§ 668. Theft of major artwork

• (a) In this section—
  • (1) “museum” means an organized and permanent institution, the activities of which affect interstate or foreign commerce, that—
    • (A) is situated in the United States;
    • (B) is established for an essentially educational or aesthetic purpose;
    • (C) has a professional staff; and
    • (D) owns, utilizes, and cares for tangible objects that are exhibited to the public on a regular schedule.
  • (2) “object of cultural heritage” means an object that is—
    • (A) over 100 years old and worth in excess of $5,000; or
    • (B) worth at least $100,000.
• (b) A person who—
  • (1) steals or obtains by fraud from the care, custody, or control of a museum any object of cultural heritage; or
  • (2) knowing that an object of cultural heritage has been stolen or obtained by fraud, if in fact the object was stolen or obtained from the care, custody, or control of a museum (whether or not that fact is known to the person), receives, conceals, exhibits, or disposes of the object,