Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 19 : Section 2095


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 2095. Definitions

      For the purposes of this chapter - 
        (1) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury.
        (2) The term "United States" includes the several States, the
      District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
        (3) The term "pre-Columbian monumental or architectural
      sculpture or mural" means - 
          (A) any stone carving or wall art which - 
            (i) is the product of a pre-Columbian Indian culture of
          Mexico, Central America, South America, or the Caribbean
          Islands;
            (ii) was an immobile monument or architectural structure or
          was a part of, or affixed to, any such monument or structure;
          and
            (iii) is subject to export control by the country of
          origin; or

          (B) any fragment or part of any stone carving or wall art
        described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

        (4) The term "country of origin", as applied to any
      pre-Columbian monumental or architectural sculpture or mural,
      means the country where such sculpture or mural was first
      discovered.



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