PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Council can make an indemnity agreement to cover certain items. It applies to four kinds of things: works of art (for example, tapestries, paintings, sculpture, folk art, graphics, and crafts), manuscripts and rare printed materials, other artifacts or objects, and photographs, motion pictures, or audio and video tapes. To be eligible, the items must have educational, cultural, historical, or scientific value. For international shows, they also must be certified as in the national interest by the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s designee. An indemnity agreement covers eligible items while they are on exhibition in the United States or abroad, preferably when they are part of an exchange of exhibitions. "On exhibition" means from the day the items leave the lender’s place until the day they are returned there.

Title 20, §972

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(a)Works of art; printed or published materials; other artifacts or objects; photographs, motion pictures, or tapes

The Council may make an indemnity agreement under this chapter with respect to—

(1)works of art, including tapestries, paintings, sculpture, folk art, graphics, and craft arts;

(2)manuscripts, rare documents, books, and other printed or published materials;

(3)other artifacts or objects; and

(4)photographs, motion pictures, or audio and video tape;

which are (A) of educational, cultural, historical, or scientific value, and (B) in the case of international exhibitions, certified by the Secretary of State or his designee as being in the national interest.

(b)Extension of coverage; “on exhibition” defined

(1)An indemnity agreement made under this chapter shall cover eligible items while on exhibition in the United States or elsewhere preferably when part of an exchange of exhibitions.

(2)For purposes of this subsection, the term “on exhibition” includes that period of time beginning on the date the eligible items leave the premises of the lender or place designated by the lender and ending on the date such items are returned to the premises of the lender or place designated by the lender.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2007—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–161 substituted “(B) in the case of international exhibitions,” for “(B) the exhibition of which is” in concluding provisions. 1985—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 99–194, which directed the substitution of “or elsewhere preferably when part of an exchange of exhibitions” for “, or elsewhere when part of an exchange of exhibitions, but in no case shall both parts of such an exhibition be so covered” was executed by making the substitution for “, or elsewhere when part of an exchange of exhibitions, but in no case shall both parts of such an exchange be so covered”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1985 Amendment Pub. L. 99–194, title III, § 302(b), Dec. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 1345, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to any exhibition which is certified under section 3(a) of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act [subsec. (a) of this section] after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 1985].”

§972 Items Eligible for Indemnity Agreements