. 1216 MODIFICATIONS TO IMMUNITY FROM SEIZURE UNDER JUDICIAL PROCESS OF CULTURAL OBJECTS ###
(a)In General The Act of October 19, 1965, entitled “An Act to render immune from seizure under judicial process certain objects of cultural significance imported into the United States for temporary display or exhibition, and for other purposes” (22 U.S.C. 2459; 79 Stat. 985) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)by striking “the temporary exhibition or display thereof” each place it appears and inserting “temporary storage, conservation, scientific research, exhibition, or display”; #####
(B)by striking “cultural or educational institutions” and inserting “cultural, educational, or religious institutions with the capacity to appropriately curate such object”; and #####
(C)by striking “any such cultural or educational institution” and inserting “any such cultural, educational, or religious institution with the capacity to appropriately curate such object”; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) > > For purposes of this section, the terms ‘imported’ and ‘importation’ include a transfer from a mission of a foreign country located within the United States to a cultural, educational, or religious institution located within the United States.” > . ###
(b)Afghanistan **[**[22 U.S.C. 2459 note](/us/usc/t22/s2459)**]** ####
(1)In general A work of art or other object of cultural significance that is imported into the United States for temporary storage, conservation, scientific research, exhibition, or display shall be deemed to be immune from seizure under such Act of October 19, 1965 (22 U.S.C. 2459) (as amended by subsection (a)), and the provisions of such Act shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to such work or object, if— #####
(A)the work or object is exported from Afghanistan with an export permit or license duly issued by the Government of Afghanistan; and #####
(B)######
(i)an agreement is entered into between the Government of Afghanistan and the cultural, educational, or religious institution with the capacity to appropriately curate such object within the United States that specifies the conditions for such material to be returned to Afghanistan; or ######
(ii)the work or object is transferred to a cultural, educational, or religious institution with the capacity to appropriately curate such object in the United States in accordance with an agreement described in clause
(i)that also includes an authorization to transfer such work or object to other such institutions in the United States.
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MODIFICATIONS TO IMMUNITY FROM SEIZURE UNDER JUDICIAL PROCESS OF CULTURAL OBJECTS
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