United States 118th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

HR 7865 — To amend the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to make certain technical corrections to facilitate the lawful trade and collecting of numismatic materials.

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

To amend the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to make certain technical corrections to facilitate the lawful trade and collecting of numismatic materials.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill adds definitions and requirements for the importation of numismatic materials under the Cultural Property Implementation Act.

  • 19 U.S.C. 2601

    (8) The term `numismatic material' includes coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects.

    Defines 'numismatic material' to include specific monetary and collectible items.

  • 19 U.S.C. 2606

    ; or → ,

    Changes the punctuation to facilitate the addition of a new condition in import restrictions.

  • 19 U.S.C. 2606

    (3) in the case of such material that is numismatic material, satisfactory evidence that the material was acquired lawfully, is of a known type, and is not known to be the direct product of illicit excavations within a State Party,

    Adds a new evidence requirement for the lawful importation of numismatic materials.

  • 19 U.S.C. 2606

    and

    Removes 'and' to update the list format in the definition section of satisfactory evidence.

  • 19 U.S.C. 2606

    . → ; and

    Changes the ending punctuation to allow for the addition of another condition for satisfactory evidence.

  • 19 U.S.C. 2606

    (3) for purposes of subsection (b)(3), one or more declarations under oath by the importer or the person for whose account the material is imported, stating that, to the best of his knowledge, the numismatic material-- (A) was acquired lawfully in one or more States Party; (B) was lawfully exported from a State Party in which the numismatic material was acquired; (C) is of a type known to exist in multiple examples which has been published in a reference work on numismatics; and (D) is not known to be the direct product of illicit excavations within another State Party after the effective date for import restrictions on numismatic material granted to that State Party.

    Specifies additional criteria that must be met when providing satisfactory evidence for numismatic materials.

  • 19 U.S.C. 2606

    (e) No Other Documentation Required.--The customs officer reviewing the satisfactory evidence shall not require any documentation or statements additional to that which is set forth in subsection (c) unless the customs officer has probable cause based on documentary evidence to believe that the satisfactory evidence is false or fraudulent.

    Clarifies that no extra documentation is required unless there is probable cause to doubt the provided evidence.

  • 19 U.S.C. 2606

    The term 'satisfactory evidence' means...

    This would normally define what constitutes satisfactory evidence in the relevant subsections.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 7865 do?
To amend the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to make certain technical corrections to facilitate the lawful trade and collecting of numismatic materials.
Who sponsors HR 7865?
HR 7865 is sponsored by Van Duyne, Beth (Republican), Amodei, Mark E. (Republican), Steel, Michelle (Republican), Jacobs, Sara (Democratic), Smucker, Lloyd (Republican), and Owens, Burgess (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 7865?
This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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