Did the U.S. State Department recently overstep its bounds by entering into a new Memorandum of Understanding with Yemen without the requisite vetting by the Cultural Property Advisory Committee or waiting for public comments?
The United States has been entering into MoU with individual countries to protect cultural resources and property since 1983 when Congress passed the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act or 19 USC 2601-2613. This implements a U.S. obligation under the