54 U.S.C. § 102502

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 102502 - Definition of museum object

In this chapter:

(1) IN GENERAL.-The term "museum object" means an object that-

(A) typically is movable; and

(B) is eligible to be, or is made part of, a museum, library, or archive collection through a formal procedure, such as accessioning.

(2) INCLUSIONS.-The term "museum object" includes a prehistoric or historic artifact, work of art, book, document, photograph, or natural history specimen.

54 U.S.C. § 102502

Pub. L. 113-287, §3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3157.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
102502	16 U.S.C. 18f-3(b).	July 1, 1955, ch. 259, §3(b), as added Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title VIII, §804(b), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4188.

The words "museum collections" are omitted as unnecessary.