A joint resolution to provide for the indemnification of the Metropolitan Museum of New York for loss or damage suffered by objects in exhibition in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
PL 93-476 (S.J.Res.236), enacted 10/26/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-476-OCT. 26, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
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Report to 
Speaker of the 
House and con-
gressional com-
mittee. 
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Approved October 26, 1974. 
October 26, 1974 
[S. J. Res. 236] 
Public Law 93-476 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To provide for the indemnification of the Metropolitan Museum of New York 
for loss or damage suffered by objects in exhibition in the Union of Soviet 
Socialist Republics. 
Metropolitan 
Museum of Art, 
N.Y. 
Indemnification 
agreement. 
24 UST 1395. 
Claim, certifi-
cation to Speaker 
of the House and 
President of the 
Senate. 
Appropriation. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary of State 
(or such officer of the Department of State as he may designate) is 
authorized to conclude an agreement with the Metropolitan Museum 
of Art, located in New York, New York, for indemnification of such 
museum, in accordance with the terms of such agreement, for loss or 
damage suffered by objects in an exhibition of such museum in the 
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics pursuant to an agreement between 
such museum and the Ministry of Culture of the Union of Soviet 
Socialist Republics, which agreement was made in accordance with 
the general agreement on contracts, exchanges, and cooperation, signed 
July 19, 1973, by the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist 
Republics. The agreement concluded by the Secretary of State shall 
provide for such indemnification— 
(1) during the period the works of art are in transit from the 
gremises of said museum, on exhibition in the Union of Soviet 
ocialist Republics, and returning to said premises; and 
(2) only for substantial loss or damage as determined by the 
Secretary of State. 
In the case of a claim for loss or damage with respect to an item or 
items which are covered under such agreement, the Secretary shall 
certify the validity of the claim and the amount of the loss to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the 
Senate. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out an agreement concluded pursuant to this joint 
resolution. 
Approved October 26, 1974.