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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2008
To prohibit the installation or display of art in any United States embassy,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 2019
Mr. BURCHETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit the installation or display of art in any United
States embassy, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Art in Embassies
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds are authorized to be ap-
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propriated, and the Secretary of State may not obligate
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or expend any funds, for the purchase, installation, insur-
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ance, or transport of any art for the purposes of installa-
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tion or display in any embassy, consulate, or other foreign
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mission of the United States.
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(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘art’’ in-
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cludes paintings, sculptures, photographs, industrial de-
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sign, and craft art.
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