19 U.S.C. § 2095 — Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter— (1) The term “ Secretary ” means the Secretary of the Treasury. (2) The term “ United States ” includes the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico . (3) The term “ pre-Columbian monumental or architectural sculpture or mural ” means— (A) any stone carving or wall art which— (i) is the product of a pre-Columbian Indian culture of Mexico, Central America, South America, or the Caribbean Islands; (ii) was an immobile monument or architectural structure or was a part of, or affixed to, any such monument or structure; and (iii) is subject to export control by the country of origin ; or (B) any fragment or part of any stone carving or wall art described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. (4) The term “ country of origin ”, as applied to any pre-Columbian monumental or architectural sculpture or mural , means the country where such sculpture or mural was first discovered. ( Pub. L. 92–587, title II, § 205 , Oct. 27, 1972 , 86 Stat. 1297 .)

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