Agreements to implement Article 9 of the convention

If the President determines, after request is made to the United States under article 9 of the Convention by any State Party— that— For purposes of paragraph (1), the President may enter into— A request made to the United States under article 9 of the Convention by a State Party must be accompanied by a written statement of the facts known to the State Party that relate to those matters with respect to which determinations must be made under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1). In implementing this subsection, the President should endeavor to obtain the commitment of the State Party concerned to permit the exhange 11 So in original. Probably should be “exchange”. of its archaeological and ethnological materials under circumstances in which such exchange does not jeopardize its cultural patrimony. The President may not enter into any agreement under subsection (a) which has an effective period beyond the close of the five-year period beginning on the date on which such agreement enters into force with respect to the United States. The President may not enter into a bilateral or multilateral agreement authorized by subsection (a) unless the application of the import restrictions set forth in section 2606 of this title with respect to archaeological or ethnological material of the State Party making a request to the United States under article 9 of the Convention will be applied in concert with similar restrictions implemented, or to be implemented, by those nations (whether or not State Parties) individually having a significant import trade in such material. Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the President may enter into an agreement if he determines that a nation individually having a significant import trade in such material is not implementing, or is not likely to implement, similar restrictions, but— If, after an agreement enters into force with respect to the United States, the President determines that a number of parties to the agreement (other than parties described in subsection (c)(2)) having significant import trade in the archaeological and ethnological material covered by the agreement— The President may extend any agreement that enters into force with respect to the United States for additional periods of not more than five years each if the President determines that— If any request described in subsection (a) is made by a State Party, or if the President proposes to extend any agreement under subsection (e), the President shall— consider, in taking action on the request or proposal, the views and recommendations contained in any Committee report— In any case in which the President— The report under paragraph (1) shall contain— If any Committee report required to be considered by the President recommends that an agreement be entered into, but no such agreement is entered into, the President shall submit to the Congress a report which contains the reasons why such agreement was not entered into.