,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 ,april #ac1 #bjaf4 ,amendment3 ,that the bill from the ,house of ,representatives 7,h4,r4 #adic7 entitled ,an ,act to protect and preserve international cultural property at risk due to political instability1 armed conflict1 or natural or other disasters1 and for other purposes41 do pass with the following ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect and ,preserve ,international ,cultural ,property ,act4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,president should establish an interagency coordinating committee to coordinate the efforts of the executive branch to protect and preserve international cultural property at risk from political instability1 armed conflict1 or natural or other disasters4 ,such committee should-- 7#a7 be chaired by a ,department of ,state employee of ,assistant ,secretary rank or higher1 concurrent with that employee's other duties2 7#b7 include representatives of the ,smithsonian ,institution and ,federal agencies with responsibility for the preservation and protection of international cultural property2 7#c7 consult with governmental and nongovernmental organizations1 including the ,united ,states ,committee of the ,blue ,shield1 museums1 educational institutions1 and research institutions1 and participants in the international art and cultural property market on efforts to protect and preserve international cultural property2 7#d7 coordinate core ,united ,states interests in-- 7,a7 protecting and preserving international cultural property2 7,b7 preventing and disrupting looting and illegal trade and trafficking in international cultural property1 particularly exchanges that provide revenue to terrorist and criminal organizations2 7,c7 protecting sites of cultural and archaeological significance2 and 7,d7 providing for the lawful exchange of international cultural property4 #c4 ,emergency protection for ,syrian cultural property 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall exercise the authority of the ,president under section #cjd of the ,convention on ,cultural ,property ,implementation ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bfjc7 to impose import restrictions set forth in section #cjg of that ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bfjf7 with respect to any archaeological or ethnological material of ,syria-- 7#a7 not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act2 7#b7 without regard to whether ,syria is a ,state ,party 7as defined in section #cjb of that ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja772 and 7#c7 notwithstanding-- 7,a7 the requirement of subsection 7b7 of section #cjd of that ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bfjc7;b77 that an emergency condition 7as defined in subsection 7a7 of that section7 applies2 and 7,b7 the limitations under subsection 7c7 of that section4 7b7 ,annual ,determination ,regarding ,certification 7#a7 ,determination 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall1 not less often than annually1 determine whether at least #a of the conditions specified in subparagraph 7,b7 is met1 and shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such determination4 7,b7 ,conditions ,the conditions referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 are the following3 7i7 ,the ,government of ,syria is incapable1 at the time a determination under such subparagraph is made1 of fulfilling the requirements to request an agreement under section #cjc of the ,convention on ,cultural ,property ,implementation ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bfjb71 including the requirements under subsection 7a77#c7 of that section4 7ii7 ,it would be against the ,united ,states national interest to enter into such an agreement4 7#b7 ,termination of restrictions 7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the import restrictions referred to in subsection 7a7 shall terminate on the date that is #e years after the date on which the ,president determines that neither of the conditions specified in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 are met4 7,b7 ,request for termination ,if ,syria requests to enter into an agreement with the ,united ,states pursuant to section #cjc of the ,convention on ,cultural ,property ,implementation ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bfjb7 on or after the date on which the ,president determines that neither of the conditions specified in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 are met1 the import restrictions referred to in subsection 7a7 shall terminate on the earlier of-- 7i7 the date that is #c years after the date on which ,syria makes such a request2 or 7ii7 the date on which the ,united ,states and ,syria enter into such an agreement4 7c7 ,waiver 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president may waive the import restrictions referred to in subsection 7a7 for specified archaeological and ethnological material of ,syria if the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the conditions described in paragraph 7#b7 are met4 7#b7 ,conditions ,the conditions referred to in paragraph 7#a7 are the following3 7,a7 7i7 ,the owner or lawful custodian of the specified archaeological or ethnological material of ,syria has requested that such material be temporarily located in the ,united ,states for protection purposes2 or 7ii7 if no owner or lawful custodian can reasonably be identified1 the ,president determines that1 for purposes of protecting and preserving such material1 the material should be temporarily located in the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,such material shall be returned to the owner or lawful custodian when requested by such owner or lawful custodian4 7,c7 ,there is no credible evidence that granting a waiver under this subsection will contribute to illegal trafficking in archaeological or ethnological material of ,syria or financing of criminal or terrorist activities4 7#c7 ,action ,if the ,president grants a waiver under this subsection1 the specified archaeological or ethnological material of ,syria that is the subject of such waiver shall be placed in the temporary custody of the ,united ,states ,government or in the temporary custody of a cultural or educational institution within the ,united ,states for the purpose of protection1 restoration1 conservation1 study1 or exhibition1 without profit4 7#d7 ,immunity from seizure ,any archaeological or ethnological material that enters the ,united ,states pursuant to a waiver granted under this section shall have immunity from seizure under ,public ,law #hi-bei 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdei74 ,all provisions of ,public ,law #hi-bei shall apply to such material as if immunity from seizure had been granted under that ,public ,law4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,archaeological or ethnological material of ,syria ,the term archaeological or ethnological material of ,syria means cultural property 7as defined in section #cjb of the ,convention on ,cultural ,property ,implementation ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja77 that is unlawfully removed from ,syria on or after ,march #ae1 #bjaa4 #d4 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter for the next #f years1 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the efforts of the executive branch1 during the #ab-month period preceding the submission of the report1 to protect and preserve international cultural property1 including-- 7#a7 whether an interagency coordinating committee as described in section #b has been established and1 if such a committee has been established1 a description of the activities undertaken by such committee1 including a list of the entities participating in such activities2 7#b7 a description of measures undertaken pursuant to relevant statutes1 including-- 7,a7 actions to implement and enforce section #c of this ,act and section #cjjb of the ,emergency ,protection for ,iraqi ,cultural ,antiquities ,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law #ajh-dbi2 #aah ,stat4 #beii71 including measures to dismantle international networks that traffic illegally in cultural property2 7,b7 a description of any requests for a waiver under section #c7;c7 of this ,act and1 for each such request1 whether a waiver was granted2 7,c7 a list of the statutes and regulations employed in criminal1 civil1 and civil forfeiture actions to prevent illegal trade and trafficking in cultural property2 7,d7 actions undertaken to ensure the consistent and effective application of law in cases relating to illegal trade and trafficking in cultural property2 and 7,e7 actions undertaken to promote the legitimate commercial and non-commercial exchange and movement of cultural property2 and 7#c7 actions undertaken in fulfillment of international agreements on cultural property protection1 including the ,convention for the ,protection of ,cultural ,property in the ,event of ,armed ,conflict1 done at ,the ,hague ,may #ad1 #aied4 ,secretary