As approved by the Senate:
Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),
SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO DECLARATIONS AND CONDITIONS.
The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, which were signed on July 5, 2022, by the United States of America and other parties to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 (Treaty Doc. 117-3), subject to the declarations of section 2 and the condition of section 3.
SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS.
The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declarations:
(1)\tReaffirmation That United States Membership in NATO Remains a Vital National Security Interest of the United States.- The Senate declares that-
(A)\tfor more than 70 years the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has served as the preeminent organization to defend the countries in the North Atlantic area against all external threats;
(B)\tthrough common action, the established democracies of North America and Europe that were joined in NATO persevered and prevailed in the task of ensuring the survival of democratic government in Europe and North America throughout the Cold War;
(C)\tNATO enhances the security of the United States by embedding European states in a process of cooperative security planning and by ensuring an ongoing and direct leadership role for the United States in European security affairs;
(D)\tthe responsibility and financial burden of defending the democracies of Europe and North America can be more equitably shared through an alliance in which specific obligations and force goals are met by its members;
(E)\tthe security and prosperity of the United States is enhanced by NATO's collective defense against aggression that may threaten the security of NATO members; and
(F)\tUnited States membership in NATO remains a vital national security interest of the United States.
(2)\tStrategic Rationale for NATO Enlargement.- The Senate declares that-
(A)\tthe United States and its NATO allies face continued threats to their stability and territorial integrity;
(B)\tan attack against Finland or Sweden, or the destabilization of either arising from external subversion, would threaten the stability of Europe and jeopardize United States national security interests;
(C)\tFinland and Sweden, having established democratic governments and having demonstrated a willingness to meet the requirements of membership, including those necessary to contribute to the defense of all NATO members, are in a position to further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area; and
(D)\textending NATO membership to Finland and Sweden will strengthen NATO, enhance stability in Europe, and advance the interests of the United States and its NATO allies.
(3)\tSupport for NATO's Open Door Policy.- The policy of the United States is to support NATO's Open Door Policy that allows any European country to express its desire to join NATO and demonstrate its ability to meet the obligations of NATO membership.
(4)\tFuture Consideration of Candidates for Membership in NATO.-
(A)\tSenate Finding.-The Senate finds that the United States will not support the accession to the North Atlantic Treaty of, or the invitation to begin accession talks with, any European state (other than Finland and Sweden), unless-
(i)\tthe President consults with the Senate consistent with Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States (relating to the advice and consent of the Senate to the making of treaties); and
(ii)\tthe prospective NATO member can fulfill all of the obligations and responsibilities of membership, and the inclusion of such state in NATO would serve the overall political and strategic interests of NATO and the United States.
(B)\tRequirement for Consensus and Ratification.-The Senate declares that no action or agreement other than a consensus decision by the full membership of NATO, approved by the national procedures of each NATO member, including, in the case of the United States, the requirements of Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States (relating to the advice and consent of the Senate to the making of treaties), will constitute a commitment to collective defense and consultations pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
(5)\tInfluence of Non-NATO Members on NATO Decisions.- The Senate declares that any country that is not a member of NATO shall have no impact on decisions related to NATO enlargement.
(6)\tSupport for 2014 Wales Summit Defense Spending Benchmark.--The Senate declares that all NATO members should spend a minimum of 2 percent of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defense and 20 percent of their defense budgets on major equipment, including research and development, by 2024, as outlined in the 2014 Wales Summit Declaration.
SEC. 3. CONDITION.
The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following conditions
(1)\tPresidential Certification.-Prior to the deposit of the instrument of ratification, the President shall certify to the Senate as follows:
(A)\tThe inclusion of Finland and Sweden in NATO will not have the effect of increasing the overall percentage share of the United States in the common budgets of NATO.
(B)\tThe inclusion of Finland and Sweden in NATO does not detract from the ability of the United States to meet or to fund its military requirements outside the North Atlantic area.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this resolution:
(1)\tNATO Members.-The term “NATO members” means all countries that are parties to the North Atlantic Treaty.
(2)\tNon-NATO Members.-The term “non-NATO members” means all countries that are not parties to the North Atlantic Treaty.
(3)\tNorth Atlantic Area.-The term “North Atlantic Area” means the area covered by Article 6 of the North Atlantic Treaty, as applied by the North Atlantic Council.
(4)\tNorth Atlantic Treaty.-The term “North Atlantic Treaty” means the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at Washington April 4, 1949 (63 Stat. 2241; TIAS 1964), as amended.
(5)\tUnited States Instrument of Ratification.-The term “United States instrument of ratification” means the instrument of ratification of the United States of the Protocols to the
North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden.
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Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),
SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION
\tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Amendments to the Treaty on Fisheries between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America done at Port Moresby April 2, 1987, as amended, done at Nadi, Fiji, December 3, 2016 (‘‘the Amendments’’) (Treaty Doc. 115-3), subject to the declaration of section 2.
SECTION 2. DECLARATION
\tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration:
\t\tThe Amendments are not self-executing.
", "transmittedDate": "2018-08-28T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 3, "treatySubject": null, "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-07-20T02:46:13Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/115/3?format=json" }, { "congress": 117, "endCongressId": null, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "", "transmittedDate": null, "treatyNum": 7, "treatySubject": null, "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-07-15T11:14:14Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/117/7?format=json" }, { "congress": 117, "endCongressId": null, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": null, "transmittedDate": "2022-04-07T14:50:01Z", "treatyNum": 2, "treatySubject": "Extradition and Criminal Assistance", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-07-15T11:12:34Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/117/2?format=json" }, { "congress": 117, "endCongressId": null, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "As reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations:As approved by the Senate:
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),
SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO DECLARATIONS ANDCONDITIONS.
The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of North Macedonia, which was opened for signature at Brussels on February 6, 2019, and signed that day on behalf of the United States of America (the ‘‘Protocol’’) (Treaty Doc. 116-1), subject to the declarations of section 2 and the conditions of section 3.
SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS.
The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declarations:
(1) REAFFIRMATION THAT UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP IN NATO REMAINS A VITAL NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES.-The Senate declares that-
(A) for 70 years the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has served as the preeminent organization to defend the countries in the North Atlantic area against all external threats;
(B) through common action, the established democracies of North America and Europe that were joined in NATO persevered and prevailed in the task of ensuring the survival of democratic government in Europe and North America throughout the Cold War;
(C) NATO enhances the security of the United States by embedding European states in a process of cooperative security planning and by ensuring an ongoing and direct leadership role for the United States in European security affairs;
(D) the responsibility and financial burden of defending the democracies of Europe and North America can be more equitably shared through an alliance in which specific obligations and force goals are met by its members;
(E) the security and prosperity of the United States is enhanced by NATO’s collective defense against aggression that may threaten the security of NATO members; and
(F) United States membership in NATO remains a vital national security interest of the United States.
(2) STRATEGIC RATIONALE FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT.-The Senate declares that-
(A) the United States and its NATO allies face continued threats to their stability and territorial integrity;
(B) an attack against North Macedonia, or its destabilization arising from external subversion, would threaten the stability of Europe and jeopardize United States national security interests;
(C) North Macedonia, having established a democratic government and having demonstrated a willingness to meet the requirements of membership, including those necessary to contribute to the defense of all NATO members, is in a position to further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area; and
(D) extending NATO membership to North Macedonia will strengthen NATO, enhance stability in Southeast Europe, and advance the interests of the United States and its NATO allies.
(3) SUPPORT FOR NATO’S OPEN DOOR POLICY.-The policy of the United States is to support NATO’s Open Door Policy that allows any European country to express its desire to join NATO and demonstrate its ability to meet the obligations of NATO membership.
(4) FUTURE CONSIDERATION OF CANDIDATES FOR MEMBERSHIP IN NATO.-
(A) SENATE FINDING.-The Senate finds that the United States will not support the accession to the North Atlantic Treaty of, or the invitation to begin accession talks with, any European state (other than North Macedonia), unless-
(i) the President consults with the Senate consistent with Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States (relating to the advice and consent of the Senate to the making of treaties); and
(ii) the prospective NATO member can fulfill all of the obligations and responsibilities of membership, and the inclusion of such state in NATO would serve the overall political and strategic interests of NATO and the United States.
(B) REQUIREMENT FOR CONSENSUS AND RATIFICATION.-The Senate declares that no action or agreement other than a consensus decision by the full membership of NATO, approved by the national procedures of each NATO member, including, in the case of the United States, the requirements of Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States (relating to the advice and consent of the Senate to the making of treaties), will constitute a commitment to collective defense and consultations pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
(5) INFLUENCE OF NON-NATO MEMBERS ON NATO DECISIONS.-The Senate declares that any country that is not a member of NATO shall have no impact on decisions related to NATO enlargement.
(6) SUPPORT FOR 2014 WALES SUMMIT DEFENSE SPENDING BENCHMARK.-The Senate declares that all NATO members should continue to move towards the guideline outlined in the 2014 Wales Summit Declaration to spend a minimum of 2 percent of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defense and 20 percent of their defense budgets on major equipment, including research and development, by 2024.
(7) SUPPORT FOR NORTH MACEDONIA’S REFORM PROCESS.-The Senate declares that-
(A) North Macedonia has made difficult reforms and taken steps to address corruption, but the United States and other NATO member states should not consider this important process complete and should continue to urge additional reforms; and
(B) North Macedonia and Greece’s conclusion of the Prespa Agreement, which resolved a long-standing bilateral dispute, has made possible the former’s invitation to NATO, and the United States and other NATO members should continue to press both nations to persevere in their continued implementation of the Agreement and encourage a strategic partnership between the two nations.
SEC. 3. CONDITIONS.
The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following conditions:
(1) PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION.-Prior to the deposit of the instrument of ratification, the President shall certify to the Senate as follows:
(A) The inclusion of North Macedonia in NATO will not have the effect of increasing the overall percentage share of the United States in the common budgets of NATO.
(B) The inclusion of North Macedonia in NATO does not detract from the ability of the United States to meet or to fund its military requirements outside the North Atlantic area.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this resolution:
(1) NATO MEMBERS.-The term ‘‘NATO members’’ means all countries that are parties to the North Atlantic Treaty.
(2) NON-NATO MEMBERS.-The term ‘‘non- NATO members’’ means all countries that are not parties to the North Atlantic Treaty.
(3) NORTH ATLANTIC AREA.-The term ‘‘North Atlantic area’’ means the area covered by Article 6 of the North Atlantic Treaty, as applied by the North Atlantic Council.
(4) NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY.-The term ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty’’ means the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at Washington April 4, 1949 (63 Stat. 2241; TIAS 1964), as amended.
(5) UNITED STATES INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION.-The term ‘‘United States instrument of ratification’’ means the instrument of ratification of the United States of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of North Macedonia.
", "transmittedDate": "2019-04-29T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 1, "treatySubject": "International Law and Organization", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-07-12T16:01:15Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/116/1?format=json" }, { "congress": 102, "endCongressId": 102, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS AGREED TO BY THE SENATE:\n\nResolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, with Annex, signed at Quebec City on March 18, 1985, subject, however, to the inclusion in the instruments of ratification of the following understandings:\n(1) Understanding. Nothing in this Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America prohibited by the Constitution of the United States.\n(2) Understanding. Pursuant to the rights of the United States under this Treaty to deny requests which prejudice its public interest, the United States shall deny a request for assistance when the Central Authority, after consultation with all appropriate intelligence, anti-narcotic, and foreign policy agencies, has specific information that a senior government official who will have access to information to be provided under this treaty is engaged in or facilitates the production or distribution of illegal drugs.
", "transmittedDate": "1988-02-22T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 14, "treatySubject": "Extradition and Criminal Assistance", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:43Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/14?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 101, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS AGREED TO BY THE SENATE:\n\nResolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty on Cooperation between the United States of America and the United Mexican States for Mutual Legal Assistance, signed at Mexico City on December 9, 1987, subject, however, to the inclusion in the instruments of ratification of the following understandings:\n(1) Understanding. Nothing in this Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America prohibited by the Constitution of the United States.\n(2) Understanding. Pursuant to the rights of the United States under this Treaty to deny requests which prejudice its essential public policy or interest, the United States shall deny a request for assistance when the Central Authority, after consultation with all appropriate intelligence, anti-narcotic, and foreign policy agencies, has specific information that a senior government official who will have access to information to be provided under this treaty is engaged in or facilitates the production or distribution of illegal drugs.
", "transmittedDate": "1988-02-11T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 13, "treatySubject": "Extradition and Criminal Assistance", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:43Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/13?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 100, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "Text of Resolution of advice and consent to ratification as reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations:
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to ratification of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, together with the Memorandum of Understanding and the two Protocols thereto, collectively referred to as the INF Treaty, all signed at Washington on December 8, 1987 (Treaty Doc. 100-11), provided that the Senate's advice and consent to ratification of the INF Treaty is subject to the following condition, which shall be binding on the Executive:
That this Treaty shall be subject to the following principles, which derive, as a necessary implication, from the provisions of the Constitution (Article II, section 2, clause 2) for the making of treaties:
(a) the United States shall interpret this Treaty in accordancewith the understanding of the Treaty shared by the Executive and theSenate at the time of Senate consent to ratification;
(b) such common understanding is:
(i) based on the text of the Treaty; and
(ii) reflected in the authoritative representations provided by the Executive branch to the Senate and its committees in seeking Senate consent to ratification, insofar as such representations are directed to the meaning and legal effect of the text of the Treaty;
(c) the United States shall not agree to or adopt an interpretation different from that common understanding except pursuant to Senate advice and consent to a subsequent treaty or protocol, or the enactment of a statute.
This understanding shall not be incorporated in the instruments of ratification of this Treaty or otherwise officially conveyed to the other contracting Party.
", "transmittedDate": "1988-01-25T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 11, "treatySubject": "Arms Control", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:43Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/11?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 101, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS AGREED TO BY THE SENATE:\n\nResolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Bangkok on March 19, 1986, subject, however, to the inclusion in the instruments of ratification of the following understandings:\n(1) Understanding. Nothing in this Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America prohibited by the Constitution of the United States.\n(2) Understanding. Pursuant to the rights of the United States under this Treaty to deny requests which prejudice its essential public interests, the United States shall deny a request for assistance when the Central Authority, after consultation with all appropriate intelligence, anti-narcotic, and foreign policy agencies, has specific information that a senior government official who will have access to information to be provided under this treaty is engaged in or facilitates the production or distribution of illegal drugs.
", "transmittedDate": "1988-04-22T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 18, "treatySubject": "Extradition and Criminal Assistance", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:42Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/18?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 101, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVISE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS AGREED TO BY THE SENATE:\n\nResolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Belgium on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on January 28, 1988, subject, however, to the inclusion in the instruments of ratification of the following understandings:\n(1) Understanding. Nothing in this Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America prohibited by the Constitution of the United States.\n(2) Understanding. Pursuant to the rights of the United States under this Treaty to deny requests which prejudice its essential public interests, the United States shall deny a request for assistance when the Central Authority, after consultation with all appropriate intelligence, anti-narcotic, and foreign policy agencies, has specific information that a senior government official who will have access to information to be provided under this treaty is engaged in or facilitates the production or distribution of illegal drugs.
", "transmittedDate": "1988-03-29T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 16, "treatySubject": "Extradition and Criminal Assistance", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:42Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/16?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 101, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS:\nResolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on February 24, 1988.
", "transmittedDate": "1988-05-20T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 19, "treatySubject": "Aviation", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:42Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/19?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 101, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS AGREED TO BY THE SENATE:\n\nResolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Nassau on June 12 and August 18, 1987, with related notes, subject, however, to the inclusion in the instruments of ratification of the following understandings:\n(1) Understanding. Nothing in this Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America prohibited by the Constitution of the United States.\n(2) Understanding. Pursuant to the rights of the United States under this Treaty to deny requests which prejudice its essential public interests, the United States shall deny a request for assistance when the Central Authority, after consultation with all appropriate intelligence, anti-narcotic, and foreign policy agencies, has specific information that a senior government official who will have access to information to be provided under this treaty is engaged in or facilitates the production or distribution of illegal drugs.
", "transmittedDate": "1988-04-13T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 17, "treatySubject": "Extradition and Criminal Assistance", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:42Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/17?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 100, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND APPROVED BY THE SENATE:\n Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Supplementary Protocol, together with a related exchange of notes, signed at Washington on December 31, 1987, Modifying and Supplementing the Convention between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Belgium for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income , signed at Brussels on July 9, 1970 (Treaty Doc. 100-15), subject to the understandings that:\n (1) The Treasury Department will effect the negotiation of a new Convention in an expeditious manner with the objective of modifying the tax rates on dividends specified in paragraph 2 of Article 10 (Dividends) to deny inappropriate relief from taxation at source on dividends paid by Regulated Investment Companies, Real Estate Investment Trusts, and any other U. S. corporations that essentially receive conduit treatment for U. S. income tax purposes; and\n (2) The Treasury Department will effect the negotiation of a new Convention in an expeditious manner with the objective of coordinating the internal tax laws of Belgium with U. S. internal tax law and policy as revised by the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
", "transmittedDate": "1988-02-29T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 15, "treatySubject": "Taxation", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:42Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/15?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 101, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "Text of resolution of advice and consent to ratification as approved by the United States Senate:\n\nResolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, together with a related Protocol and exchange of notes, signed at Jakarta on July 11, 1988 (Treaty Doc. 100-22).
", "transmittedDate": "1988-08-05T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 22, "treatySubject": "Taxation", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:41Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/22?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 100, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS:\n Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Protocol of June 16, 1988, together with a related Exchange of Notes, to the Convention between the United States of America and the French Republic with respect to Taxes on Income and Property of July 28, 1967, as amended by the Protocols of October 12, 1970, November 24, 1978, and January 17, 1984 (Treaty Doc. 100-21), subject to the following understanding:\n That the Treasury Department will effect the negotiation of a new Protocol in an expeditious manner with the objective of modifying the dividend rates specified in paragraph 2 of Article 9 (Dividends) to deny inappropriate relief from taxation at source on dividends paid by Regulated Investment Companies, Real Estate Investment Trusts, and any other U. S. corporations that essentially receive conduit treatment for U. S. income tax purposes.
", "transmittedDate": "1988-08-01T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 21, "treatySubject": "Taxation", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:41Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/21?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 101, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS:\n\n@Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), #That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by unanimous agreement of the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1984, and signed by the United States on April 18, 1988,\nProvided that:\nI. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following reservations:\n(1) That the United States shall implement the Convention to the extent that the Federal Government exercises legislative and judicial jurisdiction over the matters covered therein; to the extent that constituent units exercise jurisdiction over such matters, the Federal Government shall take appropriate measures, to the end that the competent authorities of the constituent units may take appropriate measures for the fulfillment of this Convention.\n(2) That the United States considers itself bound by the obligation under Article 16 to prevent \"cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,\" only insofar as the term \"cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment\" means the cruel, unusual and inhumane treatment or punishment prohibited by the Fifth, Eighth, and/or Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.\n(3) That pursuant to Article 30(2) the United States declares that it does not consider itself bound by Article 30(1), but reserves the right specifically to agree to follow this or any other procedure for arbitration in a particular case.\nII. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following understandings, which shall apply to the obligations of the United States under this Convention:\n(1) (a) That with reference to Article 1, the United States understands that, in order to constitute torture, an act must be specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering and that mental pain or suffering refers to prolonged mental harm caused by or resulting from: (1) the intentional infliction or threatened infliction of severe physical pain or suffering; (2) the administration or application, or threatened administration or application, of mind altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt profoundly the senses or the personality; (3) the threat of imminent death; or (4) the threat that another person will imminently be subjected to death, severe physical pain or suffering, or the administration or application of mind altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt profoundly the senses or personality.\n(b) That the United States understands that the definition of torture in Article 1 is intended to apply only to acts directed against persons in the offender's custody or physical control.\n(c) That with reference to Article 1 of the Convention, the United States understands that \"sanctions\" includes judically-imposed sanctions and other enforcement actions authorized by United States law or by judicial interpretation of such law provided that such sanctions or actions are not clearly prohibited under international law.\n(d) That with reference to Article 1 of the Convention, the United States understands that the term\"acquiescence\" requires that the public official, prior to the activity constituting torture, have awareness of such activity and thereafter breach his legal responsibility to intervene to prevent such activity.\n(e) That with reference to Article 1 of the Convention, the United States understands that noncompliance with applicable legal procedural standards does no per se constitute torture.\n(2) That the United States understands the phrase, \"where there are substantial grounds for believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to torture,\" as used in Article 3 of the Convention, to mean \"if it is more likely than not that he would be tortured.\"\n(3) That it is the understanding of the United States that Article 14 requires a State Party to provide a private right of action for damages only for acts of torture committed in territory under the jurisdiction of that State Party.\n(4) That the United States understands that international law does not prohibit the death penalty, and does not consider this Convention to restrict or prohibit the United States from applying the death penalty consistent with the Fifth, Eighth and/or Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, including any constitutional period of confinement prior to the imposition of the death penalty.\nIII. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declarations:\n(1) That the United States declares that the provisions of Articles 1 through 16 of the Convention are not self-executing.\n(2) That the United States declares, pursuant to Article 21, paragraph 1, of the Convention, that it recognizes the competence of the Committee against Torture to receive and consider communications to the effect that a State Party claims that another State Party is not fulfilling its obligations under the Convention. It is the understanding of the United States that, pursuant to the above mentioned article, such communications shall be accepted and processed only if they come from a State Party which has made a similar declaration.
