,,ii #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cddi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bh1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,kirk 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 and ,mr4 ,grassley7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to develop a program for labeling cultural property of ,iraq or ,syria legally entering the ,united ,states4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,terrorism ,art and ,antiquity ,revenue ,prevention ,act of #bjaf or the ,,taar ,act4 #b4 ,stolen cultural property ,chapter #aac of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #bcad-- 7,a7 in the first undesignated paragraph1 by inserting 1 or cultural property of the value of #ej or more after #e1jjj or more2 7,b7 in the second undesignated paragraph1 by inserting 1 or cultural property of the value of #ej or more after #e1jjj or more2 7,c7 in the ninth undesignated paragraph-- 7i7 by striking section the term and inserting the following3 section-- 7,a7 the term cultural property has the meaning given that term in section #cjb of the ,convention on ,cultural ,property ,implementation ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja72 and 7,b7 the term 2 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following3 ,for purposes of an offense under this section1 cultural property that has been removed or excavated in violation of local law shall be considered to be stolen4 2 and 7#b7 in section #bcae-- 7,a7 in the first undesignated paragraph1 by inserting 1 or cultural property of the value of #ej or more after #ejj or more2 7,b7 by striking the seventh undesignated paragraph and inserting the following3 ,for purposes of this section-- 7,a7 the term cultural property has the meaning given that term in section #cjb of the ,convention on ,cultural ,property ,implementation ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja72 7,b7 the term ,state includes a ,state of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and any commonwealth1 territory1 or possession of the ,united ,states2 and 7,c7 the term veterans' memorial object means a grave marker1 headstone1 monument1 or other object1 intended to permanently honor a veteran or mark a veteran's grave1 or any monument that signifies an event of national military historical significance4 2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 ,for purposes of an offense under this section1 cultural property that has been removed or excavated in violation of local law shall be considered to be stolen4 4 #c4 ,inventory database system for cultural property of ,iraq or ,syria legally entering the ,united ,states 7a7 ,working group 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,commerce1 working through the ,under ,secretary for ,standards and ,technology and in consultation with the heads of the agencies specified in paragraph 7#b7 and experts with respect to cultural property from academia1 industry1 and nongovernmental organizations1 shall establish a scientific working group-- 7,a7 to identify the data elements necessary to accurately characterize and identify cultural property of ,iraq or ,syria legally entering the ,united ,states1 for the purpose of establishing an inventory database system for such cultural property2 and 7,b7 to evaluate options for cost-effective1 physical or virtual labeling of such cultural property4 7#b7 ,agencies specified ,the agencies specified in this paragraph are the following3 7,a7 ,the ,department of ,justice4 7,b7 ,the ,department of the ,treasury4 7,c7 ,the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7,d7 ,such other ,federal agencies as the ,secretary of ,commerce considers appropriate4 7b7 ,establishment of inventory database system 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the heads of the agencies specified in paragraph 7#b7 and experts with respect to cultural property from academia1 industry1 and nongovernmental organizations1 shall develop and implement the inventory database system described in subsection 7a77#a77;,a74 7#b7 ,agencies specified ,the agencies specified in this paragraph are the following3 7,a7 ,the ,department of ,justice4 7,b7 ,the ,department of the ,treasury4 7,c7 ,the ,department of ,commerce1 working through the ,under ,secretary for ,standards and ,technology4 7,d7 ,such other ,federal agencies as the ,secretary of ,commerce considers appropriate4 7#c7 ,requirements ,the inventory database system established under paragraph 7#a7 shall require that any person that seeks to import cultural property of ,syria or ,iraq into the ,united ,states1 or to sell such property or provide such property as a gift in the ,united ,states1 provide to the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security information1 with supporting documentation1 on the provenance of the property that includes1 at a minimum1 when and where the property was obtained and such other information as the ,secretary of ,commerce and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security consider appropriate4 7c7 ,documenting cultural property transactions ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the heads of the agencies specified in subsection 7b77#b71 shall-- 7#a7 develop regulations to require dealers of cultural property to document and report information on transactions in cultural property of ,iraq or ,syria1 such as the chain of custody2 7#b7 work with participants in international art and cultural property markets to develop a ,federal ,government database with information on cultural property that includes-- 7,a7 information on provenance and prior ownership2 and 7,b7 warnings for specific cultural property1 buyers1 sellers1 appraisers1 or other actors with a history of conducting illegal trade in cultural property2 and 7#c7 consider providing participants in international art and cultural property markets with access to the database developed under paragraph 7#b74 7d7 ,cultural property defined ,in this section1 the term cultural property has the meaning given that term in section #cjb of the ,convention on ,cultural ,property ,implementation ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja74