19 USC § 2607 - Stolen cultural property

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title: "19 USC § 2607 - Stolen cultural property"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "2607"
section_name: "Stolen cultural property"
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "CONVENTION ON CULTURAL PROPERTY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–446, title III, § 308, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2360.)"
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# § 2607. Stolen cultural property

No article of cultural property documented as appertaining to the inventory of a museum or religious or secular public monument or similar institution in any State Party which is stolen from such institution after the effective date of this chapter, or after the date of entry into force of the Convention for the State Party, whichever date is later, may be imported into the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–446, title III, § 308, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2360.)

## Editorial Notes

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## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on the 90th day after , or on any date which the President shall prescribe and publish in the Federal Register, with exceptions, see , set out as a note under .