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19 U.S.C. § 2095

Title 19 Chapter 11 Current through PL 118-3 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 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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