How HR 7865 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.