(a) Definitions.— In this section—
(1) “museum” means an organized and permanent institution, the
activities of which affect interstate or foreign commerce, that—
(A) is
situated in the United States;
(B) is
established for an essentially educational or aesthetic purpose;
(C) has a
professional staff; and
(D) owns,
utilizes, and cares for tangible objects that are exhibited to the public on a
regular schedule.
(2) “object of cultural heritage” means an object that is—
(A) over
100 years old and worth in excess of $5,000; or
(B) worth
at least $100,000.
(b) Offenses.— A person who—
(1) steals
or obtains by fraud from the care, custody, or control of a museum any object of
cultural heritage; or
(2) knowing that an object of cultural heritage has been stolen or
obtained by fraud, if in fact the object was stolen or obtained from the care,
custody, or control of a museum (whether or not that fact is known to the
person), receives, conceals, exhibits, or disposes of the object,
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10
years, or both.
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