House Sends Obama Legislation to Curtail Antique Trafficking
The House of Representatives on April 26 passed Senate amendments to a bill that would establish an interagency coordinating committee to prevent illegal looting and trafficking of cultural property and foster the lawful trade of such goods, among other things.…
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The bill now goes to President Barack Obama's desk for signature. The House originally passed the legislation in June 2015 (see 1604140039), but Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., on April 13 introduced an amendment that proposes to delegate oversight to fewer Congressional committees, shorten by 30 days the would-be deadline for the president to impose import restrictions, and extend firmer assurances of immunity from seizure of objects imported to the U.S. via a waiver. Under the passed bill, the White House would have until 90 days after enactment to restrict imports of any “archaeological or ethnological” materials from Syria, the bill says (here).