", "transmittedDate": "1988-05-20T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 20, "treatySubject": "Human Rights", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:41Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/20?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 100, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "Text of resolution of advice and consent as reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations and amended on 11/5/87, adding an amendment by the Senator from Texas (Mr. Bentsen) agreed to by the Senate:\nResolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of Annex V, Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships, an Optional Annex to the 1978 Protocol Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL 73/78), subject to the following understanding:\n(1) The United States Government shall make every reasonable effort to have the Guld of Mexico designated a 'special area' governed by the terms of Regulation 5 of Annex V tp the 1978 Protocol Relating To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (MARPOL 73/78).\n(2) The President shall include this understanding by the Senate in the Resolution of Ratification in the instrument of Ratification to be deposited with the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization.
", "transmittedDate": "1987-02-09T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 3, "treatySubject": "Shipping and Marine Pollution", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:40Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/3?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 100, "parts": { "count": 1, "urls": ["https://api.congress.gov/v3/treaty/100/4/B?format=json"] }, "resolutionText": "Text of Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification as reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations and approved by the Senate:\n Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, done at Vienna on September 26, 1986, subject to the following declarations on the part of the United States of America:\n\nWith respect to the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident:\n\n As provided for in paragraph 3 of article II, the United States declares that it does not consider itself bound by either of the dispute settlement procedures provided to in paragraph 2 of that article.\n\nWith respect to the Convention on Assistance in the Case of Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency:\n\n In accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of article 2 and paragraph 2 of article 7, the United States declares that reimbursement of costs is among the terms of assistance it may provide unless the United States explicitly specifies otherwise or waives reimbursements.\n With respect to any other state party that has declared pursuant to paragraph 9 of article 8 that it does not consider itself bound in whole or in part by paragraph 2 or 3, the Unites States declares pursuant to paragraph 9 that in its treaty relations with that state the United States does not consider itself bound by paragraphs 2 and 3 to the same extent provided in the declaration of that other state party.\n With respect to any other state party that has declared purusant to paragraph 5 of article 10 that it does not consideer itself bound in whole or in part by paragraph 2 or that it will not apply paragraph 2 in whole or in part in cases of gross negligence, the United States declares pursuant to paragraph 5 that in its treaty relations with that state the United States does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 to the same extent as provided in the declaration of that other state party.\n As provided for in paragraph 3 of article 13, the United States declares that it does not consider itself bound by either of the dispute settlement procedures provided for in paragraph 2 of that article.
", "transmittedDate": "1987-03-23T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 4, "treatySubject": "International Law", "treatySuffix": "A", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:40Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/4/A?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 102, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND APPROVED BY THE SENATE:\n@Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), #That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Supplementary Treaty to the Treaty between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany Concerning Extradition signed at Washington on October 21, 1986.
", "transmittedDate": "1987-06-25T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 6, "treatySubject": "Extradition and Criminal Assistance", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:40Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/6?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 100, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "Text of Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification as reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations and as approved by the Senate:\n\nResolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America, with annexes and agreed statement, signed on April 2, 1987.
", "transmittedDate": "1987-06-18T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 5, "treatySubject": "Fisheries and Wildlife", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:40Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/5?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 100, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "Text of resolution of advice and consent to ratification as reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations and as adopted by the Senate:\nResolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the International Wheat Agreement, 1986, which was open for signature at the United Nations headquarters, New York, from May 1, 1986, through June 30, 1986, and signed on behalf of the United States on June 26, 1986; consisting of (1) the Wheat Trade Convention, 1986; and (2) the Food Aid Convention, 1986.
", "transmittedDate": "1987-01-20T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 1, "treatySubject": "Commercial", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:40Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/1?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 100, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "Text of resolution of advice and consent to ratification as reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations and approved by the Senate:\n\nResolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done at Montreal on September 16, 1987, to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.
", "transmittedDate": "1987-12-21T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 10, "treatySubject": "International Law and Organization", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:39Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/10?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 101, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS AGREED TO BE THE SENATE:
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the Cayman Islands relating to Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, with protocol, signed at Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands on July 3, 1986, together with related notes exchanged at London the same day, subject, however, to the inclusion in the instruments of ratification of the following understandings:
(1) Understanding. Nothing in this Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America prohibited by the Constitution of the United States.
(2) Understanding. Pursuant to the rights of the United States under this Treaty to deny requests which prejudice its public interest, the United States shall deny a request for assistance when the Central Authority, after consultation with all appropriate intelligence, anti-narcotic, and foreign policy agencies, has specific information that a senior government official who will have access to information to be provided under this treaty is engaged in or facilitates the production of distribution of illegal drugs.
", "transmittedDate": "1987-08-04T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 8, "treatySubject": "Extradition and Criminal Assistance", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:39Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/8?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 100, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "Text of resolution of advice and consent to ratification as reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations and approved by the Senate:\nResolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the International Natural Rubber Agreement, 1987, done at Geneva, March 20, 1987, and signed on behalf of the United States on August 28, 1987.
", "transmittedDate": "1987-10-20T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 9, "treatySubject": "Commercial", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:39Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/9?format=json" }, { "congress": 100, "endCongressId": 102, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND APPROVED BY THE SENATE:\n\nResolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Regional Agreement for the Medium Frequency Broadcasting Service in Region 2, with Annexes, and a Final Protocol, signed on behalf of the United States at Rio de Janeiro on December 19, 1981.
", "transmittedDate": "1987-06-26T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 7, "treatySubject": "Commercial", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-05-31T15:00:39Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/100/7?format=json" }, { "congress": 112, "endCongressId": null, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "", "transmittedDate": "2012-05-17T00:00:00Z", "treatyNum": 7, "treatySubject": "Human Rights", "treatySuffix": "", "updateDate": "2022-03-31T18:53:45Z", "url": "http://https://api.data.gov/congress/v3/treaty/112/7?format=json" }, { "congress": 103, "endCongressId": 104, "parts": {}, "resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION AS PASSED BY THE SENATECongressional Record: October 31, 1998 (Senate) Page S11570
The text of this resolution is available via GPO FDsys in Congressional Record: July 6, 1998 (Senate) Page S7520 The text of this resolution is available via GPO FDsys in Congressional Record: March 25, 1999 (Senate) Page S3575-s3577 The text of this resolution is available via GPO FDsys in Congressional Record: July 6, 1998 (Senate) Page S7520 The text of this resolution is available via GPO FDsys in [Congressional Record: April 24, 1997 (Senate) Page S3570-S3658] The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in As approved by the Senate: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION. \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Extradition Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Kosovo, signed at Pristina on March 29, 2016 (Treaty Doc. 115-2), subject to the declaration of section 2. SEC. 2. DECLARATION. \tThe Senate’s advice and consent under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Treaty is self-executing. As approved by the Senate: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO UNDERSTANDINGS AND DECLARATIONS. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade, done at New York on December 12, 2001, and signed by the United States on December 30, 2003 (the “Convention”) (Treaty Doc. 114-7), subject to the understandings of section 2 and the declarations of sections 3 and 4. SEC. 2. UNDERSTANDINGS. The Senate’s advice and consent under section 1 is subject to the following understandings, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: (1) It is the understanding of the United States that paragraph (2)(e) of Article 4 excludes from the scope of the Convention the assignment of- (A) receivables that are securities, regardless of whether such securities are held with an intermediary; and (B) receivables that are not securities, but are financial assets or instruments, if such financial assets or instruments are held with an intermediary. (2) It is the understanding of the United States that the phrase “that place where the central administration of the assignor or the assignee is exercised,” as used in Articles 5(h) and 36 of the Convention, has a meaning equivalent to the phrase, “that place where the chief executive office of the assignor or assignee is located.” (3) It is the understanding of the United States that the reference, in the definition of “financial contract” in Article 5(k), to “any other transaction similar to any transaction referred to above entered into in financial markets” is intended to include transactions that are or become the subject of recurrent dealings in financial markets and under which payment rights are determined by reference to- (A) underlying asset classes; or (B) quantitative measures of economic or financial risk or value associated with an occurrence or contingency. Examples are transactions under which payment rights are determined by reference to weather statistics, freight rates, emissions allowances, or economic statistics. (4) It is the understanding of the United States that because the Convention applies only to “receivables,” which are defined in Article 2(a) as contractual rights to payment of a monetary sum, the Convention does not apply to other rights of a party to a license of intellectual property or an assignment or other transfer of an interest in intellectual property or other types of interests that are not a contractual right to payment of a monetary sum. (5) The United States understands that, with respect to Article 24 of the Convention, the Article requires a Contracting State to provide a certain minimum level of rights to an assignee with respect to proceeds, but that it does not prohibit Contracting States from providing additional rights in such proceeds to such an assignee. SEC. 3. DECLARATIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION. The Senate’s advice and consent under section 1 is subject to the following declarations, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: (1) Pursuant to Article 23(3), the United States declares that, in an insolvency proceeding of the assignor, the insolvency laws of the United States or its territorial units may under some circumstances- (A) result in priority over the rights of an assignee being given to a lender extending credit to the insolvency estate, or to an insolvency administrator that expends funds of the insolvency estate for the preservation of the assigned receivables (see, for example, title 11 of the United States Code, sections 364(d) and 506(c)); or (B) subject the assignment of receivables to avoidance rules, such as those dealing with preferences, undervalued transactions and transactions intended to defeat, delay, or hinder creditors of the assignor. (2) Pursuant to Article 36 of the Convention, the United States declares that, with respect to an assignment of receivables governed by enactments of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted in one of its territorial units, if an assignor’s location pursuant to Article 5(h) of the Convention is the United States and,under the location rules contained in section 9-307 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted in that territorial unit, the assignor is located in a territorial unit of the United States, that territorial unit is the location of the assignor for purposes of this Convention. (3) Pursuant to Article 37 of the Convention, the United States declares that any reference in the Convention to the law of the United States means the law in force in the territorial unit thereof determined in accordance with Article 36 and the Article 5(h) definition of location. However, to the extent under the conflict-of-laws rules in force in that territorial unit, a particular matter would be governed by the law in force in a different territorial unit of the United States, the reference to “law of the United States” with respect to that matter is to the law in force in the different territorial unit. The conflict-of-laws rules referred to in the preceding sentence refer primarily to the conflict-of-laws rules in section 9-301 of the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted in each State of the United States. (4) Pursuant to Article 39 of the Convention, the United States declares that it will not be bound by chapter V of the Convention. (5) Pursuant to Article 40, the United States declares that the Convention does not affect contractual anti-assignment provisions where the debtor is a governmental entity or an entity constituted for a public purpose in the United States. SEC. 4. SELF-EXECUTION DECLARATION. The Senate’s advice and consent under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: This Convention is self-executing. As approved by the Senate: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, Done at Marrakesh on June 27, 2013 (Treaty Doc. 114-6), subject to the declaration of section 2. SEC. 2. DECLARATION. The Senate’s advice and consent under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Treaty is not self-executing. As approved by the Senate: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO DECLARATIONS, AN UNDERSTANDING, AND CONDITIONS. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Montenegro, which was opened for signature at Brussels on May 19, 2016, and signed that day on behalf of the United States of America (the “Protocol”) (Treaty Doc. 114-12), subject to the declarations of section 2 and the conditions of section 3. SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declarations: (1) REAFFIRMATION THAT UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP IN NATO REMAINS A VITAL NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES.-The Senate declares that- (A) for more than 60 years the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has served as the preeminent organization to defend the countries in the North Atlantic area against all external threats; (B) through common action, the established democracies of North America and Europe that were joined in NATO persevered and prevailed in the task of ensuring the survival of democratic government in Europe and North America throughout the Cold War; (C) NATO enhances the security of the United States by embedding European states in a process of cooperative security planning and by ensuring an ongoing and direct leadership role for the United States in European security affairs; (D) the responsibility and financial burden of defending the democracies of Europe and North America can be more equitably shared through an alliance in which specific obligations and force goals are met by its members; (E) the security and prosperity of the United States is enhanced by NATO’s collective defense against aggression that may threaten the security of NATO members; and (F) United States membership in NATO remains a vital national security interest of the United States. (2) STRATEGIC RATIONALE FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT.-The Senate finds that- (A) the United States and its NATO allies face continued threats to their stability and territorial integrity; (B) an attack against Montenegro, or its destabilization arising from external subversion, would threaten the stability of Europe and jeopardize United States national security interests; (C) Montenegro, having established a democratic government and having demonstrated a willingness to meet the requirements of membership, including those necessary to contribute to the defense of all NATO members, is in a position to further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area; and (D) extending NATO membership to Montenegro will strengthen NATO, enhance stability in Southeast Europe, and advance the interests of the United States and its NATO allies. (3) SUPPORT FOR NATO’S OPEN DOOR POLICY.-The policy of the United States is to support NATO’s Open Door Policy that allows any European country to express its desire to join NATO and demonstrate its ability to meet the obligations of NATO membership. (4) FUTURE CONSIDERATION OF CANDIDATES FOR MEMBERSHIP IN NATO.- (A) Senate finding.-The Senate finds that the United States will not support the accession to the North Atlantic Treaty of, or the invitation to begin accession talks with, any European state (other than Montenegro), unless- (i) the President consults with the Senate consistent with Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States (relating to the advice and consent of the Senate to the making of treaties); and (ii) the prospective NATO member can fulfill all of the obligations and responsibilities of membership, and the inclusion of such state in NATO would serve the overall political and strategic interests of NATO and the United States. (B) REQUIREMENT FOR CONSENSUS AND RATIFICATION.-The Senate declares that no action or agreement other than a consensus decision by the full membership of NATO, approved by the national procedures of each NATO member, including, in the case of the United States, the requirements of Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States (relating to the advice and consent of the Senate to the making of treaties), will constitute a commitment to collective defense and consultations pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. (5) INFLUENCE OF NON-NATO MEMBERS ON NATO DECISIONS.-The Senate declares that any country that is not a member of NATO shall have no impact on decisions related to NATO enlargement. (6) SUPPORT FOR 2014 WALES SUMMIT DEFENSE SPENDING BENCHMARK.-The Senate declares that all NATO members should continue to move towards the guideline outlined in the 2014 Wales Summit Declaration to spend a minimum of 2 percent of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defense and 20 percent of their defense budgets on major equipment, including research and development, by 2024. (7) SUPPORT FOR MONTENEGRO’S DEMOCRATIC REFORM PROCESS.-Montenegro has made difficult reforms and taken steps to address corruption. The United States and other NATO member states should not consider this important process complete and should continue to urge additional reforms. SEC. 3. CONDITIONS. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following conditions: (1) PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION.-Prior to the deposit of the instrument of ratification, the President shall certify to the Senate as follows: (A) The inclusion of Montenegro in NATO will not have the effect of increasing the overall percentage share of the United States in the common budgets of NATO. (B) The inclusion of Montenegro in NATO does not detract from the ability of the United States to meet or to fund its military requirements outside the North Atlantic area. (2) ANNUAL REPORT ON NATO MEMBER DEFENSE SPENDING.-Not later than December 1 of each year during the 8-year period following the date of entry into force of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Montenegro, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, which shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a classified annex, and which shall contain the following information: (A) The amount each NATO member spent on its national defense in each of the previous 5 years. (B) The percentage of GDP for each of the previous 5 years that each NATO member spent on its national defense. (C) The percentage of national defense spending for each of the previous 5 years that each NATO member spent on major equipment, including research and development. (D) Details on the actions a NATO member has taken in the most recent year reported to move closer towards the NATO guideline outlined in the 2014 Wales Summit Declaration to spend a minimum of 2 percent of its GDP on national defense and 20 percent of its national defense budget on major equipment, including research and development, if a NATO member is below either guideline for the most recent year reported. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this resolution: (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.-The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (2) NATO MEMBERS.-The term “NATO members” means all countries that are parties to the North Atlantic Treaty. (3) NON-NATO MEMBERS.-The term “non-NATO members” means all countries that are not parties to the North Atlantic Treaty. (4) NORTH ATLANTIC AREA.-The term “North Atlantic area” means the area covered by Article 6 of the North Atlantic Treaty, as applied by the North Atlantic Council. (5) NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY.-The term “North Atlantic Treaty” means the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at Washington April 4, 1949 (63 Stat. 2241; TIAS 1964), as amended. (6) UNITED STATES INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION.-The term “United States instrument of ratification” means the instrument of ratification of the United States of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Montenegro. As approved by the Senate: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on February 20, 2015 (Treaty Doc. 114-11), subject to the declaration of section 2. SEC. 2. DECLARATION. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Treaty is self-executing. SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on October 1, 2013 (Treaty Doc. 114-4), subject to the declaration of section 2. SEC. 2. DECLARATION. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Treaty is self-executing. As approved by the Senate: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Dominican Republic, signed at Santo Domingo on January 12, 2015 (Treaty Doc. 114-10), subject to the declaration of section 2. SEC. 2. DECLARATION. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Treaty is self-executing. As approved by the Senate: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Chile, signed at Washington on June 5, 2013 (Treaty Doc. 113-6), subject to the declaration of section 2. SEC. 2. DECLARATION. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Treaty is self-executing. As approved by the Senate: SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, done at Tokyo February 24, 2012, and signed by the United States May 2, 2012 (the \"Convention\") (Treaty Doc. 113-2), subject to the declaration of section 2. SEC. 2. DECLARATION. The advice and consent of the Senate under section is subject to the following declaration: The Convention is not self-executing. As approved by the Senate: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities Held with an Intermediary, done at The Hague on July 5, 2006, and signed by the United States on that same day (the ‘‘Convention’’) (Treaty Doc. 112-6), subject to the declaration of section 2. SEC. 2. DECLARATION. The advice and consent of the Senate under section1 is subject to the following declaration: The Convention is self-executing. As approved by the Senate: SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, done at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in Rome, Italy, November 22, 2009, and signed by the United States November 22, 2009 (the Agreement\") (Treaty Doc. 112-4), subject to 12 the declaration of section 2. SEC. 2. DECLARATION. The advice and consent of the Senate under section is subject to the following declaration: The Agreement is non self-executing. As approved by the Senate: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed on May 20, 2009, at Luxembourg (the “Protocol”) and the related agreement effected by exchange of notes on May 20, 2009 (Treaty Doc. 111-8), subject to the declaration in section 2. SEC. 2. DECLARATION. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Protocol is self-executing. SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Bermuda Relating to Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Hamilton on January 12, 2009 (the ''Treaty'') (Treaty Doc. 111-6), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Treaty is self-executing. Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),\tThat the Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed in Prague on April 8, 2010, with Protocol, including Annex on Inspection Activities to the Protocol, Annex on Notifications to the Protocol, and Annex on Telemetric Information to the Protocol, all such documents being integral parts of and collectively referred to in this resolution as the \"New START Treaty\" (Treaty Document 111-5), subject to the conditions of subsection (a), the understandings of subsection (b), and the declarations of subsection (c). (a) Conditions.-The advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the New START Treaty is subject to the following conditions, which shall be binding upon the President: (1) General compliance.-If the President determines that the Russian Federation is acting or has acted in a manner that is inconsistent with the object and purpose of the New START Treaty, or is in violation of the New START Treaty, so as to threaten the national security interests of the United States, then the President shall- (A) consult with the Senate regarding the implications of such actions for the viability of the New START Treaty and for the national security interests of the United States; (B) seek on an urgent basis a meeting with the Russian Federation at the highest diplomatic level with the objective of bringing the Russian Federation into full compliance with its obligations under the New START Treaty; and (C) submit a report to the Senate promptly thereafter, detailing- (i) whether adherence to the New START Treaty remains in the national security interests of the United States; and (ii) how the United States will redress the impact of Russian actions on the national security interests of the United States. (2) Presidential certifications and reports on national technical means.-(A) Prior to the entry into force of the New START Treaty, and annually thereafter, the President shall certify to the Senate that United States National Technical Means, in conjunction with the verification activities provided for in the New START Treaty, are sufficient to ensure effective monitoring of Russian compliance with the provisions of the New START Treaty and timely warning of any Russian preparation to break out of the limits in Article II of the New START Treaty. Following submission of the first such certification, each subsequent certification shall be accompanied by a report to the Senate indicating how United States National Technical Means, including collection, processing, and analytic resources, will be utilized to ensure effective monitoring. The first such report shall include a long-term plan for the maintenance of New START Treaty monitoring. Each subsequent report shall include an update of the long-term plan. Each such report may be submitted in either classified or unclassified form. (B) It is the sense of the Senate that monitoring Russian Federation compliance with the New START Treaty is a high priority and that the inability to do so would constitute a threat to United States national security interests. (3) Reductions.-(A) The New START Treaty shall not enter into force until instruments of ratification have been exchanged in accordance with Article XIV of the New START Treaty. (B) If, prior to the entry into force of the New START Treaty, the President plans to implement reductions of United States strategic nuclear forces below those currently planned and consistent with the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions, signed at Moscow on May 24, 2002 (commonly referred to as \"the Moscow Treaty\"), then the President shall- (i) consult with the Senate regarding the effect of such reductions on the national security of the United States; and (ii) take no such reductions until the President submits to the Senate the President's determination that such reductions are in the national security interest of the United States. (4) Timely warning of breakout.