A bill to amend and extend the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, to provide for the improvement of museum services, and to provide indemnities for exhibitions of artistic and humanistic endeavors.
Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act - Authorizes the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities to make agreements to indemnify against loss or damage such items as works of art, manuscripts, artifacts and objects, and photographs, which are of educational, cultural, historical, or scientific value and the exhibition of which is certified by the Secretary of State as being in the national interest.
Sets forth procedures for application for such indemnity agreements. Provides that the aggregate of loss or damage covered by such agreements shall not exceed $250,000,000 at any one time, nor shall any such agreement for any single exhibition cover losses or damage in excess of $50,000,000.
Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act. Requires annual reports to the Congress on claims paid and pending under this Act, and the aggregate value of outstanding agreements entered into under this Act for that year.
Measure laid on table in House, S. 1800 passed in lieu.
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare with amendment, S. Rept. 94-289.
Call of calendar in Senate.
Measure considered in Senate.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Measure passed Senate, amended.
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
Measure considered in House.
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 7782.
Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 7782.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment.
Senate agreed to House amendment.
Measure enrolled in House.
Enacted as Public Law 94-158
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Measure enrolled in Senate.
Measure presented to President.
Measure presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Public law 94-158.
Public law 94-158.