§ 2095. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC2095]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 11--IMPORTATION OF PRE-COLUMBIAN MONUMENTAL OR ARCHITECTURAL
SCULPTURE OR MURALS
Sec. 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.
(Pub. L. 92-587, title II, Sec. 205, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1297.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2091 of this title.