-If the President determines, after consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, that the Russian Federation intends to break out of the limits in Article II of the New START Treaty, the President shall immediately inform the Committees on Foreign Relations and Armed Services of the Senate, with a view to determining whether circumstances exist that jeopardize the supreme interests of the United States, such that withdrawal from the New START Treaty may be warranted pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article XIV of the New START Treaty. (5) United states missile defense test telemetry.-Prior to entry into force of the New START Treaty, the President shall certify to the Senate that the New START Treaty does not require, at any point during which it will be in force, the United States to provide to the Russian Federation telemetric information under Article IX of the New START Treaty, Part Seven of the Protocol, and the Annex on Telemetric Information to the Protocol for the launch of- (A) any missile defense interceptor, as defined in paragraph 44 of Part One of the Protocol to the New START Treaty; (B) any satellite launches, missile defense sensor targets, and missile defense intercept targets, the launch of which uses the first stage of an existing type of United States ICBM or SLBM listed in paragraph 8 of Article III of the New START Treaty; or (C) any missile described in clause (a) of paragraph 7 of Article III of the New START Treaty. (6) Conventional prompt global strike.-(A) The Senate calls on the executive branch to clarify its planning and intent in developing future conventionally armed, strategic-range weapon systems. To this end, prior to the entry into force of the New START Treaty, the President shall provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate containing the following: (i) A list of all conventionally armed, strategic-range weapon systems that are currently under development. (ii) An analysis of the expected capabilities of each system listed under clause (i). (iii) A statement with respect to each system listed under clause (i) as to whether any of the limits in Article II of the New START Treaty apply to such system. (iv) An assessment of the costs, risks, and benefits of each system. (v) A discussion of alternative deployment options and scenarios for each system. (vi) A summary of the measures that could help to distinguish each system listed under clause (i) from nuclear systems and reduce the risks of misinterpretation and of a resulting claim that such systems might alter strategic stability. (B) The report under subparagraph (A) may be supplemented by a classified annex. (C) If, at any time after the New START Treaty enters into force, the President determines that deployment of conventional warheads on ICBMs or SLBMs is required at levels that cannot be accommodated within the limits in Article II of the New START Treaty while sustaining a robust United States nuclear triad, then the President shall immediately consult with the Senate regarding the reasons for such determination. (7) United states telemetric information.-In implementing Article IX of the New START Treaty, Part Seven of the Protocol, and the Annex on Telemetric Information to the Protocol, prior to agreeing to provide to the Russian Federation any amount of telemetric information on a United States test launch of a conventionally armed prompt global strike system, the President shall certify to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Armed Services of the Senate that- (A) the provision of United States telemetric information- (i) consists of data that demonstrate that such system is not subject to the limits in Article II of the New START Treaty; or (ii) would be provided in exchange for significant telemetric information regarding a weapon system not listed in paragraph 8 of Article III of the New START Treaty, or a system not deployed by the Russian Federation prior to December 5, 2009; (B) it is in the national security interest of the United States to provide such telemetric information; and (C) provision of such telemetric information will not undermine the effectiveness of such system. (8) Bilateral consultative commission.-Not later than 15 days before any meeting of the Bilateral Consultative Commission to consider a proposal for additional measures to improve the viability or effectiveness of the New START Treaty or to resolve a question related to the applicability of provisions of the New START Treaty to a new kind of strategic offensive arm, the President shall consult with the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate with regard to whether the proposal, if adopted, would constitute an amendment to the New START Treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate, as set forth in Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States. (9) United states commitments ensuring the safety, reliability, and performance of its nuclear forces.-(A) The United States is committed to ensuring the safety, reliability, and performance of its nuclear forces. It is the sense of the Senate that- (i) the United States is committed to proceeding with a robust stockpile stewardship program, and to maintaining and modernizing the nuclear weapons production capabilities and capacities, that will ensure the safety, reliability, and performance of the United States nuclear arsenal at the New START Treaty levels and meet requirements for hedging against possible international developments or technical problems, in conformance with United States policies and to underpin deterrence; (ii) to that end, the United States is committed to maintaining United States nuclear weapons laboratories and preserving the core nuclear weapons competencies therein; and (iii) the United States is committed to providing the resources needed to achieve these objectives, at a minimum at the levels set forth in the President's 10-year plan provided to the Congress pursuant to section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84). (B) If appropriations are enacted that fail to meet the resource requirements set forth in the President's 10-year plan, or if at any time more resources are required than estimated in the President's 10-year plan, the President shall submit to Congress, within 60 days of such enactment or the identification of the requirement for such additional resources, as appropriate, a report detailing- (i) how the President proposes to remedy the resource shortfall; (ii) if additional resources are required, the proposed level of funding required and an identification of the stockpile work, campaign, facility, site, asset, program, operation, activity, construction, or project for which additional funds are required; (iii) the impact of the resource shortfall on the safety, reliability, and performance of United States nuclear forces; and (iv) whether and why, in the changed circumstances brought about by the resource shortfall, it remains in the national interest of the United States to remain a Party to the New START Treaty. (10) Annual report.-As full and faithful implementation is key to realizing the benefits of the New START Treaty, the President shall submit a report to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Armed Services of the Senate not later than January 31 of each year beginning with January 31, 2012, which will provide- (A) details on each Party's reductions in strategic offensive arms between the date the New START Treaty entered into force and December 31, 2011, or, in subsequent reports, during the previous year; (B) a certification that the Russian Federation is in compliance with the terms of the New START Treaty, or a detailed discussion of any noncompliance by the Russian Federation; (C) a certification that any conversion and elimination procedures adopted pursuant to Article VI of the New START Treaty and Part Three of the Protocol have not resulted in ambiguities that could defeat the object and purpose of the New START Treaty, or- (i) a list of any cases in which a conversion or elimination procedure that has been demonstrated by Russia within the framework of the Bilateral Consultative Commission remains ambiguous or does not achieve the goals set forth in paragraph 2 or 3 of Section I of Part Three of the Protocol; and (ii) a comprehensive explanation of steps the United States has taken with respect to each such case; (D) an assessment of the operation of the New START Treaty's transparency mechanisms, including- (i) the extent to which either Party encrypted or otherwise impeded the collection of telemetric information; and (ii) the extent and usefulness of exchanges of telemetric information; and (E) an assessment of whether a strategic imbalance exists that endangers the national security interests of the United States. \t(11) Strategic nuclear delivery vehicles.-Prior to the entry into force of the New START Treaty, the President shall certify to the Senate that the President intends to- (A) modernize or replace the triad of strategic nuclear delivery systems: a heavy bomber and air-launched cruise missile, an ICBM, and an SSBN and SLBM; and (B) maintain the United States rocket motor industrial base. (12) Tactical nuclear weapons.-(A) Prior to the entry into force of the New START Treaty, the President shall certify to the Senate that- (i) the United States will seek to initiate, following consultation with NATO allies but not later than one year after the entry into force of the New START Treaty, negotiations with the Russian Federation on an agreement to address the disparity between the non-strategic (tactical) nuclear weapons stockpiles of the Russian Federation and of the United States and to secure and reduce tactical nuclear weapons in a verifiable manner; and (ii) it is the policy of the United States that such negotiations shall not include defensive missile systems. (B) Not later than one year after the entry into force of the New START Treaty, and annually thereafter for the duration of the New START Treaty or until the conclusion of an agreement pursuant to subparagraph (A), the President shall submit to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Armed Services of the Senate a report- (i) detailing the steps taken to conclude the agreement cited in subparagraph (A); and (ii) analyzing the reasons why such an agreement has not yet been concluded. (C) Recognizing the difficulty the United States has faced in ascertaining with confidence the number of tactical nuclear weapons maintained by the Russian Federation and the security of those weapons, the Senate urges the President to engage the Russian Federation with the objectives of- (i) establishing cooperative measures to give each Party to the New START Treaty improved confidence regarding the accurate accounting and security of tactical nuclear weapons maintained by the other Party; and (ii) providing United States or other international assistance to help the Russian Federation ensure the accurate accounting and security of its tactical nuclear weapons. (13) Design and funding of certain facilities.-Prior to the entry into force of the New START Treaty, the President shall certify to the Senate that the President intends to- (A) accelerate to the extent possible the design and engineering phase of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement (CMRR) building and the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF); and (B) request full funding, including on a multi-year basis as appropriate, for the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement building and the Uranium Processing Facility upon completion of the design and engineering phase for such facilities. (14) Effectiveness and viability of new start treaty and united states missile defenses.-Prior to the entry into force of the New START Treaty, the President shall certify to the Senate, and at the time of the exchange of instruments of ratification shall communicate to the Russian Federation, that it is the policy of the United States to continue development and deployment of United States missile defense systems to defend against missile threats from nations such as North Korea and Iran, including qualitative and quantitative improvements to such systems. Such systems include all phases of the Phased Adaptive Approach to missile defenses in Europe, the modernization of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, and the continued development of the two-stage Ground-Based Interceptor as a technological and strategic hedge. The United States believes that these systems do not and will not threaten the strategic balance with the Russian Federation. Consequently, while the United States cannot circumscribe the sovereign rights of the Russian Federation under paragraph 3 of Article XIV of the Treaty, the United States believes continued improvement and deployment of United States missile defense systems do not constitute a basis for questioning the effectiveness and viability of the Treaty, and therefore would not give rise to circumstances justifying the withdrawal of the Russian Federation from the Treaty. (b) Understandings.-The advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the New START Treaty is subject to the following understandings, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: (1) Missile defense.-It is the understanding of the United States that- (A) the New START Treaty does not impose any limitations on the deployment of missile defenses other than the requirements of paragraph 3 of Article V of the New START Treaty, which states, \"Each Party shall not convert and shall not use ICBM launchers and SLBM launchers for placement of missile defense interceptors therein. Each Party further shall not convert and shall not use launchers of missile defense interceptors for placement of ICBMs and SLBMs therein. This provision shall not apply to ICBM launchers that were converted prior to signature of this Treaty for placement of missile defense interceptors therein.\"; (B) any additional New START Treaty limitations on the deployment of missile defenses beyond those contained in paragraph 3 of Article V, including any limitations agreed under the auspices of the Bilateral Consultative Commission, would require an amendment to the New START Treaty which may enter into force for the United States only with the advice and consent of the Senate, as set forth in Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States; (C) the April 7, 2010, unilateral statement by the Russian Federation on missile defense does not impose a legal obligation on the United States; and (D) the preamble of the New START Treaty does not impose a legal obligation on the Parties. (2) Rail-mobile icbms.-It is the understanding of the United States that- (A) any rail-mobile-launched ballistic missile with a range in excess of 5,500 kilometers would be an ICBM, as the term is defined in paragraph 37 of Part One of the Protocol (in the English-language numbering), for the purposes of the New START Treaty, specifically including the limits in Article II of the New START Treaty; (B) an erector-launcher mechanism for launching an ICBM and the railcar or flatcar on which it is mounted would be an ICBM launcher, as the term is defined in paragraph 28 of Part One of the Protocol (in the English-language numbering), for the purposes of the New START Treaty, specifically including the limits in Article II of the New START Treaty; (C) if either Party should produce a rail-mobile ICBM system, the Bilateral Consultative Commission would address the application of other parts of the New START Treaty to that system, including Articles III, IV, VI, VII, and XI of the New START Treaty and relevant portions of the Protocol and the Annexes to the Protocol; and (D) an agreement reached pursuant to subparagraph (C) is subject to the requirements of Article XV of the New START Treaty and, specifically, if an agreement pursuant to subparagraph (C) creates substantive rights or obligations that differ significantly from those in the New START Treaty regarding a \"mobile launcher of ICBMs\" as defined in Part One of the Protocol to the New START Treaty, such agreement will be considered an amendment to the New START Treaty pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Article XV of the New START Treaty and will be submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification. (3) Strategic-range, non-nuclear weapon systems.-It is the understanding of the United States that- (A) future, strategic-range non-nuclear weapon systems that do not otherwise meet the definitions of the New START Treaty will not be \"new kinds of strategic offensive arms\" subject to the New START Treaty; (B) nothing in the New START Treaty restricts United States research, development, testing, and evaluation of strategic-range, non-nuclear weapons, including any weapon that is capable of boosted aerodynamic flight; (C) nothing in the New START Treaty prohibits deployments of strategic-range non-nuclear weapon systems; and (D) the addition to the New START Treaty of- (i) any limitations on United States research, development, testing, and evaluation of strategic-range, non-nuclear weapon systems, including any weapon that is capable of boosted aerodynamic flight; or (ii) any prohibition on the deployment of such systems, including any such limitations or prohibitions agreed under the auspices of the Bilateral Consultative Commission, would require an amendment to the New START Treaty which may enter into force for the United States only with the advice and consent of the Senate, as set forth in Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States. (c) Declarations.-The advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the New START Treaty is subject to the following declarations, which express the intent of the Senate: (1) Missile defense.-(A) It is the sense of the Senate that- (i) pursuant to the National Missile Defense Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-38), it is the policy of the United States \"to deploy as soon as is technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States against limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate)\"; (ii) defenses against ballistic missiles are essential for new deterrent strategies and for new strategies should deterrence fail; and (iii) further limitations on the missile defense capabilities of the United States are not in the national security interest of the United States. (B) The New START Treaty and the April 7, 2010, unilateral statement of the Russian Federation on missile defense do not limit in any way, and shall not be interpreted as limiting, activities that the United States Government currently plans or that might be required over the duration of the New START Treaty to protect the United States pursuant to the National Missile Defense Act of 1999, or to protect United States Armed Forces and United States allies from limited ballistic missile attack, including further planned enhancements to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system and all phases of the Phased Adaptive Approach to missile defense in Europe. (C) Given its concern about missile defense issues, the Senate expects the executive branch to offer regular briefings, not less than twice each year, to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Armed Services of the Senate on all missile defense issues related to the New START Treaty and on the progress of United States-Russia dialogue and cooperation regarding missile defense. (2) Defending the united states and allies against strategic attack.-It is the sense of the Senate that- (A) a paramount obligation of the United States Government is to provide for the defense of the American people, deployed members of the United States Armed Forces, and United States allies against nuclear attacks to the best of its ability; (B) policies based on \"mutual assured destruction\" or intentional vulnerability can be contrary to the safety and security of both countries, and the United States and the Russian Federation share a common interest in moving cooperatively as soon as possible away from a strategic relationship based on mutual assured destruction; (C) in a world where biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them are proliferating, strategic stability can be enhanced by strategic defensive measures; (D) accordingly, the United States is and will remain free to reduce the vulnerability to attack by constructing a layered missile defense system capable of countering missiles of all ranges; (E) the United States will welcome steps by the Russian Federation also to adopt a fundamentally defensive strategic posture that no longer views robust strategic defensive capabilities as undermining the overall strategic balance, and stands ready to cooperate with the Russian Federation on strategic defensive capabilities, as long as such cooperation is aimed at fostering and in no way constrains the defensive capabilities of both sides; and (F) the United States is committed to improving United States strategic defensive capabilities both quantitatively and qualitatively during the period that the New START Treaty is in effect, and such improvements are consistent with the Treaty. (3) Conventionally armed, strategic-range weapon systems.-Consistent with statements made by the United States that such systems are not intended to affect strategic stability with respect to the Russian Federation, the Senate finds that conventionally armed, strategic-range weapon systems not co-located with nuclear-armed systems do not affect strategic stability between the United States and the Russian Federation. (4) Nunn-Lugar cooperative threat reduction.-It is the sense of the Senate that the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program has made an invaluable contribution to the security and elimination of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons and materials in Russia and elsewhere, and that the President should continue the global CTR Program and CTR assistance to Russia, including for the purpose of facilitating implementation of the New START Treaty. (5) Asymmetry in reductions.-It is the sense of the Senate that, in conducting the reductions mandated by the New START Treaty, the President should regulate reductions in United States strategic offensive arms so that the number of accountable strategic offensive arms under the New START Treaty possessed by the Russian Federation in no case exceeds the comparable number of accountable strategic offensive arms possessed by the United States to such an extent that a strategic imbalance endangers the national security interests of the United States. (6) Compliance.-(A) The New START Treaty will remain in the interests of the United States only to the extent that the Russian Federation is in strict compliance with its obligations under the New START Treaty. (B) Given its concern about compliance issues, the Senate expects the executive branch to offer regular briefings, not less than four times each year, to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Armed Services of the Senate on compliance issues related to the New START Treaty. Such briefings shall include a description of all United States efforts in United States-Russian diplomatic channels and bilateral fora to resolve any compliance issues and shall include, but would not necessarily be limited to, a description of- (i) any compliance issues the United States plans to raise with the Russian Federation at the Bilateral Consultative Commission, in advance of such meetings; and (ii) any compliance issues raised at the Bilateral Consultative Commission, within thirty days of such meetings. (7) Expansion of strategic arsenals in countries other than russia.-It is the sense of the Senate that if, during the time the New START Treaty remains in force, the President determines that there has been an expansion of the strategic arsenal of any country not party to the New START Treaty so as to jeopardize the supreme interests of the United States, then the President should consult on an urgent basis with the Senate to determine whether adherence to the New START Treaty remains in the national interest of the United States. (8) Treaty interpretation.-The Senate affirms the applicability to all treaties of the constitutionally based principles of treaty interpretation set forth in condition (1) of the resolution of advice and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter Range Missiles, together with the related memorandum of understanding and protocols (commonly referred to as the \"INF Treaty\"), approved by the Senate on May 27, 1988, and condition (8) of the resolution of advice and consent to the ratification of the Document Agreed Among the States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) of November 19, 1990 (commonly referred to as the \"CFE Flank Document\"), approved by the Senate on May 14, 1997. (9) Treaty modification or reinterpretation.-The Senate declares that any agreement or understanding which in any material way modifies, amends, or reinterprets United States or Russian obligations under the New START Treaty, including the time frame for implementation of the New START Treaty, should be submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification. (10) Consultations.-Given the continuing interest of the Senate in the New START Treaty and in strategic offensive reductions to the lowest possible levels consistent with national security requirements and alliance obligations of the United States, the Senate expects the President to consult with the Senate prior to taking actions relevant to paragraphs 2 or 3 of Article XIV of the New START Treaty. (11) Further strategic arms reductions.-(A) Recognizing the obligation under Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow on July 1, 1968, \"to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament and on a treaty on general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control,\" and in anticipation of the ratification and entry into force of the New START Treaty, the Senate calls upon the other nuclear weapon states to give careful and early consideration to corresponding reductions of their own nuclear arsenals. (B) The Senate declares that further arms reduction agreements obligating the United States to reduce or limit the Armed Forces or armaments of the United States in any militarily significant manner may be made only pursuant to the treaty-making power of the President as set forth in Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States. (12) Modernization and replacement of united states strategic delivery vehicles.-In accordance with paragraph 1 of Article V of the New START Treaty, which states that, \"Subject to the provisions of this Treaty, modernization and replacement of strategic offensive arms may be carried out,\" it is the sense of the Senate that United States deterrence and flexibility is assured by a robust triad of strategic delivery vehicles. To this end, the United States is committed to accomplishing the modernization and replacement of its strategic nuclear delivery vehicles, and to ensuring the continued flexibility of United States conventional and nuclear delivery systems. Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to a Declaration and a Condition The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed at Paris on August 31, 1994, as Amended by the Protocol signed on December 8, 2004, signed on January 13, 2009, at Paris, together with a related Memorandum of Understanding, signed January 13, 2009 (the \"Protocol'') (Treaty Doc. 111-4), subject to the declaration of section 2 and the condition of section 3. Section 2. Declaration The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Protocol is self-executing. Section 3. Condition The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following condition: 1. Not later than two years from the date on which this Protocol enters into force and prior to the first arbitration conducted pursuant to the binding arbitration mechanism provided for in this Protocol, the Secretary of Treasury shall transmit the text of the rules of procedure applicable to arbitration panels, including conflict of interest rules to be applied to members of the arbitration panel, to the committees on Finance and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Joint Committee on Taxation. 2. Sixty days after a determination has been reached by an arbitration panel in the tenth arbitration proceeding conducted pursuant to this Protocol, the 2006 Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital and to Certain Other Taxes (the \"2006 German Protocol\") (Treaty Doc. 109-20), the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, and accompanying protocol (the \"Belgium Convention\") (Treaty Doc. 110-3), or the Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and Canada with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital (the \"2007 Canada Protocol\") (Treaty Doc. 110-15), the Secretary of Treasury shall prepare and submit a detailed report to the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, subject to law relating to taxpayer confidentiality, regarding the operation and application of the arbitration mechanism contained in the aforementioned treaties. The report shall include the following information: I. The aggregate number, for each treaty, of cases pending on the respective dates of entry into force of this Protocol, the 2006 German Protocol, the Belgium Convention, and the 2007 Canada Protocol, along with the following additional information regarding these cases: a. The number of such cases by treaty article(s) at issue; b. The number of such cases that have been resolved by the competent authorities through a mutual agreement as of the date of the report; and c. The number of such cases for which arbitration proceedings have commenced as of the date of the report. II. A list of every case presented to the competent authorities after the entry into force of this Protocol, the 2006 German Protocol, the Belgium Convention, and the 2007 Canada Protocol, with the following information regarding each case: a. The commencement date of the case for purposes of determining when arbitration is available; b. Whether the adjustment triggering the case, if any, was made by the United States or the relevant treaty partner; c. Which treaty the case relates to; d. The treaty article(s) at issue in the case; e. The date the case was resolved by the competent authorities through a mutual agreement, if so resolved; f. The date on which an arbitration proceeding commenced, if an arbitration proceeding commenced; and g. The date on which a determination was reached by the arbitration panel, if a determination was reached, and an indication as to whether the panel found in favor of the United States or the relevant treaty partner. III. With respect to each dispute submitted to arbitration and for which a determination was reached by the arbitration panel pursuant to this Protocol, the 2006 German Protocol, the Belgium Convention, and the 2007 Canada Protocol, the following information shall be included: a. In the case of a dispute submitted under this Protocol, an indication as to whether the presenter of the case to the competent authority of a Contracting State submitted a Position Paper for consideration by the arbitration panel; b. An indication as to whether the determination of the arbitration panel was accepted by each concerned person; c. The amount of income, expense, or taxation at issue in the case as determined by reference to the filings that were sufficient to set the commencement date of the case for purposes of determining when arbitration is available; and d. The proposed resolutions (income, expense, or taxation) submitted by each competent authority to the arbitration panel. 3. The Secretary of Treasury shall, in addition, prepare and submit the detailed report described in paragraph (2) on March 1 of the year following the year in which the first report is submitted to the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and on an annual basis thereafter for a period of five years. In each such report, disputes that were resolved, either by a mutual agreement between the relevant competent authorities or by a determination of an arbitration panel, and noted as such in prior reports may be omitted. 