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# 16 U.S.C. § 470aaa–4 - Curation of resources

## Text

Any paleontological resource, and any data and records associated with the resource, collected under a permit, shall be deposited in an approved repository. The Secretary may enter into agreements with non-Federal repositories regarding the curation of these resources, data, and records.

(Pub. L. 111–11, title VI, § 6305, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1174.)