# Renewal of Cultural Property Advisory Committee Charter
The Charter of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee is being renewed for a two-year period. The membership of this advisory committee consists of private sector experts in archaeology/anthropology/ethnology; experts in the international sale of cultural property; and, representatives of museums and of the general public. The committee was established by 19 U.S.C. 2601 *et seq.,* the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act. It reviews requests from other countries seeking U.S. import restrictions on archaeological or ethnological material the pillage of which places a country's cultural heritage in jeopardy. The committee makes findings and recommendations to the Secretary of State, who, on behalf of the President, determines whether to impose the import restrictions.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Cultural Property Office, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, State Annex 44, 301 4h Street, SW., Washington, DC 20547. Telephone: (202) 619-6612; Fax: (202) 260-4893.
Dated: April 21, 2004.
Maria P. Kouroupas,
Executive Director, Cultural Property Advisory Committee, Department of State.