4. The reporting requirements referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) supersede the reporting requirements contained in paragraphs (2) and (3) of Section 3 of the resolution of advice and consent to the 2007 Canada Protocol, approved by the Senate on September 23, 2008. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved by the Senate: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO AN UNDERSTANDING AND A DECLARATION. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on November 3, 2001, and signed by the United States of America on November 1, 2002 (the ‘‘Treaty’’) (Treaty Doc. 110-19), subject to the understanding of section 2 and the declaration of section 3. SEC. 2. UNDERSTANDING. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: The United States of America understands that Article 12.3d shall not be construed in a manner that diminishes the availability or exercise of intellectual property rights under national laws. SEC. 3. DECLARATION. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Treaty is not self-executing. SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, signed at Kigali on February 19, 2008 (Treaty Doc. 110-23), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: Articles 3 through 10 and other provisions that qualify or create exceptions to these Articles are self-executing. With the exception of these Articles, the Treaty is not self-executing. Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to Conditions, Understandings And Declarations. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at Sydney, September 5, 2007 (Treaty Doc. 110-10). (as defined in section 5 of this resolution), subject to the conditions in section 2, the understandings in section 3 and the declarations in section 4. Section 2. Conditions. The Senate's advice and consent to the ratification of the Treaty with Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation is subject to the following conditions, which shall be binding upon the President: (1) United States preparation for treaty implementation. (A) At least 15 days before any exchange of notes pursuant to Article 20 of the Treaty, the President shall submit to the Congress a report--- (i) describing steps taken to ensure that the Executive branch and United States industry are prepared to comply with Treaty requirements; (ii) analyzing the implications of the Treaty, and especially of Article 3(3) of the Treaty, for the protection of intellectual property rights of United States persons; (iii) explaining what steps the United States Government is taking and will take to combat improper or illegal intangible exports (i.e., exports as defined in part 120.17(a)(4) of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations) under the Treaty; and (iv) setting forth the issues to be addressed in the Management Plan called for by Section 12(3)(f) of the Implementing Arrangement and the procedures that are expected to be adopted in that Plan. (B) Before any exchange of notes pursuant to Article 20 of the Treaty, the President shall submit to the Congress a certification that changes to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (parts 120-130 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations) have been published in the Federal Register pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, as appropriate, that would, upon entry into force of the Treaty,--- (i) make clear the legal obligation for any person involved in an Export, Re-export, Transfer, or Re-transfer under the Treaty to comply with all requirements in the revised International Traffic in Arms Regulations, including by taking all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of information received from a member of the Approved Community that is party to an Export, Re-export, Transfer, or Re-transfer under the Treaty; (ii) make clear the legal obligation for Approved Community members to comply with United States Government instructions and requirements regarding United States Defense Articles added to the list of exempt Defense Articles pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Treaty; (iii) limit a person from being a member of the United States Community, pursuant to Article 5(2) of the Treaty, if that person is generally ineligible to export pursuant to section 120.1(c) of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations; and (iv) require any nongovernmental entity that ceases to be included in the United States Community to comply with instructions from authorized United States Government officials and to open its records of transactions under the Treaty to inspection by United States Government and, as appropriate, authorized Australian Government officials pursuant to Article 12 of the Treaty. (C) Before any exchange of notes pursuant to Article 20 of the Treaty, the President shall submit to the Congress- (i) a certification that appropriate mechanisms have been established to identify, in connection with the process for determining whether a nongovernmental entity is in the United States Community pursuant to Article 5(2) of the Treaty, persons who meet the criteria in section 38(g)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(1)); (ii) a certification that appropriate mechanisms have been established to verify that nongovernmental entities in the United States that Export pursuant to the Treaty are eligible to export Defense Articles under United States law and regulation as required by Article 5(2) of the Treaty; (iii) a certification that United States Department of Homeland Security personnel at United States ports--- (a) have prompt access to a State Department database containing registered exporters, freight forwarders and consignees, and watch lists regarding United States companies; and (b) are prepared to prevent attempts to export pursuant to the Treaty by United States persons who are not eligible to export Defense Articles under United States law or regulation, even if such person has registered with the United States Government; (iv) a certification that the Secretary of Defense has promulgated appropriate changes to the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual and to Regulation DoD 5200.1-R, \"Information Security Program,\" and has issued guidance to industry regarding marking and other Treaty compliance requirements; and (v) a certification that a capability has been established to conduct post-shipment verification, end-use/end-user monitoring and related security audits for Exports under the Treaty, accompanied by a report setting forth the legal authority, staffing and budget provided for this capability and any further Executive branch or congressional action recommended to ensure its effective implementation. (2) Treaty partner preparation for treaty implementation. Before any exchange of notes pursuant to Article 20 of the Treaty, the President shall certify to Congress that the Government of Australia has- (A) enacted legislation to strengthen generally its controls over defense and dual-use goods, including controls over intangible transfers of controlled technology and brokering of controlled goods, technology, and services, and setting forth: (i) the criteria for entry into the Australian Community and the conditions Australian Community members must abide by to maintain membership, including personnel, information and facilities security requirements; (ii) the record-keeping and notification and reporting requirements under the Treaty; (iii) the handling, marking and classification requirements for United States and Australian Defense Articles Exported or Transferred under the Treaty; (iv) the requirements for Exports and Transfers of United States Defense Articles outside the Approved Community or to a third country; (v) the rules for handling United States Defense Articles that are added to or removed from the list of items exempted from Treaty application; (vi) the rules for transitioning into and out of the Australian Community; (vii) auditing, monitoring and investigative powers for Commonwealth officials and powers to allow Commonwealth officials to perform post-shipment verifications and end-use/end-user monitoring; and (viii) offenses and penalties, and administrative requirements, necessary for the enforcement of the Treaty and its Implementing Arrangement; and (B) promulgated regulatory changes setting forth: (i) the criteria for entry into the Australian Community, and terms for maintaining Australian Community membership; (ii) the criteria for individuals to become authorized to access United States Defense Articles received pursuant to the Treaty; (iii) benefits stemming from Australian Community membership, including a framework for license-free trade with the United States in classified or controlled items falling within the scope of the Treaty; (iv) the conditions Australian Community members must abide by to maintain membership, including: (a) record-keeping and notification requirements; (b) marking and classification requirements for defense articles Exported or Transferred under the Treaty; (c) requirements for the Re-transfer to non-Approved Community members and Re-export to a third country of defense articles; and (d) maintaining security standards and measures articulated in Defense protective security policy to protect defense articles pursuant to the Treaty; (v) provisions to enforce the procedures established pursuant to the Treaty, including auditing and monitoring powers for Australian Department of Defence officials and powers to allow Department of Defence officials to perform post-shipment verifications and end-use/end-user monitoring; (vi) offenses and penalties, including administrative and criminal penalties and suspension and termination from the Australian Community, to enforce the provisions of the Treaty; and (vii) requirements and standards for transition into or out of the Australian Community and Treaty framework. (3) Joint operations, programs and projects. The Secretary of State shall keep the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives informed of the lists of combined military and counter-terrorism operations developed pursuant to Article 3(1)(a) of the Treaty; cooperative security and defense research, development, production, and support programs developed pursuant to Article 3(1)(b) of the Treaty; and specific security and defense projects developed pursuant to article 3(1)(c) of the Treaty. (4) Exempted defense articles. (A) The President may remove a Defense Article from the list of Defense Articles exempt from the Scope of the Treaty, if such removal is not barred by United States law, 30 days after the President informs the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of such proposed removal. (B) When a Defense Article is added to the list of Defense Articles exempt from the Scope of the Treaty, the Secretary of State shall provide a copy of the Federal Register Notice delineating the policies and procedures that will govern the control of such Defense Article, consistent with Section 4(7) of the Implementing Arrangement, as well as an explanation of the reasons for adopting those policies and procedures, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives within five days of the issuance of such Notice. (5) Approved community membership. (A) If sanctions are in effect against a person in the Australian Community pursuant to section 73(a)(2)(B) or section 81 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)(2)(B) or 2798), the United States shall raise the matter pursuant to Article 4(2) of the Treaty and Section 6(9) of the Implementing Arrangement. (B) The Secretary of State shall inform the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives not later than 5 days before the U.S. Government agrees to the initial inclusion in the Australian Community of a nongovernmental Australian entity, if the Department of State is aware that the entity, or any one or more of its relevant senior officers or officials: (i) Has been convicted of violating a statute cited in paragraph 38(g)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(1)); or (ii) is, or would be if that person were a United States person, (a) ineligible to contract with any agency of the U.S. Government; (b) ineligible to receive a license or other form of authorization to export from any agency of the U.S. Government; or (c) ineligible to receive a license or any form of authorization to import defense articles or defense services from any agency of the U.S. Government. (C) The Secretary of State shall inform and consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives not later than 5 days after the United States Government agrees to the continued inclusion in the Australian Community of a nongovernmental Australian entity, if the Department is aware that the entity, or any one or more of its relevant senior officers or officials, raises one or more of the concerns referred to in paragraph (B). (6) Transition policies and procedures. (A) No fewer than 15 days before formally establishing the procedures called for in Section 5(5) of the Implementing Arrangement, the President shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report concerning the policies and procedures developed to govern the transition to the application of the Treaty, pursuant to Article 3(3) of the Treaty, of Defense Articles acquired and delivered under the Foreign Military Sales program. (B) No fewer than 15 days before formally establishing the procedures called for in Section 7(2) of the Implementing Arrangement, the President shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report concerning the policies and procedures developed to govern the members of the Australian Community wishing to transition to the processes established under the Treaty, pursuant to Article 14(2) of the Treaty, from the requirements of a United States Government export license or other authorization. (7) Congressional oversight. (A) The Secretary of State shall inform the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives promptly of any report, consistent with Section 11(6)(f) of the Implementing Arrangement, of a material violation of Treaty requirements or procedures by a member of the Approved Community. (B) The Department of State shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives regularly regarding issues raised in the Management Board called for in Section 12(3) of the Implementing Arrangement, and the resolution of such issues. (8) Annual report. Not later than March 31, 2011, and annually thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a report, which shall cover all Treaty activities during the previous calendar year. This report shall include: (A) a summary of the amount of Exports under the Treaty and of Defense Articles transitioned into the Treaty, with an analysis of how the Treaty is being used; (B) a list of all political contributions, gifts, commissions and fees paid, or offered or agreed to be paid, by any person in connection with Exports of Defense Articles under the Treaty in order to solicit, promote, or otherwise to secure the conclusion of such sales; (C) any action to remove from the Australian Community a nongovernmental entity or facility previously engaged in activities under the Treaty, other than due to routine name or address changes or mergers and acquisitions; (D) any concerns relating to infringement of intellectual property rights that were raised to the President or an Executive branch Department or Agency by Approved Community members, and developments regarding any concerns that were raised in previous years; (E) a description of any relevant investigation and each prosecution pursued with respect to activities under the Treaty, the results of such investigations or prosecutions and of such investigations and prosecutions that continued over from previous years, and any shortfalls in obtaining prompt notification pursuant to Article 13(3) of the Treaty or in cooperation between the Parties pursuant to Article 13(3) and (4) of the Treaty; (F) a description of any post-shipment verification, end-user/end-use monitoring, or other security activity related to Treaty implementation conducted during the year, the purposes of such activity and the results achieved; and (G) any Office of Inspector General activity bearing upon Treaty implementation conducted during the year, any resultant findings or recommendations, and any actions taken in response to current or past findings or recommendations. Section 3. Understandings. The Senate's advice and consent to the ratification of the Treaty with Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation is subject to the following understandings, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: (1) Meaning of the phrase \"identified in.\" It is the understanding of the United States that the phrase \"identified in\" in the Treaty shall be interpreted as meaning \"identified pursuant to.\" (2) Cooperative programs with exempt and non-exempt defense articles. It is the understanding of the United States that if a cooperative program is mutually determined, consistent with Section 2(2)(e) of the Implementing Arrangement, to be within the Scope of the Treaty pursuant to Article 3(1)(b) of the Treaty despite involving Defense Articles that are exempt from the Scope of the Treaty pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Treaty, the exempt Defense Articles shall remain exempt from the Scope of the Treaty and the Treaty shall apply only to non-exempt Defense Articles required for the program. (3) Investigations and reports of alleged violations. It is the understanding of the United States that the words \"as appropriate\" in Section 10(3)(f) of the Implementing Arrangement do not detract in any way from the obligation in Article 13(3) of the Treaty, that \"Each Party shall promptly investigate all suspected violations and reports of alleged violations of the procedures established pursuant to this Treaty, and shall promptly inform the other Party of the results of such investigations.\" (4) Exempt defense articles. It is the understanding of the United States that if one Party to the Treaty exempts a type of Defense Articles from the scope of the Treaty pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Treaty, then Defense Articles of that type will be treated as exempt by both Parties to the Treaty. (5) Intermediate consignees. It is the understanding of the United States that any intermediate consignee of an Export from the United States under the Treaty must be a member of the Approved Community or otherwise approved by the United States Government. (6) Scope of treaty exemption. The United States interprets the Treaty not to exempt any person or entity from any United States statutory and regulatory requirements, including any requirements of licensing or authorization, other than those included in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, as modified or amended. Accordingly, the United States interprets the term 'license or other written authorization' in Article 2 and the term 'licenses or other authorizations' in Article 6(1), as these terms apply to the United States, and the term 'prior written authorization by the United States Government' in Article 7, to refer only to such licenses, licensing requirements, and other authorizations as are required or issued by the United States pursuant to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, as modified or amended; and the United States interprets the reference to 'the applicable licensing requirements and the implementing regulations of the United States Arms Export Control Act' in Article 13(1) to refer only to the applicable licensing requirements under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, as modified or amended. Section 4. Declarations. The Senate's advice and consent to the ratification of the Treaty with Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation is subject to the following declarations: (1) Self-execution. This Treaty is not self-executing in the United States, notwithstanding the statement in the preamble to the contrary. (2) Private rights. This Treaty does not confer private rights enforceable in United States courts. (3) Intellectual property rights. No liability will be incurred by or attributed to the United States Government in connection with any possible infringement of privately owned patent or proprietary rights, either domestic or foreign, by reason of the United States Government's permitting Exports or Transfers or its approval of Re-exports or Re-transfers under the Treaty. Section 5. Definitions. As used in this resolution: (1) The terms \"Treaty with Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation\" and \"Treaty\" mean the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at Sydney, September 5, 2007. (2) The terms \"Implementing Arrangement Pursuant to the Treaty\" and \"Implementing Arrangement\" mean the Implementing Arrangement Pursuant to the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, which was signed in Washington on March 14, 2008. (3) The terms \"Defense Articles,\"\"Export,\"\"Re-export,\"\"Re-transfer,\"\"Transfer,\"\"Approved Community,\"\"United States Community,\"\"Australian Community,\" and \"Scope\" have the meanings given to them in Article 1 of the Treaty. (4) The terms \"Management Board\" and \"Management Plan\" have the meanings given to them in Section 1 of the Implementing Arrangement. (5) The terms \"person\" and \"foreign person\" have the meaning given to them by section 38(g)(9) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(9)). The term \"U.S. person\" has the meaning given to it by part 120.15 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations. ",
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"resolutionText": " SEC. 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO TWO RESERVATIONS, ONE UNDERSTANDING, AND THREE DECLARATIONS. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (the \"Convention\"), adopted at The Hague on November 23, 2007 (Treaty Doc. 110-21), subject to the reservations of section 2, the understanding of section 3, the declaration of section 4, and the declarations of section 5. SEC. 2. RESERVATIONS. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following reservations, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: \t(1) In accordance with Articles 20 and 62 of the Convention, the United States of America makes a reservation that it will not recognize or enforce maintenance obligation decisions rendered on the jurisdictional bases set forth in subparagraphs 1(c), 1(e), and 1(f) of Article 20 of the Convention. \t(2) In accordance with Articles 44 and 62 of the Convention, the United States of America makes a reservation that it objects to the use of the French language in communications between the Central Authority of any other Contracting State and the Central Authority of the United States of America. SEC. 3. UNDERSTANDING. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: \tThe United States is not a party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and understands that a mention of the Convention in the preamble of this Treaty does not create any obligations and does not affect or enhance the status of the Convention as a matter of the United States or international law. SEC. 4. DECLARATION. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: \tThe United States of America declares, in accordance with Articles 61 and 63 of the Convention, that for the United States of America the Convention shall extend only to the following: all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. SEC. 5. DECLARATIONS. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declarations: \t(1) Article 55 of the Convention sets forth a special procedure for the amendment of the forms annexed to the Convention. In the event that the United States of America does not want a particular amendment to the forms adopted in accordance with Article 55 to enter into force for the United States of America on the first day of the seventh calendar month after the date of its communication by the depositary to all parties, the Executive Branch may by notification in writing to the depositary make a reservation, in accordance with Article 62 of the Convention, with respect to that amendment and without the approval of the Senate. \t(2) This Convention is not self-executing. Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to Conditions, Understandings And Declarations. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at Washington and London on June 21 and 26, 2007 (Treaty Doc. 110-7) (as defined in section 5 of this resolution), subject to the conditions in section 2, the understandings in section 3 and the declarations in section 4. Section 2. Conditions. The Senate's advice and consent to the ratification of the Treaty with the United Kingdom Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation is subject to the following conditions, which shall be binding upon the President: (1) United States preparation for treaty implementation. (A) At least 15 days before any exchange of notes pursuant to Article 20 of the Treaty, the President shall submit to the Congress a report--- (i) describing steps taken to ensure that the Executive branch and United States industry are prepared to comply with Treaty requirements; (ii) analyzing the implications of the Treaty, and especially of Article 3(3) of the Treaty, for the protection of intellectual property rights of United States persons; (iii) explaining what steps the United States Government is taking and will take to combat improper or illegal intangible exports (i.e., exports as defined in part 120.17(a)(4) of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations) under the Treaty; and (iv) setting forth the issues to be addressed in the Management Plan called for by Section 12(3)(f) of the Implementing Arrangement and the procedures that are expected to be adopted in that Plan. (B) Before any exchange of notes pursuant to Article 20 of the Treaty, the President shall submit to the Congress a certification that changes to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (parts 120-130 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations) have been published in the Federal Register pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, as appropriate, that would, upon entry into force of the Treaty,--- (i) make clear the legal obligation for any person involved in an Export, Re-export, Transfer, or Re-transfer under the Treaty to comply with all requirements in the revised International Traffic in Arms Regulations, including by taking all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of information received from a member of the Approved Community that is party to an Export, Re-export, Transfer, or Re-transfer under the Treaty; (ii) make clear the legal obligation for Approved Community members to comply with United States Government instructions and requirements regarding United States Defense Articles added to the list of exempt Defense Articles pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Treaty; (iii) limit a person from being a member of the United States Community, pursuant to Article 5(2) of the Treaty, if that person is generally ineligible to export pursuant to section 120.1(c) of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations; and (iv) require any nongovernmental entity that ceases to be included in the United States Community to comply with instructions from authorized United States Government officials and to open its records of transactions under the Treaty to inspection by United States Government and, as appropriate, authorized United Kingdom Government officials pursuant to Article 12 of the Treaty. (C) Before any exchange of notes pursuant to Article 20 of the Treaty, the President shall submit to the Congress- (i) a certification that appropriate mechanisms have been established to identify, in connection with the process for determining whether a nongovernmental entity is in the United States Community pursuant to Article 5(2) of the Treaty, persons who meet the criteria in section 38(g)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(1)); (ii) a certification that appropriate mechanisms have been established to verify that nongovernmental entities in the United States that Export pursuant to the Treaty are eligible to export Defense Articles under United States law and regulation as required by Article 5(2) of the Treaty; (iii) a certification that United States Department of Homeland Security personnel at United States ports--- (a) have prompt access to a State Department database containing registered exporters, freight forwarders and consignees, and watch lists regarding United States companies; and (b) are prepared to prevent attempts to export pursuant to the Treaty by United States persons who are not eligible to export Defense Articles under United States law or regulation, even if such person has registered with the United States Government; (iv) a certification that the Secretary of Defense has promulgated appropriate changes to the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual and to Regulation DoD 5200.1-R, \"Information Security Program,\" and has issued guidance to industry regarding marking and other Treaty compliance requirements; and (v) a certification that a capability has been established to conduct post-shipment verification, end-use/end-user monitoring and related security audits for Exports under the Treaty, accompanied by a report setting forth the legal authority, staffing and budget provided for this capability and any further Executive branch or congressional action recommended to ensure its effective implementation. (2) Treaty partner preparation for treaty implementation. Before any exchange of notes pursuant to Article 20 of the Treaty, the President shall certify to Congress that the Government of the United Kingdom has promulgated all necessary regulatory changes, including: (A) changes to export control regulations, setting forth a Treaty-specific Open General Export License (OGEL); (B) changes to the United Kingdom Security Policy Framework and related security regulations for Government and United Kingdom Industry; and (C) changes to the MOD Classified Material Release Procedure (F680), to take account of Treaty Re-exports and Re-transfers. (3) Joint operations, programs and projects. The Secretary of State shall keep the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives informed of the lists of combined military and counter-terrorism operations developed pursuant to Article 3(1)(a) of the Treaty; cooperative security and defense research, development, production, and support programs developed pursuant to Article 3(1)(b) of the Treaty; and specific security and defense projects developed pursuant to article 3(1)(c) of the Treaty. (4) Exempted defense articles. (A) The President may remove a Defense Article from the list of Defense Articles exempt from the Scope of the Treaty, if such removal is not barred by United States law, 30 days after the President informs the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of such proposed removal. (B) When a Defense Article is added to the list of Defense Articles exempt from the Scope of the Treaty, the Secretary of State shall provide a copy of the Federal Register Notice delineating the policies and procedures that will govern the control of such Defense Article, consistent with Section 4(7) of the Implementing Arrangement, as well as an explanation of the reasons for adopting those policies and procedures, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives within five days of the issuance of such Notice. (5) Changes to the definition of the territory of the United Kingdom. (A) The Secretary of State shall inform the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives within 15 days of the initiation of consultations with the United Kingdom concerning the inclusion of any additional territory or territories in the definition of \"Territory of the United Kingdom\" for the purposes of Article 1(8) of the Treaty, and