A bill to authorize the President to impose emergency import restrictions on archaeological or ethnological materials of Iraq until normalization of relations between the United States and the Government of Iraq has been established.
Emergency Protection for Iraqi Cultural Antiquities Act of 2003 - Authorizes the President to exercise his authority under the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to implement emergency import restrictions with respect to any archaeological or ethnological material of Iraq as if Iraq were a State Party under that Act (but makes certain limitations under that Act inapplicable, including that the State Party must have requested the President to act). Terminates such authority upon the earlier of one year after the President certifies to Congress that the normalization of relations between the United States and the Iraqi Government has been established or September 30, 2004.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8236-8237)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8237)
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