S 3449 114th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Art, artists, authorship Cemeteries and funerals Crimes against property Customs enforcement Foreign property Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Historical and cultural resources Iraq Middle East Monuments and memorials Syria Veterans' organizations and recognition

TAAR Act

Introduced: September 28, 2016 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sep 28, 2016

Introduced in Senate

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Terrorism Art and Antiquity Revenue Prevention Act of 2016 or the TAAR Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the transportation, sale, or receipt of certain cultural property that has been removed or excavated in violation of local law.

Department of Homeland Security must establish an inventory database system for cultural property of Iraq or Syria that legally enters the United States.

What's happening now September 28, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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