shall inform the Committees within 15 days of receipt through diplomatic channels of notice that a territory or group of territories has been added to the definition of \"Territory of the United Kingdom\" for the purposes of Article 1(8) of the Treaty. (B) The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives before approving any addition to the United Kingdom Community of a non-governmental entity or facility outside the territory of England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. (6) Approved community membership. (A) If sanctions are in effect against a person in the United Kingdom Community pursuant to section 73(a)(2)(B) or section 81 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)(2)(B) or 2798), the United States shall raise the matter pursuant to Article 4(2) of the Treaty and Section 7(9) of the Implementing Arrangement. (B) The Secretary of State shall inform the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives not later than 5 days before the U.S. Government agrees to the initial inclusion in the United Kingdom Community of a nongovernmental United Kingdom entity, if the Department of State is aware that the entity, or any one or more of its relevant senior officers or officials: (i) Has been convicted of violating a statute cited in paragraph 38(g)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(1)); or (ii) is, or would be if that person were a United States person, (a) ineligible to contract with any agency of the U.S. Government; (b) ineligible to receive a license or other form of authorization to export from any agency of the U.S. Government; or (c) ineligible to receive a license or any form of authorization to import defense articles or defense services from any agency of the U.S. Government. (C) The Secretary of State shall inform and consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives not later than 5 days after the United States Government agrees to the continued inclusion in the United Kingdom Community of a nongovernmental United Kingdom entity, if the Department is aware that the entity, or any one or more of its relevant senior officers or officials, raises one or more of the concerns referred to in paragraph (B). (7) Transition policies and procedures. (A) No fewer than 15 days before formally establishing the procedures called for in Section 5(5) of the Implementing Arrangement, the President shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report concerning the policies and procedures developed to govern the transition to the application of the Treaty, pursuant to Article 3(3) of the Treaty, of Defense Articles acquired and delivered under the Foreign Military Sales program. (B) No fewer than 15 days before formally establishing the procedures called for in Section 8(2) of the Implementing Arrangement, the President shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report concerning the policies and procedures developed to govern the members of the United Kingdom Community wishing to transition to the processes established under the Treaty, pursuant to Article 14(2) of the Treaty, from the requirements of a United States Government export license or other authorization. (8) Congressional oversight. (A) The Secretary of State shall inform the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives promptly of any report, consistent with Section 11(4)(b)(vi) of the Implementing Arrangement, of a material violation of Treaty requirements or procedures by a member of the Approved Community. (B) The Department of State shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives regularly regarding issues raised in the Management Board called for in Section 12(3) of the Implementing Arrangement, and the resolution of such issues. (9) Annual report. Not later than March 31, 2011, and annually thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a report, which shall cover all Treaty activities during the previous calendar year. This report shall include: (A) a summary of the amount of Exports under the Treaty and of Defense Articles transitioned into the Treaty, with an analysis of how the Treaty is being used; (B) a list of all political contributions, gifts, commissions and fees paid, or offered or agreed to be paid, by any person in connection with Exports of Defense Articles under the Treaty in order to solicit, promote, or otherwise to secure the conclusion of such sales; (C) any action to remove from the United Kingdom Community a nongovernmental entity or facility previously engaged in activities under the Treaty, other than due to routine name or address changes or mergers and acquisitions; (D) any concerns relating to infringement of intellectual property rights that were raised to the President or an Executive branch Department or Agency by Approved Community members, and developments regarding any concerns that were raised in previous years; (E) a description of any relevant investigation and each prosecution pursued with respect to activities under the Treaty, the results of such investigations or prosecutions and of such investigations and prosecutions that continued over from previous years, and any shortfalls in obtaining prompt notification pursuant to Article 13(3) of the Treaty or in cooperation between the Parties pursuant to Article 13(3) and (4) of the Treaty; (F) a description of any post-shipment verification, end-user/end-use monitoring, or other security activity related to Treaty implementation conducted during the year, the purposes of such activity and the results achieved; and (G) any Office of Inspector General activity bearing upon Treaty implementation conducted during the year, any resultant findings or recommendations, and any actions taken in response to current or past findings or recommendations. Section 3. Understandings. The Senate's advice and consent to the ratification of the Treaty with the United Kingdom Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation is subject to the following understandings, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: (1) Meaning of the phrase \"identified in.\" It is the understanding of the United States that the phrase \"identified in\" in the Treaty shall be interpreted as meaning \"identified pursuant to.\" (2) Meaning of the word \"scope.\" It is the understanding of the United States that the word \"Scope\" in the Treaty shall be interpreted as meaning \"the Treaty's coverage as identified in Article 3.\" (3) Cooperative programs with exempt and non-exempt defense articles. It is the understanding of the United States that if a cooperative program is mutually determined, consistent with Section 2(2)(e) of the Implementing Arrangement, to be within the Scope of the Treaty pursuant to Article 3(1)(b) of the Treaty despite involving Defense Articles that are exempt from the Scope of the Treaty pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Treaty, the exempt Defense Articles shall remain exempt from the Scope of the Treaty and the Treaty shall apply only to non-exempt Defense Articles required for the program. (4) Investigations and reports of alleged violations. It is the understanding of the United States that the words \"as appropriate\" in Section 10(3)(f) of the Implementing Arrangement do not detract in any way from the obligation in Article 13(3) of the Treaty, that \"Each Party shall promptly investigate all suspected violations and reports of alleged violations of the procedures established pursuant to this Treaty, and shall promptly inform the other Party of the results of such investigations.\" (5) Exempt defense articles. It is the understanding of the United States that if one Party to the Treaty exempts a type of Defense Articles from the scope of the Treaty pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Treaty, then Defense Articles of that type will be treated as exempt by both Parties to the Treaty. (6) Intermediate consignees. It is the understanding of the United States that any intermediate consignee of an Export from the United States under the Treaty must be a member of the Approved Community or otherwise approved by the United States Government. (7) Scope of treaty exemption. The United States interprets the Treaty not to exempt any person or entity from any United States statutory and regulatory requirements, including any requirements of licensing or authorization, other than those included in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, as modified or amended. Accordingly, the United States interprets the term 'license or other written authorization' in Article 2 and the term 'licenses or other authorizations' in Article 6(1), as these terms apply to the United States, and the term 'prior written authorization by the United States Government' in Article 7, to refer only to such licenses, licensing requirements, and other authorizations as are required or issued by the United States pursuant to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, as modified or amended; and the United States interprets the reference to 'the applicable licensing requirements and the implementing regulations of the United States Arms Export Control Act' in Article 13(1) to refer only to the applicable licensing requirements under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, as modified or amended. Section 4. Declarations. The Senate's advice and consent to the ratification of the Treaty with the United Kingdom Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation is subject to the following declarations: (1) Self-execution. This Treaty is not self-executing in the United States, notwithstanding the statement in the preamble to the contrary. (2) Private rights. This Treaty does not confer private rights enforceable in United States courts. (3) Intellectual property rights. No liability will be incurred by or attributed to the United States Government in connection with any possible infringement of privately owned patent or proprietary rights, either domestic or foreign, by reason of the United States Government's permitting Exports or Transfers or its approval of Re-exports or Re-transfers under the Treaty. Section 5. Definitions. As used in this resolution: (1) The terms \"Treaty with the United Kingdom Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation\" and \"Treaty\" mean the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at Washington and London on June 21 and 26, 2007. (2) The terms \"Implementing Arrangement Pursuant to the Treaty\" and \"Implementing Arrangement\" mean the Implementing Arrangement Pursuant to the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, which was signed in Washington on February 14, 2008. (3) The terms \"Defense Articles,\"\"Export,\"\"Re-export,\"\"Re-transfer,\"\"Transfer,\"\"Approved Community,\"\"United States Community,\"\"United Kingdom Community,\" and \"Territory of the United Kingdom\" have the meanings given to them in Article 1 of the Treaty. (4) The terms \"Management Board\" and \"Management Plan\" have the meanings given to them in Section 1 of the Implementing Arrangement. (5) The terms \"person\" and \"foreign person\" have the meaning given to them by section 38(g)(9) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(9)). The term \"U.S. person\" has the meaning given to it by part 120.15 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations. As approved: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), \tSECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION AND A CONDITION \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and Canada with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital done at Washington on September 26, 1980, as Amended by the Protocols done on June 14, 1983, March 28, 1984, March 17, 1995, and July 29, 1997, signed on September 21, 2007, at Chelsea (the \"Protocol'') (Treaty Doc. 110-15), subject to the declaration of section 2 and the condition of section 3. \tSECTION 2. DECLARATION \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Convention is self-executing. \tSECTION 3. CONDITION \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following condition: \tReport. \t1. Not later than two years from the date on which this Protocol enters into force and prior to the first arbitration conducted pursuant to the binding arbitration mechanism provided for in this Protocol, the Secretary of Treasury shall transmit the text of the rules of procedure applicable to arbitration boards, including conflict of interest rules to be applied to members of the arbitration board, to the committees on Finance and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Joint Committee on Taxation. The Secretary of Treasury shall also, prior to the first arbitration conducted pursuant to the binding arbitration mechanism provided for in the 2006 Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital and to Certain Other Taxes (the \"2006 German Protocol'') (Treaty Doc. 109 0920) and the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, and accompanying protocol (the ``Belgium Convention'') (Treaty Doc. 110 093), transmit the text of the rules of procedure applicable to the first arbitration board agreed to under each treaty to the committees on Finance and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Joint Committee on Taxation. \t2. 60 days after a determination has been reached by an arbitration board in the tenth arbitration proceeding conducted pursuant to either this Protocol, the 2006 German Protocol, or the Belgium Convention, the Secretary of Treasury shall prepare and submit a detailed report to the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, subject to law relating to taxpayer confidentiality, regarding the operation and application of the arbitration mechanism contained in the aforementioned treaties. The report shall include the following information: \t\tI. The aggregate number, for each treaty, of cases pending on the respective dates of entry into force of this Protocol, the 2006 German Protocol, or the Belgium Convention, along with the following additional information regarding these cases: \t\t\ta. The number of such cases by treaty article(s) at issue; \t\t\tb. The number of such cases that have been resolved by the competent authorities through a mutual agreement as of the date of the report; and \t\t\tc. The number of such cases for which arbitration proceedings have commenced as of the date of the report. \t\tII. A list of every case presented to the competent authorities after the entry into force of this Protocol, the 2006 German Protocol, or the Belgium Convention, with the following information regarding each and every case: \t\t\ta. The commencement date of the case for purposes of determining when arbitration is available; \t\t\tb. Whether the adjustment triggering the case, if any, was made by the United States or the relevant treaty partner and which competent authority initiated the case; \t\t\tc. Which treaty the case relates to; \t\t\td. The treaty article(s) at issue in the case; \t\t\te. The date the case was resolved by the competent authorities through a mutual agreement, if so resolved; \t\t\tf. The date on which an arbitration proceeding commenced, if an arbitration proceeding commenced; and \t\t\tg. The date on which a determination was reached by the arbitration board, if a determination was reached, and an indication as to whether the board found in favor of the United States or the relevant treaty partner. \t\tIII. With respect to each dispute submitted to arbitration and for which a determination was reached by the arbitration board pursuant to this Protocol, the 2006 German Protocol, or the Belgium Convention, the following information shall be included: \t\t\ta. An indication as to whether the determination of the arbitration board was accepted by each concerned person; \t\t\tb. The amount of income, expense, or taxation at issue in the case as determined by reference to the filings that were sufficient to set the commencement date of the case for purposes of determining when arbitration is available; and \t\t\tc. The proposed resolutions (income, expense, or taxation) submitted by each competent authority to the arbitration board. \t3. The Secretary of Treasury shall, in addition, prepare and submit the detailed report described in paragraph (2) on March 1 of the year following the year in which the first report is submitted to the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and on an annual basis thereafter for a period of five years. In each such report, disputes that were resolved, either by a mutual agreement between the relevant competent authorities or by a determination of an arbitration board, and noted as such in prior reports may be omitted. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ROMANIA Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and Romania, signed at Bucharest on September 10, 2007 (Treaty Doc. 110-11), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. PROTOCOL TO THE TREATY ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ROMANIA Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the Treaty between the United States of America and Romania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters signed in Washington on May 26, 1999, signed at Bucharest on September 10, 2007 (Treaty Doc. 110-11), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), \tSECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO TWO DECLARATIONS \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, adopted on October 5, 2001 (Treaty Doc. 110-13), subject to the declaration of section 2 and the declaration of section 3. \tSECTION 2. DECLARATION \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: The United States of America declares that, pursuant to Article 16(2)(f)(ii)(3) of the Convention, amendments to Annex 1 of the Convention shall enter into force for the United States of America only after notification to the Secretary-General of its acceptance with respect to such amendments. \tSECTION 3. DECLARATION \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Convention is not self-executing. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), \tSECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A RESERVATION, UNDERSTANDINGS, AND A DECLARATION \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, adopted on April 13, 2005, and signed on behalf of the United States of America on September 14, 2005 (the \"Convention'') (Treaty Doc. 110-4), subject to the reservation of section 2, the understandings of section 3, and the declaration of section 4. \tSECTION 2. RESERVATION \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following reservation, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Pursuant to Article 23(2) of the Convention, the United States of America declares that it does not consider itself bound by Article 23(1) of the Convention. \tSECTION 3. UNDERSTANDINGS \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understandings, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: \t\t(1) The United States of America understands that the term \"armed conflict'' in Article 4 of the Convention does not include situations of internal disturbances and tensions, such as riots, isolated and sporadic acts of violence, and other acts of a similar nature. \t\t(2) The United States of America understands that the term \"international humanitarian law'' in Article 4 of the Convention has the same substantive meaning as the law of war. \t\t(3) The United States of America understands that, pursuant to Article 4 and Article 1(6), the Convention does not apply to: (a) the military forces of a State, which are the armed forces of a State organized, trained, and equipped under its internal law for the primary purpose of national defense or security, in the exercise of their official duties; (b) civilians who direct or organize the official activities of military forces of a State; or (c) civilians acting in support of the official activities of the military forces of a State, if the civilians are under the formal command, control, and responsibility of those forces. \t\t(4) The United States of America understands that current United States law with respect to the rights of persons in custody and persons charged with crimes fulfills the requirement in Article 12 of the Convention and, accordingly, the United States does not intend to enact new legislation to fulfill its obligations under this Article. \tSECTION 4. DECLARATION \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tWith the exception of the provisions that obligate the United States to criminalize certain offenses, make those offenses punishable by appropriate penalties, and authorize the assertion of jurisdiction over such offenses, this Convention is self-executing. Included among the self-executing provisions are those provisions obligating the United States to treat certain offenses as extraditable offenses for purposes of bilateral extradition treaties. None of the provisions in the Convention, including Articles 10 and 12, confer private rights enforceable in United States courts. As approved by the Senate: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A RESERVATION, UNDERSTANDINGS, AND A DECLARATION. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, adopted on October 14, 2005, and signed on behalf of the United States of America on February 17, 2006 (the \"2005 Fixed Platforms Protocol'') (Treaty Doc. 110-8), subject to the reservation of section 2, the understandings of section 3, and the declaration of section 4. SECTION 2. RESERVATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following reservation, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Consistent with Article 16(2) of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 2005, and incorporated by Article 2 of the 2005 Fixed Platforms Protocol, the United States of America declares that it does not consider itself bound by Article 16(1) of the Convention and incorporated by Article 2 of the 2005 Fixed Platforms Protocol, with respect to disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf. SECTION 3. UNDERSTANDINGS The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understandings, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: (1) The United States of America understands that the term \"armed conflict'' as used in paragraph 2 of Article 2bis of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 2005, and incorporated by Article 2 of the 2005 Fixed Platforms Protocol, does not include internal disturbances and tensions, such as riots, isolated and sporadic acts of violence, and other acts of a similar nature. (2) The United States of America understands that the term \"international humanitarian law,'' as used in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 2bis of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 2005, and incorporated by Article 2 of the 2005 Fixed Platforms Protocol, has the same substantive meaning as the ``law of war.'' (3) The United States of America understands that, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 2bis of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 2005, and incorporated by Article 2 of the 2005 Fixed Platforms Protocol, the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, 2005, does not apply to: (a) the military forces of a State, which are the armed forces of a State organized, trained, and equipped under its internal law for the primary purpose of national defense or security, in the exercise of their official duties; (b) civilians who direct or organize the official activities of military forces of a State; or (c) civilians acting in support of the official activities of the military forces of a State, if the civilians are under the formal command, control, and responsibility of those forces. (4) The United States of America understands that current United States law with respect to the rights of persons in custody and persons charged with crimes fulfills the requirement in paragraph 2 of Article 10 of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 2005, and incorporated by Article 2 of the 2005 Fixed Platforms Protocol, and, accordingly, the United States does not intend to enact new legislation to fulfill its obligations under this Article. SECTION 4. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: With the exception of the provisions that obligate the United States to criminalize certain offenses, make those offenses punishable by appropriate penalties, and authorize the assertion of jurisdiction over such offenses, the 2005 Fixed Platforms Protocol is self-executing. Included among the self-executing provisions are those provisions obligating the United States to treat certain offenses as extraditable offenses for purposes of bilateral extradition treaties. None of the provisions of the 2005 Fixed Platforms Protocol, including those incorporating by reference Articles 7 and 10 of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 2005, confer private rights enforceable in United States courts. 2005 SUA Protocol Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to a Reservation, Understandings, and a Declaration. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, adopted on October 14, 2005, and signed on behalf of the United States of America on February 17, 2006 (the \"2005 SUA Protocol\") (Treaty Doc. 110-8), subject to the reservation of section 2, the understandings of section 3, and the declaration of section 4. Section 2. Reservation The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following reservation, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Consistent with Article 16(2) of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 2005, the United States of America declares that it does not consider itself bound by Article 16(1) of the Convention with respect to disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the 2005 SUA Protocol. Section 3. Understandings The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understandings, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: (1) The United States of America understands that the term \"armed conflict\" in Article 3 of the 2005 SUA Protocol (which adds, inter alia, paragraph 2 of Article 2bis to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation) does not include internal disturbances and tensions, such as riots, isolated and sporadic acts of violence, and other acts of a similar nature. (2) The United States of America understands that the term \"international humanitarian law,\" in Article 3 of the 2005 SUA Protocol (which adds, inter alia, paragraph 1 and 2 of Article 2bis to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation) has the same substantive meaning as the \"law of war.\" (3) The United States of America understands that, pursuant to Article 3 of the 2005 SUA Protocol (which adds, inter alia, paragraph 2 of Article 2bis to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation), the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 2005, does not apply to: (a) the military forces of a State, which are the armed forces of a State organized, trained, and equipped under its internal law for the primary purpose of national defense or security, in the exercise of their official duties; (b) civilians who direct or organize the official activities of military forces of a State; or (c) civilians acting in support of the official activities of the military forces of a State, if the civilians are under the formal command, control, and responsibility of those forces. (4) The United States of America understands that: A.\tArticle 3 and Article 4(5) of the 2005 SUA Protocol (which add, inter alia, Article 2bis(3) and Article 3bis(2), respectively, to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (together referred to as \"the NPT savings clauses\")) protect from criminal sanction under the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 2005, the transport of source material, special fissionable material, or equipment or material especially designed or prepared for the processing, use, or production of special fissionable material: i.\tfrom the territory of, or otherwise under the control of, a State Party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (\"NPT\") to the territory of, or otherwise under the control of, another NPT State Party or a state that is not an NPT party; and ii.\tfrom the territory of, or otherwise under the control of, a state that is not an NPT party to the territory of, or otherwise under the control of, an NPT State Party, where the resulting transfer or receipt of such items or materials is not contrary to the NPT obligations of the NPT State Party. B.\tThe following are illustrative examples of transport of source material, special fissionable material, and equipment or material especially designed or prepared for the processing, use, or production of special fissionable material that would not constitute offenses under the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 2005, by virtue of the savings clauses: i.\tTransport of source material or special fissionable material (from either an NPT State Party or a State that is not an NPT party) to an NPT nuclear-weapon State Party, as that term is defined in the NPT, regardless of whether the source material or special fissionable material will be under safeguards in the NPT nuclear-weapon State Party, because the resulting receipt of the material is not contrary to the NPT obligations of the nuclear-weapon State Party; ii.\tTransport of source material or special fissionable material to a non-nuclear-weapon State Party, as such term is used in the NPT, for non-nuclear use without safeguards, in accordance with the provisions of the recipient country's IAEA comprehensive safeguards agreement allowing for exemption of the source material or special fissionable material from safeguards or the non-application or termination of safeguards (e.g., for specified de minimis amounts, or for use in a non-proscribed military activity which does not require the application of IAEA safeguards or in a non-nuclear use such as the production of alloys or ceramics); iii.\tTransport of source material or special fissionable material or especially designed or prepared equipment, as described in Article 4(5) of the 2005 SUA Protocol (which adds Article 3bis(1)(b)(iii) to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation), from an NPT State Party to a State that is not an NPT party, so long as the relevant material is for peaceful purposes and placed under IAEA safeguards, consistent with the NPT State Party's obligations under Article III.2 of the NPT. If the source or special fissionable material transferred for peaceful purposes is subject to an IAEA safeguards agreement but is not required by that agreement actually to be under safeguards (e.g., under an exemption for de minimis amounts or a provision permitting safeguards termination for non-nuclear use), the transport would not constitute an offense under Article 3bis(1)(b)(iii) of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 2005. (5) The United States of America understands that current United States law with respect to the rights of persons in custody and persons charged with crimes fulfills the requirement in Article 9 of the 2005 SUA Protocol and, accordingly, the United States does not intend to enact new legislation to fulfill its obligations under this Article. Section 4. Declaration The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: With the exception of the provisions that obligate the United States to criminalize certain offenses, make those offenses punishable by appropriate penalties, and authorize the assertion of jurisdiction over such offenses, the 2005 SUA Protocol is self-executing. Included among the self-executing provisions are those provisions obligating the United States to treat certain offenses as extraditable offenses for purposes of bilateral extradition treaties. None of the provisions of the 2005 SUA Protocol, including Article 9, confer private rights enforceable in United States courts. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to Reservations and Declarations. