54 U.S.C. § 102502Section
§ 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.
(Pub. L. 113–287, §3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3157.)