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the amendments to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva 1992), as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto 1994), the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis 1998), and the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh 2002), signed by the United States at Antalya on November 24, 2006, as contained in the Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya 2006) (the \"2006 Final Acts\") (Treaty Doc. 110-16), subject to declarations and reservations Nos. 70(1)(second paragraph), 70(1)(third paragraph), 70(2), 104, and 106 of the 2006 Final Acts and the declaration of section 2. Section 2. Declaration The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: This Treaty is not self-executing. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to a Declaration and a Condition. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania, adopted at Brussels on July 9, 2008, and signed that day on behalf of the United States of America (the \"Protocol\") (Treaty Doc. 110- 20), subject to the declaration of section 2 and the condition of section 3. Section 2. Declaration The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: (a) Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty provides that Parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite any other European State in a position to further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area to accede to the North Atlantic Treaty, and thus become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (\"NATO\"). (b) The Bucharest Summit Declaration, issued by the Heads of States and Governments participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Bucharest on April 3, 2008, states that NATO welcomes Ukraine's and Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO. The Bucharest Summit Declaration additionally states that it was \"agreed today that these countries will become members of NATO.\" (c) The Senate declares that it is important that NATO keep its door open to all European democracies willing and able to assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership. Section 3. Condition The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following condition: Presidential Certification Prior to the deposit of the instrument of ratification, the President shall certify to the Senate as follows: 1. The inclusion of the Republic of Albania in NATO will not have the effect of increasing the overall percentage share of the United States in the common budgets of NATO; and 2. The inclusion of the Republic of Albania in NATO does not detract from the ability of the United States to meet or to fund its military requirements outside the North Atlantic area. Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to a Declaration and a Condition. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Croatia, adopted at Brussels on July 9, 2008, and signed that day on behalf of the United States of America (the \"Protocol\") (Treaty Doc. 110- 20), subject to the declaration of section 2 and the condition of section 3. Section 2. Declaration The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: (a) Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty provides that Parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite any other European State in a position to further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area to accede to the North Atlantic Treaty, and thus become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (\"NATO\"). (b) The Bucharest Summit Declaration, issued by the Heads of States and Governments participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Bucharest on April 3, 2008, states that NATO welcomes Ukraine's and Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO. The Bucharest Summit Declaration additionally states that it was \"agreed today that these countries will become members of NATO.\" (c) The Senate declares that it is important that NATO keep its door open to all European democracies willing and able to assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership. Section 3. Condition The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following condition: Presidential Certification Prior to the deposit of the instrument of ratification, the President shall certify to the Senate as follows: 1. The inclusion of the Republic of Croatia in NATO will not have the effect of increasing the overall percentage share of the United States in the common budgets of NATO; and 2. The inclusion of the Republic of Croatia in NATO does not detract from the ability of the United States to meet or to fund its military requirements outside the North Atlantic area. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A RESERVATION, UNDERSTANDINGS, AND A DECLARATION. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, adopted on July 8, 2005 (the ``Amendment'') (Treaty Doc. 110-6), subject to the reservation of section 2, the understandings of section 3, and the declaration of section 4. SECTION 2. RESERVATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following reservation, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Consistent with Article 17(3) of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, the United States of America declares that it does not consider itself bound by Article 17(2) of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material with respect to disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Amendment. SECTION 3. UNDERSTANDINGS The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understandings, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: (1) The United States of America understands that the term ``armed conflict'' in Paragraph 5 of the Amendment (Article 2 of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, as amended) does not include internal disturbances and tensions, such as riots, isolated and sporadic acts of violence, and other acts of a similar nature. (2) The United States of America understands that the term ``international humanitarian law'' in Paragraph 5 of the Amendment (Article 2 of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, as amended) has the same substantive meaning as the law of war. (3) The United States of America understands that, pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the Amendment (Article 2 of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, as amended), the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, as amended, will not apply to: (a) the military forces of a State, which are the armed forces of a State organized, trained, and equipped under its internal law for the primary purpose of national defense or security, in the exercise of their official duties; (b) civilians who direct or organize the official activities of military forces of a State; or (c) civilians acting in support of the official activities of the military forces of a State, if the civilians are under the formal command, control, and responsibility of those forces. SECTION 4. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: With the exception of the provisions that obligate the United States to criminalize certain offenses, make those offenses punishable by appropriate penalties, and authorize the assertion of jurisdiction over such offenses, this Amendment is self-executing. Included among the self-executing provisions are those provisions obligating the United States to treat certain offenses as extraditable offenses for purposes of bilateral extradition treaties. This Amendment does not confer private rights enforceable in United States courts. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), \tSECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, with accompanying Protocol, signed at Washington on February 23, 2007, as well as the Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Sofia on February 26, 2008 (Treaty Doc. 110-18), subject to the declaration of section 2. \tSECTION 2. DECLARATION \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Convention is self-executing. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), \tSECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Iceland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, and accompanying Protocol, signed at Washington on October 23, 2007 (Treaty Doc. 110-17), subject to the declaration of section 2. \tSECTION 2. DECLARATION \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Convention is self-executing. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria, signed at Sofia on September 19, 2007 (Treaty Doc. 110-12), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. AGREEMENT ON CERTAIN ASPECTS OF MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Agreement on Certain Aspects of Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria, signed at Sofia on September 19, 2007 (Treaty Doc. 110-12), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO AN UNDERSTANDING, A DECLARATION, AND A CONDITION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the International Convention Against Doping in Sport (the \"Convention\"), adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization on October 19, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 110-14; EC 6772), subject to the understanding of section 2, the declaration of section 3, and the condition of section 4. SECTION. 2. UNDERSTANDING The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: It is the understanding of the United States of America that nothing in this Convention obligates the United States to provide funding to the World Anti-Doping Agency. SECTION. 3. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: Pursuant to Article 2(4), which defines \"Athlete\" for purposes of doping control as \"any person who participates in sport at the international or national level as defined by each national anti-doping organization and accepted by States Parties and any additional person who participates in a sport or event at a lower level accepted by States Parties\", the United States of America declares that \"Athlete\" for purposes of doping control means any athlete determined by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to be subject to or to have accepted the World Anti-Doping Code. SECTION. 4. CONDITION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following condition: Not later than 60 days after an amendment to either of the Annexes that was concluded in accordance with the specific amendment procedure in Article 34 enters into force for the United States, the Secretary of State shall transmit the text of the amended Annex to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol of Amendments to the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization done at Monaco on April 14, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 110-9). ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved As recommended: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A CONDITION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks adopted in Singapore on March 27, 2006 and signed by the United States at Singapore on March 28, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 110-2), subject to the condition of section 2. SECTION 2. CONDITION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following condition: Report on Amendments to the Regulations. Not later than 60 days after the Assembly has agreed to an amendment to the Regulations pursuant to Article 22 and Article 23 of the Treaty, the Secretary of State shall transmit the text of the amendment to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. ",
"transmittedDate": "2007-05-03T00:00:00Z",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Estonia, signed at Tallinn on February 8, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-16), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Malta, signed at Valletta on May 18, 2006, with a related exchange of letters signed the same date (Treaty Doc. 109-17), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), \tSECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty between the United States of America and Malaysia on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Kuala Lumpur on July 28, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-22), subject to the declaration of section 2. \tSECTION 2. DECLARATION \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to Reservations and Declarations. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the amendments to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva 1992), as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto 1994) and the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis 1998), signed by the United States at Marrakesh on October 18, 2002, as contained in the Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh 2002) (the \"2002 Final Acts\") (Treaty Doc. 109-11), subject to declarations and reservations Nos. 70(second paragraph), 70(third paragraph), 71, 79, 80, and 101 of the 2002 Final Acts and the declaration of section 2. Section 2. Declaration The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: This Treaty is not self-executing. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved by the Senate: AGREEMENT ON EXTRADITION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION AND A CONDITION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union, signed at Washington on June 25, 2003, with a related Explanatory Note (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2 and the condition of section 3. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. SECTION 3. CONDITION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following condition: Report on Provisional Arrests. No later than February 1, 2010, and every February 1 for an additional four years thereafter, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall prepare and submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate that contains the following information: 1) The number of provisional arrests made by the United States during the previous calendar year under each bilateral extradition treaty with a Member State of the European Union, and a summary description of the alleged conduct for which provisional arrest was sought; 2) The number of individuals who were provisionally arrested by the United States under each such treaty who were still in custody at the end of the previous calendar year, and a summary description of the alleged conduct for which provisional arrest was sought; 3) The length of time between each provisional arrest listed under paragraph (1) and the receipt by the United States of a formal request for extradition; and 4) The length of time that each individual listed under paragraph (1) was held by the United States or an indication that they are still in custody if that is the case. PROTOCOL TO THE EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Austria signed January 8, 1998, as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, signed at Vienna on July 20, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Belgium signed April 27, 1987, signed at Brussels on December 16, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus signed June 17, 1996, signed at Nicosia on January 20, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY ON EXTRADITION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Second Supplementary Treaty on Extradition between the United States of America and the Czech Republic, signed at Prague on May 16, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty on Extradition between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Denmark signed June 22, 1972, signed at Copenhagen on June 23, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. PROTOCOL TO THE EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and Finland signed June 11, 1976, signed at Brussels on December 16, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND FRANCE Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3, paragraph 2, of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Extradition Treaty between United States of America and France signed April 23, 1996, signed at The Hague on September 30, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY ON EXTRADITION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Second Supplementary Treaty to the Treaty between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany Concerning Extradition, signed at Washington on April 18, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. PROTOCOL TO THE TREATY ON EXTRADITION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the Treaty on Extradition between the United States of America and the Hellenic Republic, signed May 6, 1931, and the Protocol thereto signed September 2, 1937, as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union, signed June 25, 2003, signed at Washington on January 18, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: This Treaty is self-executing. PROTOCOL TO THE TREATY ON EXTRADITION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on Extradition signed December 1, 1994, as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union, signed June 25, 2003, signed at Budapest on November 15, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND IRELAND Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty on Extradition between the United States of America and Ireland signed July 13, 1983, signed at Dublin on July 14, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Italian Republic signed October 13, 1983, signed at Rome on May 3, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. PROTOCOL TO THE EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol on the application of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union to the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, signed at Brussels on June 15, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109 -14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3, paragraph 2 (a) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg signed October 1, 1996, signed at Washington on February 1, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Agreement comprising the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed at Washington on June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the Kingdom of the Netherlands signed at The Hague on June 24, 1980, signed at The Hague on September 29, 2004, with a related exchange of notes signed the same date (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland on the application of the Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland signed July 10, 1996, pursuant to Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed at Washington June 25, 2003, signed at Warsaw on June 9, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument between the United States of America and the Portuguese Republic as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, signed at Washington on July 14, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument on Extradition between the United States of America and the Slovak Republic, as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, signed at Bratislava on February 6, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia comprising the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the Application of the Treaty on Extradition between the United States and the Kingdom of Serbia, signed October 25, 1901, signed at Ljubljana on October 17, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty on Extradition between the United States of America and Spain signed May 29, 1970, and the Supplementary Treaties on Extradition signed January 25, 1975, February 9, 1988 and March 12, 1996, signed at Madrid on December 17, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND KINGDOM OF SWEDEN Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Convention on Extradition between the United States of America and Sweden signed October 24, 1961 and the Supplementary Convention on Extradition between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Sweden signed March 14, 1983, signed at Brussels on December 16, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. EXTRADITION INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3 (2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed March 31, 2003, signed at London on December 16, 2004, with a related exchange of notes signed the same date (Treaty Doc. 109-14), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union, signed at Washington on June 25, 2003, with a related Explanatory Note (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: This Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROTOCOL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Austria on Mutual Legal Assistance Matters signed February 23, 1995, as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, signed at Vienna on July 20, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Belgium on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters signed January 28, 1988, signed at Brussels on December 16, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters signed December 20, 1999, signed at Nicosia on January 20, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Supplementary Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the United States of America and the Czech Republic, signed at Prague on May 16, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States of America as contemplated by Article 3(3) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, signed at Copenhagen on June 23, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Estonia on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters signed April 2, 1998, signed at Tallinn on February 8, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty on Certain Aspects of Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the United States of America and the Republic of Finland, signed at Brussels on December 16, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND FRANCE Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3, paragraph 2, of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the United States of America and France signed December 10, 1998, signed at The Hague on September 30, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Supplementary Treaty to the Treaty between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on April 18, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. PROTOCOL ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Hellenic Republic on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed May 26, 1999, as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union, signed June 25, 2003, signed at Washington on January 18, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. PROTOCOL ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters signed December 1, 1994, as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, signed at Budapest on November 15, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND IRELAND Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Ireland on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters signed January 18, 2001, signed at Dublin on July 14, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Italian Republic on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters signed November 9, 1982, signed at Rome on May 3, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROTOCOL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Latvia on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Riga on December 7, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROTOCOL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol on the application of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union to the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Brussels on June 15, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3, paragraph 2(a) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters signed March 13, 1997, signed at Washington on February 1, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND MALTA Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty on Certain Aspects of Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Malta, signed at Valletta on May 18, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Agreement comprising the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed at Washington on June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters signed at The Hague on June 12, 1981, signed at The Hague on September 29, 2004, with a related exchange of notes signed the same date (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland on the Application of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters signed July 10, 1996, pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed at Washington June 25, 2003, signed at Warsaw on June 9, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument between the United States of America and the Portuguese Republic as contemplated by Article 3(3) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, signed at Washington on July 14, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument between the United States of America and the Slovak Republic, as contemplated by Article 3(3) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, signed at Bratislava on February 6, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia comprising the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3(3) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed at Washington on June 25, 2003, signed at Ljubljana on October 17, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain signed November 20, 1990, signed at Madrid on December 17, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters signed December 17, 2001, signed at Brussels on December 16, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed June 25, 2003, as to the application of the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters signed January 6, 1994, signed at London on December 16, 2004, with a related exchange of notes signed the same date (Treaty Doc. 109-13), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is self-executing. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Latvia, signed at Riga on December 7, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-15), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: This Treaty is self-executing. ",
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"resolutionText": " As recommended: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital and to Certain Other Taxes, signed at Berlin on June 1, 2006 and an Exchange of Notes dated August 17, 2006 (EC-2046) (Treaty Doc. 109-20). ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved As recommended: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO DECLARATIONS The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (the ``Agreement''), adopted in Geneva on July 2, 1999, and signed by the United States of America on July 6, 1999 (Treaty Doc. 109-21), subject to the declarations of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATIONS The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declarations, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: (1) Pursuant to Article 5(2)(a) and Rule 11(3) of the Agreement, the United States of America declares that its Office is an Examining Office under the Agreement whose law requires that an application for the grant of protection to an industrial design contain: (i) indications concerning the identity of the creator of the industrial design that is the subject of the application; (ii) a brief description of the reproduction or of the characteristic features of the industrial design that is the subject of the application; and (iii) a claim. The specific wording of the claim shall be in formal terms to the ornamental design for the article (specifying name of article) as shown, or as shown and described. (2) Pursuant to Article 7(2) and Rule 12(3) of the Agreement, the United States of America declares that, as an Examining Office under the Agreement, the prescribed designation fee referred to in Article 7(1) of the Agreement shall be replaced by an individual designation fee, that is payable in a first part at filing and a second part payable upon allowance of the application. The current amount of the designation fee is US$1,230, payable in a first part of US$430 at filing and a second part of US$800 upon allowance of the application. However, for those entities that qualify for ``small entity'' status within the meaning of section 41(h) of title 35 of the United States Code and section 3 of the Small Business Act, the amount of the individual designation fee is US$615, payable in a first part of US$215 and a second part of US$400. In addition, these amounts are subject to future changes upon which notification to the Director General will be made in future declarations as authorized in Article 7(2) of the Agreement. (3) Pursuant to Article 11(1)(b) of the Agreement, the United States of America declares that the law of the United States of America does not provide for the deferment of the publication of an industrial design. (4) Pursuant to Article 13(1) of the Agreement, the United States of America declares that its laws require that only one independent and distinct design may be claimed in a single application. (5) Pursuant to Article 16(2) of the Agreement, the United States of America declares that a recording by the International Bureau under Article 16(1)(i) of the Agreement shall not have effect in the United States of America until the United States Patent and Trademark Office has received the statements or documents recorded thereby. (6) Pursuant to Article 17(3)(c) of the Agreement, the United States of America declares that the maximum duration of protection for designs provided for by its law is 15 years from grant. (7) Pursuant to Rule 8(1) of the Agreement, the United States of America declares that the law of the United States of America requires that an application for protection of an industrial design be filed in the name of the creator of the industrial design. The specific form and mandatory contents of a statement required for the purposes of Rule 8(2) of the Agreement are contained in section 1.63 of title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States. (8) Pursuant to Rule 13(4) of the Agreement, the United States of America declares that the period of one month referred to in Rule 13(3) of the Agreement shall be replaced by a period of six months as to the United States of America in light of the security clearance required by United States law. (9) Pursuant to Rule 18(1)(b), the United States of America declares that the period of six months referred to in Rule 18(1)(a) of the Agreement shall be replaced by a period of twelve months with respect to the United States of America, as the Office of the United States of America is an Examining Office under the Agreement. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved As recommended: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO RESERVATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Patent Law Treaty and Regulations under the Patent Law Treaty, done at Geneva on June 1, 2000 (Treaty Doc. 109-12), subject to the reservation of section 2. SECTION 2. RESERVATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following reservation, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: Pursuant to Article 23, the United States of America declares that Article 6(1) shall not apply to any requirement relating to unity of invention applicable under the Patent Cooperation Treaty to an international application. ",
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"resolutionText": " As recommended by the Committee on Foreign Relations: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO RESERVATIONS AND DECLARATIONS The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the ``Convention''), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on October 31, 2003, and signed by the United States on December 9, 2003, at Merida, Mexico (T. Doc. 109096), subject to the reservations in section 2 and the declarations in section 3. SECTION 2. RESERVATIONS The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following reservations, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: (1) The United States of America reserves the right to assume obligations under the Convention in a manner consistent with its fundamental principles of federalism, pursuant to which both federal and state criminal laws must be considered in relation to the conduct addressed in the Convention. U.S. federal criminal law, which regulates conduct based on its effect on interstate or foreign commerce, or another federal interest, serves as an important component of the legal regime within the United States for combating corruption and is broadly effective for this purpose. Federal criminal law does not apply where such criminal conduct does not so involve interstate or foreign commerce, or another federal interest. There are conceivable situations involving offenses of a purely local character where U.S. federal and state criminal law may not be entirely adequate to satisfy an obligation under the Convention. Similarly, in the U.S. system, the states are responsible for preventive measures governing their own officials. While the states generally regulate their own affairs in a manner consistent with the obligations set forth in the chapter on preventive measures in the Convention, in some cases they may do so in a different manner. Accordingly, there may be situations where state and federal law will not be entirely adequate to satisfy an obligation in Chapters II and III of the Convention. The United States of America therefore reserves to the obligations set forth in the Convention to the extent they (1) address conduct that would fall within this narrow category of highly localized activity or (2) involve preventive measures not covered by federal law governing state and local officials. This reservation does not affect in any respect the ability of the United States to provide international cooperation to other States Parties in accordance with the provisions of the Convention. (2) The United States of America reserves the right not to apply in part the obligation set forth in Article 42, paragraph 1(b) with respect to the offenses established in accordance with the Convention. The United States does not provide for plenary jurisdiction over offenses that are committed on board ships flying its flag or aircraft registered under its laws. However, in many circumstances, U.S. law provides for jurisdiction over such offenses committed on board U.S.-flagged ships or aircraft registered under U.S. law. Accordingly, the United States shall implement paragraph 1(b) to the extent provided for under its federal law. SECTION 3. DECLARATIONS (a) The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The United States of America declares that, in view of its reservations, current United States law, including the laws of the States of United States, fulfills the obligations of the Convention for the United States. Accordingly, the United States of America does not intend to enact new legislation to fulfill its obligations under the Convention. (b) The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declarations, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: (1) In accordance with Article 66, paragraph 3, the United States of America declares that it does not consider itself bound by the obligation set forth in Article 66, paragraph 2. (2) The United States declares that the provisions of the Convention (with the exception of Articles 44 and 46) are non-self-executing. None of the provisions of the Convention creates a private right of action. ",
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"resolutionText": " As recommended that the Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Established by the 1949 Convention Between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica, with Annexes, adopted on June 27, 2003, in Antigua, Guatemala, and signed by the United States on November 14, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 109-2). ",
"transmittedDate": "2005-05-16T00:00:00Z",
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"resolutionText": " As recommended by the Committee on Foreign Relations: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Con¿¿vention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Dhaka on September 26, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 109–5). ",
"transmittedDate": "2005-10-27T00:00:00Z",
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"resolutionText": " As recommended by the Committee on Foreign Relations: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Pro¿¿tocol Amending the Convention Between the United States of America and Sweden for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income of September 1, 1994, together with an Exchange of Notes, signed at Washington on September 30, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109–8). ",
"transmittedDate": "2005-11-10T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 8,
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"resolutionText": " As recommended by the Committee on Foreign Relations: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Pro¿¿tocol Amending the Convention Between the United States of America and the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Tax¿¿ation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Estates, Inheritances, and Gifts of November 24, 1978, signed at Washington on December 8, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 109–7). ",
"transmittedDate": "2005-11-04T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 7,
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), \tSECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO RESERVATIONS AND DECLARATIONS. \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the 1995 Revision of the Radio Regulations, with appendices, signed by the United States at Geneva on November 17, 1995, as contained in the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC 0995) (the \"1995 Final Acts'') (Treaty Doc. 108 -28), subject to declarations and reservations Nos. 67(3), 68, 78, and 82 of the 1995 Final Acts and the declaration of section 2. \tSECTION 2. DECLARATION \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is not self-executing. ",
"transmittedDate": "2004-12-07T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 28,
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"resolutionText": " As approved: 1 Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to Reservations and Declarations. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the amendments to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva 1992), as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto 1994), signed by the United States at Minneapolis on November 6, 1998, as contained in the Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis 1998) (the \"1998 Final Acts\") (Treaty Doc. 108-5), subject to declarations and reservations Nos. 90(second paragraph), 90(third paragraph), 101, 102, and 111 of the 1998 Final Acts and the declaration of section 2. Section 2. Declaration The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: This Treaty is not self-executing. ",
"transmittedDate": "2003-04-30T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 5,
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"resolutionText": " As approved on October 19, 2007: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Denmark to the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation of October 1, 1951, signed at Copenhagen on May 2, 2001 (Treaty Doc. 108-8). ",
"transmittedDate": "2003-09-02T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 8,
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"resolutionText": " As approved: (Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO DECLARATIONS. \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the \"Convention\") and the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the \"Protocol\"), concluded at Cape Town, South Africa, November 16, 2001 (T. Doc. 108-10), subject to the declarations of section 2 and section 3. SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS RELATIVE TO THE CONVENTION. \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declarations relative to the Convention: \t(1) Pursuant to Article 39 of the Convention - \t(A) all categories of non-consensual rights or interests which under United States law have and will in the future have priority over an interest in an object equivalent to that of the holder of a registered international interest shall to that extent have priority over a registered international interest, whether in or outside insolvency proceedings; and \t(B) nothing in the Convention shall affect the right of the United States or that of any entity thereof, any intergovernmental organization in which the United States is a member State, or other private provider of public services in the United States to arrest or detain an aircraft object under United States law for payment of amounts owed to any such entity, organization, or provider directly relating to the services provided by it in respect of that object or another object. \t(2) Pursuant to Article 54 of the Convention, all remedies available to the creditor under the Convention or Protocol which are not expressed under the relevant provision thereof to require application to the court may be exercised, in accordance with United States law, without leave of the court.\t\t\t SEC. 3. DECLARATIONS RELATIVE TO THE PROTOCOL. \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declarations relative to the Protocol: \t(1) Pursuant to Article XXX of the Protocol - \t(A) the United States will apply Article VIII of the Protocol; \t(B) the United States will apply Article XII of the Protocol; and \t(C) the United States will apply Article XIII of the Protocol. \t(2)(A) Pursuant to Article XIX of the Protocol - \t(i) the Federal Aviation Administration, acting through its Aircraft Registry, FAA Aeronautical Center, 6400 South MacArthur Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125, shall be the entry point at which information required for registration in respect of airframes or helicopters pertaining to civil aircraft of the United States or aircraft to become a civil aircraft of the United States shall be transmitted, and in respect of aircraft engines may be transmitted, to the International Registry; and \t(ii) the requirements of chapter 441 of title 49, United States Code, and part 49 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be fully complied with before such information is transmitted at the Federal Aviation Administration to the International Registry. \t(B) For purposes of the designation in subparagraph (A)(i) and the requirements in subparagraph (A)(ii), information is transmitted at the Federal Aviation Administration in accordance with procedures established under United States law. \t(C) In this paragraph, the term \"civil aircraft of the United States\" has the meaning given that term in section 40102(17) of title 49, United States Code. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania to the Treaty for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment of January 14, 1998, signed at Brussels on September 22, 2003 (T. Doc. 108-21). ",
"transmittedDate": "2004-03-12T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 21,
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"resolutionText": " As recommended by the Committee on Foreign Relations: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), the Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on October 14, 2003, and a related exchange of notes (Treaty Doc. 108-27). As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the United States of America and the Slovak Republic to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment of October 22, 1991, signed at Brussels on September 22, 2003 (T. Doc. 108-19). ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the United States of America and the Czech Republic to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment of October 22, 1991, signed at Brussels on December 10, 2003 (T. Doc. 108-18). ",
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"resolutionText": " As recommended by the Committee on Foreign Relations: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada on Pacific Hake/Whiting, done at Seattle, November 21, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-24). ",
"transmittedDate": "2004-06-16T00:00:00Z",
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"resolutionText": " As approved As recommended by the Committee on Foreign Relations Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), the Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty between the United States of America and Japan on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on August 5, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-12). ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved by the Committee on Foreign Relations: Text of Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification \tResolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO UNDERSTANDINGS AND DECLARATION \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol of 1997 to Amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 Relating Thereto (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the \"Protocol of 1997\"), signed by the United States on December 22, 1998 (T. Doc 108-7), subject to the understandings and declaration in sections 2 and 3. SECTION 2. UNDERSTANDINGS \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understandings, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: \t(1) The United States of America understands that the Protocol of 1997 does not, as a matter of international law, prohibit Parties from imposing, as a condition of entry into their ports or internal waters, more stringent emission standards or fuel oil requirements than those identified in the Protocol. \t(2) The United States of America understands that Regulation 15 applies only to safety aspects associated with the operation of vapor emission control systems that may be applied during cargo transfer operations between a tanker and port-side facilities and to the requirements specified in Regulation 15 for notification to the International Maritime Organization of port State regulation of such systems. SECTION 3. DECLARATION \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: \tThe United States of America notes that at the time of adoption of the Protocol of 1997, the NOx emission control limits contained in Regulation 13 were those agreed as being achievable by January 1, 2000, on new marine diesel engines, and further notes that Regulation 13(3)(b) contemplated that new technology would become available to reduce on-board NOx emissions below those limits. As such improved technology is now available, the United States expresses its support for an amendment to Annex VI, that would, on an urgent basis, revise the agreed NOx emission control limits contained in Regulation 13 in keeping with new technological developments. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved As approved by the Committee on Foreign Relations: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), The Senate advises and consents to the accession to the Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (the \"Protocol\") done at Brussels on June 26, 1999 (Treaty Doc. 108-6), including Specific Annexes A, B, C, D, E, and G; Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of Specific Annex F; and Chapters 3, 4 and 5 of Specific Annex J; subject to the reservations to certain Recommended Practices (as set forth in the enclosure to the report of the Secretary of State in Treaty Doc. 108-6) in Specific Annex A, Chapters 1 and 2; Specific Annex B, Chapters 2 and 3; Specific Annex D, Chapters 1 and 2; Specific Annex E, Chapters 1 and 2; Specific Annex F, Chapters 1, 2 and 3; Specific Annex G, Chapter 1; and Specific Annex J, Chapter 4. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved by Committee on Foreign Relations: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO RESERVATIONS, UNDERSTANDINGS, AND DECLARATIONS The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the ``Convention'') and two supplementary protocols: the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the ``Trafficking Protocol'') and the Protocol Against Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the ``Smuggling Protocol''), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on November 15, 2000 and signed by the United States on December 13, 2000 at Palermo, Italy (T. Doc. 108-16), subject to the reservations, understandings, and declarations of sections 2, 3 and 4. SECTION 2. RESERVATIONS AND DECLARATION RELATIVE TO THE CONVENTION (a) Reservations._The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following reservations relative to the Convention, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: (1) The United States of America reserves the right to assume obligations under the Convention in a manner consistent with its fundamental principles of federalism, pursuant to which both federal and state criminal laws must be considered in relation to the conduct addressed in the Convention. U.S. federal criminal law, which regulates conduct based on its effect on interstate or foreign commerce, or another federal interest, serves as the principal legal regime within the United States for combating organized crime, and is broadly effective for this purpose. Federal criminal law does not apply in the rare case where such criminal conduct does not so involve interstate or foreign commerce, or another federal interest. There are a small number of conceivable situations involving such rare offenses of a purely local character where U.S. federal and state criminal law may not be entirely adequate to satisfy an obligation under the Convention. The United States of America therefore reserves to the obligations set forth in the Convention to the extent they address conduct which would fall within this narrow category of highly localized activity. This reservation does not affect in any respect the ability of the United States to provide international cooperation to other Parties as contemplated in the Convention. (2) The United States of America reserves the right not to apply in part the obligation set forth in Article 15, paragraph 1(b) with respect to the offenses established in the Convention. The United States does not provide for plenary jurisdiction over offenses that are committed on board ships flying its flag or aircraft registered under its laws. However, in a number of circumstances, U.S. law provides for jurisdiction over such offenses committed on board U.S.-flagged ships or aircraft registered under U.S. law. Accordingly, the United States will implement paragraph 1(b) to the extent provided for under its federal law. (3) In accordance with Article 35, paragraph 3, the United States of America declares that it does not consider itself bound by the obligation set forth in Article 35, paragraph 2. (b) Declaration._The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration relative to the Convention: The United States of America declares that, in view of its federalism reservation, current United States law, including the laws of the States of the United States, fulfills the obligations of the Convention for the United States. Accordingly, the United States of America does not intend to enact new legislation to fulfill its obligations under the Convention. SECTION 3. RESERVATIONS, UNDERSTANDING, AND DECLARATION RELATIVE TO THE TRAFFICKING PROTOCOL (a) Reservations._The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following reservations relative to the Trafficking Protocol, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: (1) The United States of America reserves the right not to apply in part the obligation set forth in Article 15, paragraph 1(b), of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime with respect to the offenses established in the Trafficking Protocol. The United States does not provide for plenary jurisdiction over offenses that are committed on board ships flying its flag or aircraft registered under its laws. However, in a number of circumstances, U.S. law provides for jurisdiction over such offenses committed on board U.S.-flagged ships or aircraft registered under U.S. law. Accordingly, the United States will implement paragraph 1(b) of the Convention to the extent provided for under its federal law. (2) The United States of America reserves the right to assume obligations under this Protocol in a manner consistent with its fundamental principles of federalism, pursuant to which both federal and state criminal laws must be considered in relation to conduct addressed in the Protocol. U.S. federal criminal law, which regulates conduct based on its effect on interstate or foreign commerce, or another federal interest, such as the Thirteenth Amendment's prohibition of ``slavery'' and ``involuntary servitude,'' serves as the principal legal regime within the United States for combating the conduct addressed in this Protocol, and is broadly effective for this purpose. Federal criminal law does not apply in the rare case where such criminal conduct does not so involve interstate or foreign commerce, or otherwise implicate another federal interest, such as the Thirteenth Amendment. There are a small number of conceivable situations involving such rare offenses of a purely local character where U.S. federal and state criminal law may not be entirely adequate to satisfy an obligation under the Protocol. The United States of America therefore reserves to the obligations set forth in the Protocol to the extent they address conduct which would fall within this narrow category of highly localized activity. This reservation does not affect in any respect the ability of the United States to provide international cooperation to other Parties as contemplated in the Protocol. \t (3) In accordance with Article 15, paragraph 3, the United States of America declares that it does not consider itself bound by the obligation set forth in Article 15, paragraph 2. (b) Understanding._The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understanding relative to the Trafficking Protocol, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: The United States of America understands the obligation to establish the offenses in the Protocol as money laundering predicate offenses, in light of Article 6, paragraph 2(b) of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, as requiring States Parties whose money laundering legislation sets forth a list of specific predicate offenses to include in such list a comprehensive range of offenses associated with trafficking in persons. (c) Declaration._The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration relative to the Trafficking Protocol: The United States of America declares that, in view of its reservations, current United States law, including the laws of the States of the United States, fulfills the obligations of the Protocol for the United States. Accordingly, the United States of America does not intend to enact new legislation to fulfill its obligations under the Protocol. SECTION 4. RESERVATIONS AND UNDERSTANDING RELATIVE TO THE SMUGGLING PROTOCOL (a) Reservations._The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following reservations relative to the Smuggling Protocol, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: (1) The United States of America criminalizes most but not all forms of attempts to commit the offenses established in accordance with Article 6, paragraph 1 of this Protocol. With respect to the obligation under Article 6, Paragraph 2(a), the United States of America reserves the right to criminalize attempts to commit the conduct described in Article 6, paragraph 1(b), to the extent that under its laws such conduct relates to false or fraudulent passports and other specified identity documents, constitutes fraud or the making of a false statement, or constitutes attempted use of a false or fraudulent visa. (2) In accordance with Article 20, paragraph 3, the United States of America declares that it does not consider itself bound by the obligation set forth in Article 20, paragraph 2. (b) Understanding._The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understanding relative to the Smuggling Protocol, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: The United States of America understands the obligation to establish the offenses in the Protocol as money laundering predicate offenses, in light of Article 6, paragraph 2(b) of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, as requiring States Parties whose money laundering legislation sets forth a list of specific predicate offenses to include in such list a comprehensive range of offenses associated with smuggling of migrants. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved As approved by Senate: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), \tSECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION. \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Amendments to the 1987 Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America, with Annexes and Agreed Statements, done at Port Moresby, April 2, 1987, done at Koror, Palau, March 30, 1999, and at Kiritimati, Kiribati March 24, 2002 (T. Doc. 108-2), in this resolution referred to as the ``Amendments''), subject to the declaration in section 2. \tSEC. 2. DECLARATION. \tThe advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the Amendments is subject to the following declaration: \tThe advice and consent provided under section 1 is without prejudice to any position the Senate may take with respect to providing advice and consent to ratification of the Convention for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, signed by the United States on September 9, 2000. ",
"transmittedDate": "2003-02-11T00:00:00Z",
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"resolutionText": " As approved by the Senate: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Second Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States of America and Barbados for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, Signed on December 31, 1984, signed at Washington on July 14, 2004 (T. Doc. 108-26). ",
"transmittedDate": "2004-09-13T00:00:00Z",
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"resolutionText": " As approved by the Senate: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),\t \tThat the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, together with a Protocol and an Exchange of Notes, signed at Washington on November 6, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-14). ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the United States of America and the Republic of Bulgaria Amending the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Bulgaria Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment of September 23, 1992, signed at Brussels on September 22, 2003 (T. Doc. 108-15). ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Latvia to the Treaty for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment of January 13, 1995, signed at Brussels on September 22, 2003 (T. Doc. 108-20). ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Estonia to the Treaty for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment of April 19, 1994, signed at Brussels on October 24, 2003 (T. Doc. 108-17). ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland Concerning Business and Economic Relations of March 21, 1990, signed at Brussels on January 12, 2004 (T. Doc. 108-22). ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Romania Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment of May 28, 1992, signed at Brussels on September 22, 2003 (T. Doc. 108-13). ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Colombo on March 14, 1985 (Treaty Doc. 99-10), and the Protocol amending the Convention, together with an Exchange of Notes, signed at Washington on September 20, 2002 (Treaty Doc. 108-9), subject to the understanding that the authorities to which information may be disclosed under Article 27 include appropriate congressional committees and the General Accounting Office. As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO DECLARATIONS AND CONDITIONS. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia (as defined in section 4(6)), which were opened for signature at Brussels on March 26, 2003, and signed on behalf of the United States of America and other parties to the North Atlantic Treaty, subject to the declarations of section 2 and the conditions of section 3. SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS. The advice and consent of the Senate to ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia is subject to the following declarations: (1) Reaffirmation that United States Membership in NATO Remains a Vital National Security Interest of the United States.–The Senate declares that– (A) for more than 50 years the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has served as the preeminent organization to defend the countries in the North Atlantic area against all external threats; (B) through common action, the established democracies of North America and Europe that were joined in NATO persevered and prevailed in the task of ensuring the survival of democratic government in Europe and North America throughout the Cold War; (C) NATO enhances the security of the United States by embedding European states in a process of cooperative security planning, by preventing the destabilizing re-nationalization of European military policies, and by ensuring an ongoing and direct leadership role for the United States in European security affairs; (D) the responsibility and financial burden of defending the democracies of Europe and North America can be more equitably shared through an alliance in which specific obligations and force goals are met by its members; (E) the security and prosperity of the United States is enhanced by NATO's collective defense against aggression that may threaten the security of NATO members; (F) with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic became members of NATO on March 12, 1999; (G) on May 17, 2002, the Senate adopted the Freedom Consolidation Act of 2001 (S. 1572 of the 107th Congress), and President George W. Bush signed that bill into law on June 10, 2002, which “reaffirms support for continued enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Alliance; designates Slovakia for participation in the Partnership for Peace and eligible to receive certain security assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994; [and] authorizes specified amounts of security assistance for [fiscal year] 2002 for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania”; and (H) United States membership in NATO remains a vital national security interest of the United States. 2) Strategic Rationale for NATO Enlargement.–The Senate finds that– (A) notwithstanding the collapse of communism in most of Europe and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the United States and its NATO allies face threats to their stability and territorial integrity; (B) an attack against Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, or Slovenia, or their destabilization arising from external subversion, would threaten the stability of Europe and jeopardize vital United States national security interests; (C) Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, having established democratic governments and having demonstrated a willingness to meet all requirements of membership, including those necessary to contribute to the defense of all NATO members, are in a position to further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area; and (D) extending NATO membership to Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia will strengthen NATO, enhance security and stability in Central Europe, deter potential aggressors, and advance the interests of the United States and its NATO allies. (3) Full Membership for New NATO Members.–The Senate understands that Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, in becoming NATO members, will have all the rights, obligations, responsibilities, and protections that are afforded to all other NATO members. (4) The Importance of European Integration.– (A) Sense of the Senate.–It is the sense of the Senate that– (i) the central purpose of NATO is to provide for the collective defense of its members; (ii) the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is an institution for the promotion of democracy, the rule of law, crisis prevention, and post-conflict rehabilitation and, as such, is an essential forum for the discussion and resolution of political disputes among European members, Canada, and the United States; and (iii) the European Union is an essential organization for the economic, political, and social integration of all qualified European countries into an undivided Europe. (B) Policy of the United States.–The policy of the United States is– (i) to utilize fully the institutions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to reach political solutions for disputes in Europe; and (ii) to encourage actively the efforts of the European Union to continue to expand its membership, which will help to strengthen the democracies of Central and Eastern Europe. (5) Future Consideration of Candidates for Membership in NATO.– (A) Senate Findings.–The Senate finds that– (i) Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty provides that NATO members by unanimous agreement may invite the accession to the North Atlantic Treaty of any other European state in a position to further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area; (ii) in its Prague Summit Declaration of November 21, 2002, NATO stated that the Alliance– (I)(aa) will keep its door open “to European democracies willing and able to assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership, in accordance with Article 10 of the Washington Treaty''; (bb) will keep under review through the Membership Action Plan (MAP) the progress of those democracies, including Albania, Croatia, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, that seek NATO membership, and continue to use the MAP as the vehicle to measure progress in future rounds of NATO enlargement; (cc) will consider the MAP as a means for those nations that seek NATO membership to develop military capabilities to enable such nations to undertake operations ranging from peacekeeping to high-intensity conflict, and help aspirant countries achieve political reform that includes strengthened democratic structures and progress in curbing corruption; (dd) concurs that Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia have successfully used the MAP to address issues important to NATO membership; and (ee) maintains that the nations invited to join NATO at the Prague Summit “will not be the last''; (II)(aa) in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and its subsequent decision to invoke Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, will implement the approved “comprehensive package of measures, based on NATO's Strategic Concept, to strengthen our ability to meet the challenges to the security of our forces, populations and territory, from wherever they may come''; and (bb) recognizes that the governments of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia have successfully used the MAP to address important issues and have showed solidarity with the United States after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001; (III) will create “. . . a NATO Response Force (NRF) consisting of a technologically advanced, flexible, deployable, interoperable, and sustainable force including land, sea, and air elements ready to move quickly to wherever needed, as decided by the Council''; (IV) will streamline its “military command arrangements'' for “a leaner, more efficient, effective, and deployable command structure, with a view to meeting the operational requirements for the full range of Alliance missions''; (V) will “approve the Prague Capabilities Commitment (PCC) as part of the continuing Alliance effort to improve and develop new military capabilities for modern warfare in a high threat environment''; and (VI) will “examine options for addressing the increasing missile threat to Alliance territory, forces and populations centres'' and tackle the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by enhancing the role of the WMD Centre within the International Staff; (iii) as stated in the Prague Summit Declaration, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia have “demonstrated their commitment to the basic principles and values set out in the Washington Treaty, the ability to contribute to the Alliance's full range of missions including collective defence, and a firm commitment to contribute to stability and security, especially in regions of crisis and conflict'';(iv) Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia have been acting as de facto NATO allies through their contributions and participation in peacekeeping operations in the Balkans, Operation Enduring Freedom, and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF); (v) Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, together with Albania, Croatia, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, issued joint statements on November 21, 2002, and February 5, 2003, expressing their support for the international community's efforts to disarm Iraq; and (vi) the United States will not support the accession to the North Atlantic Treaty of, or the invitation to begin accession talks with, any European state (other than Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia), unless– (I) the President consults with the Senate consistent with Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States (relating to the advice and consent of the Senate to the making of treaties); and (II) the prospective NATO member can fulfill the obligations and responsibilities of membership, and the inclusion of such state in NATO would serve the overall political and strategic interests of NATO and the United States. (B) Requirement for Consensus and Ratification.–The Senate declares that no action or agreement other than a consensus decision by the full membership of NATO, approved by the national procedures of each NATO member, including, in the case of the United States, the requirements of Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States (relating to the advice and consent of the Senate to the making of treaties), will constitute a commitment to collective defense and consultations pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. (6) Partnership for Peace.–The Senate declares that– (A)(i) the Partnership for Peace between NATO members and the Partnership for Peace countries is an important and enduring complement to NATO in maintaining and enhancing regional security; and (ii) the Partnership for Peace has greatly enhanced security and ability throughout the Euro-Atlantic area, with Partnership for Peace countries, especially countries that seek NATO membership, and has encouraged them to strengthen political dialogue with NATO allies and to undertake all efforts to work with NATO allies, as appropriate, in the planning, conduct, and oversight of those activities and projects in which they participate and to which they contribute, including combating terrorism; (B) the Partnership for Peace serves a critical role in promoting common objectives of NATO members and the Partnership for Peace countries, including– (i) increasing the transparency of national defense planning and budgeting processes; (ii) ensuring democratic control of defense forces; (iii) maintaining the capability and readiness of Partnership for Peace countries to contribute to operations of the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; (iv) developing cooperative military relations with NATO; (v) enhancing the interoperability between forces of the Partnership for Peace countries and forces of NATO members; and (vi) facilitating cooperation of NATO members with countries from Central Asia, the Caucasus, and eastern and southeastern Europe. (7) The NATO-Russia Council.–The Senate declares that– (A) it is in the interest of the United States for NATO to continue to develop a new and constructive relationship with the Russian Federation as the Russian Federation pursues democratization, market reforms, and peaceful relations with its neighbors; and (B) the NATO-Russia Council, established by the Heads of State and Government of NATO and the Russian Federation on May 28, 2002, will– (i) provide an important forum for strengthening peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic area, and where appropriate for consensus building, consultations, joint decisions, and joint actions; (ii) permit the members of NATO and Russia to work as equal partners in areas of common interest; (iii) participate in joint decisions and joint actions only after NATO members have consulted, in advance, among themselves about what degree any issue should be subject to the NATO-Russia Council; (iv) not provide the Russian Federation with a voice or veto in NATO's decisions or freedom of action through the North Atlantic Council, the Defense Planning Committee, or the Nuclear Planning Committee; and (v) not provide the Russian Federation with a veto over NATO policy. (8) Compensation for Victims of the Holocaust and of Communism.–The Senate finds that– (A) individuals and communal entities whose property was seized during the Holocaust or the communist period should receive appropriate compensations; (B) Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia have put in place publicly declared mechanisms for compensation for property confiscated during the Holocaust and the communist era, including the passage of statutes, and for the opening of archives and public reckoning with the past; (C) Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia have each adjudicated and resolved numerous specific claims for compensation for property confiscated during the Holocaust or the communist era over the past several years; (D) Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia have each established active historical commissions or other bodies to study and report on their government's and society's role in the Holocaust or the communist era; and (E) the governments of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia have made clear their openness to active dialogue with other governments, including the United States Government, and with nongovernmental organizations, on coming to grips with the past. (9) Treaty Interpretation.–The Senate reaffirms condition (8) of the resolution of ratification of the Document Agreed Among the States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) of November 19, 1990 (adopted at Vienna on May 31, 1996), approved by the Senate on May 14, 1997, relating to condition (1) of the resolution of ratification of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty approved by the Senate on May 27, 1988. (10) Consideration of Certain Issues withRespect to NATO Decision-making and Member Ship.– (A) Sense of the Senate.– It is the sense of the Senate that, not later than the date that is eighteen months after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the President should place on the agenda for discussions at the North Atlantic Council – (i) the NATO “consensus rule”; and (ii) the merits of establishing a process for suspending the membership inNATO of a member country that no longer complies with the NATO principles of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law set forth in the preamble to the North Atlantic Treaty. (B) Report.– Not later than 60 days after the discussion at the North Atlantic Council of each of the issues described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes– (i) the steps the United States has taken to place these issues on the agenda for discussion at the North Atlantic Council; (ii) the views of the United States on these issues as communicated to the North Atlantic Council by the representatives of the United States to the Council; (iii) the discussion of these issues at the North Atlantic Council, including any decision that has been reached with respect to the issues: (iv) methods to provide more flexibility to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe to plan potential contingency operations before the formal approval of such planning by the North Atlantic Council; and (v) methods to streamline the process by which NATO makes decisions with respect to conducting military campaigns. SEC. 3. CONDITIONS. The advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia is subject to the following conditions, which shall be binding upon the President: (1) Costs, Benefits, Burden-sharing, and Military Implications of the Enlargement of NATO– (A) Presidential Certification.–Prior to the deposit of the United States instrument of ratification, the President shall certify to the Senate that– (i) the inclusion of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia in NATO will not have the effect of increasing the overall percentage share of the United States in the common budgets of NATO; and (ii) the inclusion of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia in NATO does not detract from the ability of the United States to meet or to fund its military requirements outside the North Atlantic area. (B) Annual Reports.–Not later than April 1 of each year during the 3-year period following the date of entry into force of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, which may be submitted in an unclassified and classified form, and which shall contain the following information: (i) The amount contributed to the common budgets of NATO by each NATO member during the preceding calendar year. (ii) The proportional share assigned to, and paid by, each NATO member under NATO's cost-sharing arrangements. (iii) The national defense budget of each NATO member, the steps taken by each NATO member to meet NATO force goals, and the adequacy of the national defense budget of each NATO member in meeting common defense and security obligations. (C) Reports on Future Enlargement of NATO.– (i) Reports Prior to Commencement of Accession Talks.– Prior to any decision by the North Atlantic Council to invite any country (other than Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) to begin accession talks with NATO, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a detailed report regarding each country being actively considered for NATO membership, including– (I) an evaluation of how that country will further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area; (II) an evaluation of the eligibility of that country for membership based on the principles and criteria identified by NATO and the United States, including the military readiness of that country; (III) an explanation of how an invitation to that country would affect the national security interests of the United States; (IV) a United States Government analysis of the common-funded military requirements and costs associated with integrating that country into NATO, and an analysis of the shares of those costs to be borne by NATO members, including the United States; and (V) a preliminary analysis of the implications for the United States defense budget and other United States budgets of integrating that country into NATO. (ii) Updated Reports Prior to Signing Protocols of Accession.–Prior to the signing of any protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of any country, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, in classified and unclassified forms– (I) updating the information contained in the report required under clause (i) with respect to that country; and (II) including an analysis of that country's ability to meet the full range of the financial burdens of NATO membership, and the likely impact upon the military effectiveness of NATO of the country invited for accession talks, if the country were to be admitted to NATO. (D) Review and Reports by the General Accounting Office.– The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review and assessment of the evaluations and analyses contained in all reports submitted under subparagraph (C) and, not later than 90 days after the date of submission of any report under subparagraph (C)(ii), shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees setting forth the assessment resulting from that review. (2) Reports on Intelligence Matters.– (A) Progress Report.–Not later than January 1, 2004, the President shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees on the progress of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia in satisfying the security sector and security vetting requirements for membership in NATO. (B) Reports Regarding Protection of Intelligence Sources and Methods.–Not later than January 1, 2004, and again not later than the date that is 90 days after the date of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty by Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, the Director of Central Intelligence shall submit a detailed report to the congressional intelligence committees– (i) identifying the latest procedures and requirements established by Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia for the protection of intelligence sources and methods; and (ii) including an assessment of how the overall procedures and requirements of such countries for the protection of intelligence sources and methods compare with the procedures and requirements of other NATO members for the protection of intelligence sources and methods. (C) Definitions.–In this paragraph: (i) Congressional Intelligence Committees.–The term “congressional intelligence committees'' means the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (ii) Date of Accession to the North Atlantic Treaty by Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.–The term “date of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty by Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia'' means the latest of the following dates: (I) The date on which Bulgaria accedes to the North Atlantic Treaty. (II) The date on which Estonia accedes to the North Atlantic Treaty. (III) The date on which Latvia accedes to the North Atlantic Treaty. (IV) The date on which Lithuania accedes to the North Atlantic Treaty. (V) The date on which Romania accedes to the North Atlantic Treaty. (VI) The date on which Slovakia accedes to the North Atlantic Treaty. (VII) The date on which Slovenia accedes to the North Atlantic Treaty. (3) Requirement of Full Cooperation With United States Efforts to Obtain the Fullest Possible Accounting of Captured and Missing United States Personnel From Past Military Conflicts or Cold War Incidents.–Prior to the deposit of the United States instrument of ratification, the President shall certify to Congress that each of the governments of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia are fully cooperating with United States efforts to obtain the fullest possible accounting of captured or missing United States personnel from past military conflicts or Cold War incidents, to include– (A) facilitating full access to relevant archival material; and (B) identifying individuals who may possess knowledge relative to captured or missing United States personnel, and encouraging such individuals to speak with United States Government officials. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this resolution: (1) Appropriate Congressional Committees.–The term “appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) NATO.–The term “NATO'' means the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (3) NATO Members.–The term “NATO members'' means all countries that are parties to the North Atlantic Treaty. (4) North Atlantic Area.–The term “North Atlantic area'' means the area covered by Article 6 of the North Atlantic Treaty, as applied by the North Atlantic Council. (5) North Atlantic Treaty.–The term “North Atlantic Treaty'' means the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at Washington on April 4, 1949 (63 Stat. 2241; TIAS 1964), as amended. (6) Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.–The term “Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia'' refers to the following protocols transmitted by the President to the Senate on April 10, 2003 (Treaty Document No. 108-4): (A) The Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria, signed at Brussels on March 26, 2003. (B) The Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Estonia, signed at Brussels on March 26, 2003. (C) The Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Latvia, signed at Brussels on March 26, 2003. (D) The Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Lithuania, signed at Brussels on March 26, 2003. (E) The Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Romania, signed at Brussels on March 26, 2003. (F) The Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Slovakia, signed at Brussels on March 26, 2003. (G) The Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Slovenia, signed at Brussels on March 26, 2003. (7) United States Instrument of Ratification.–The term “United States instrument of ratification'' means the instrument of ratification of the United States of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. (8) Washington Treaty.–The term “Washington Treaty'' means the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at Washington on April 4, 1949 (63 Stat. 2241; TIAS 1964), as amended. As approved: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), \tSECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO RESERVATIONS AND DECLARATIONS. \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the 1992 Partial Revision of the Radio Regulations (Geneva, 1979), with appendices, signed by the United States at Malaga-Torremolinos on March 3, 1992, as contained in the Final Acts of the World Administrative Radio Conference for Dealing with Frequency Allocations in Certain Parts of the Spectrum (WARC 0992) (the \"1992 Final Acts'') (Treaty Doc. 107-17), subject to declarations and reservations Nos. 67, 79, and 80 of the 1992 Final Acts and the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: \tThis Treaty is not self-executing. ",
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"resolutionText": " As recommended by the Committee on Foreign Relations: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO DECLARATION AND CONDITION. \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, done at Vienna on September 12, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 107-21), subject to the declaration in section 2, and the condition in section 3. SECTION 2. DECLARATION. \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: \tAs provided for in paragraph 3 of Article XVI, the United States of America declares that it does not consider itself bound by either of the dispute settlement procedures provided for in paragraph 2 of that Article, but reserves the right in a particular case to agree to follow the dispute settlement procedures of the Convention or any other procedures. SECTION 3. CONDITION. \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following condition: \tNot later than 180 days after entry into force of the Convention for the United States, and annually thereafter for four additional years, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and International Relations of the House of Representatives that includes the following: (A) Ratification._A list of countries that have become a Contracting Party to the Convention and the dates of entry into force for each country. (B) Domestic Legislation._A description of the domestic laws enacted by each Contracting Party to the Convention that implement the obligations under Article III of the Convention. (C) U.S. Diplomacy._A description of United States diplomatic efforts to encourage other nations to become Contracting Parties to the Convention, particularly those nations that have signed it. ",
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"resolutionText": " SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO UNDERSTANDING The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism (the “Convention”), adopted at the thirty-second regular session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States meeting in Bridgetown, Barbados, and signed by the United States on June 3, 2002 (Treaty Doc. 107-18), subject to the understanding in Section 2. SECTION 2. UNDERSTANDING. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification: \tThe United States of America understands that the term “international humanitarian law” in paragraph 2 of Article 15 of the Convention has the same substantive meaning as the law of war.As approved ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: Section 1. Advice and Consent to Ratification of the Treaty with Belize on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, subject to an understanding and conditions. \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Belize on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Belize, on September 19, 2000, and a related exchange of notes (Treaty Doc. 107-13; in this resolution referred to as the \"Treaty\"), subject to the understanding in section 2 and the conditions in section 3. Section 2. Understanding. \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: \tProhibition on Assistance to the International criminal Court. - The United States shall exercise its rights to limit the use of assistance that it provides under the Treaty so that any assistance provided by the Government of the United States shall not be transferred to or otherwise used to assist the International Criminal Court unless the treaty establishing the Court has entered into force for the United States by and with the advice of the Senate in accordance with Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, or unless the President has waived any applicable prohibition on provision of such assistance in accordance with applicable United States law. Section 3. Conditions. \tThe advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following conditions: \t(1) Limitation on Assistance. - Pursuant to the right of the United States under the Treaty to deny legal assistance that would prejudice the essential public policy or interests of the United States, the United States shall deny any request for such assistance if the Central Authority of the United States (as designated in Article 2(2) of the Treaty), after consultation with all appropriate intelligence, anti-narcotic, and foreign policy agencies, has specific information that a senior Government official of the requesting party who will have access to information to be provided as part of such assistance is engaged in a felony, including the facilitation of the production or distribution of illegal drugs. \t(2) Supremacy of the Constitution. - Nothing in the Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States that is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States. ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: \tThat the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Honduras for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Embezzled Vehicles and Aircraft, with Annexes and a related exchange of notes, signed at Tegucigalpa on November 23, 2001 (Treaty Doc. 107-15). ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved by the Senate: Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS AND DECLARATIONS. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions (T. Doc. 107-8, in this resolution referred to as the \"Moscow Treaty\" or \"Treaty\"), subject to the conditions in section 2 and declarations in section 3. SEC. 2. CONDITIONS. The advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the Moscow Treaty is subject to the following conditions, which shall be binding on the President: (1) Report on the role of cooperative threat reduction and nonproliferation assistance.-Recognizing that implementation of the Moscow Treaty is the sole responsibility of each party, not later than 60 days after the exchange of instruments of ratification of the Treaty, and annually thereafter on February 15, the President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report and recommendations on how United States Cooperative Threat Reduction assistance to the Russian Federation can best contribute to enabling the Russian Federation to implement the Treaty efficiently and maintain the security and accurate accounting of its nuclear weapons and weapons-usable components and material in the current year. The report shall be submitted in both unclassified and, as necessary, classified form. (2) Annual implementation report.- Not later than 60 days after exchange of instruments of ratification of the Treaty, and annually thereafter on April 15, the President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report on implementation of the Treaty by the United States and the Russian Federation. This report shall be submitted in both unclassified and, as necessary, classified form and shall include- (A) a listing of strategic nuclear weapons force levels of the United States, and a best estimate of the strategic nuclear weapons force levels of the Russian Federation, as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year; (B) a detailed description, to the extent possible, of strategic offensive reductions planned by each party for the current calendar year; (C) to the extent possible, the plans of each party for achieving by December 31, 2012, the strategic offensive reductions required by Article I of the Treaty; (D) measures, including any verification or transparency measures, that have been taken or have been proposed by a party to assure each party of the other party's continued intent and ability to achieve by December 31, 2012, the strategic offensive reductions required by Article I of the Treaty; (E) information relevant to implementation of this Treaty that has been learned as a result of Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) verification measures, and the status of consideration of extending the START verification regime beyond December 2009; (F) any information, insufficiency of information, or other situation that may call into question the intent or the ability of either party to achieve by December 31, 2012, the strategic offensive reductions required by Article I of the Treaty; and (G) any actions that have been taken or have been proposed by a party to address concerns listed pursuant to subparagraph (F) or to improve the implementation and effectiveness of the Treaty. SEC. 3. DECLARATIONS. The advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the Moscow Treaty is subject to the following declarations, which express the intent of the Senate: (1) Treaty interpretation. - The Senate reaffirms condition (8) of the resolution of ratification of the Document Agreed Among the States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) of November 19, 1990 (adopted at Vienna on May 31, 1996), approved by the Senate on May 14, 1997, relating to condition (1) of the resolution of ratification of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, approved by the Senate on May 27, 1988. (2) Further strategic arms reductions.- The Senate encourages the President to continue strategic offensive reductions to the lowest possible levels consistent with national security requirements and alliance obligations of the United States. (3) Bilateral implementation issues.- The Senate expects the executive branch of the Government to offer regular briefings, including consultations before meetings of the Bilateral Implementation Commission, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate on any implementation issues related to the Moscow Treaty. Such briefings shall include a description of all efforts by the United States in bilateral forums and through diplomatic channels with the Russian Federation to resolve any such issues and shall include a description of- (A) the issues raised at the Bilateral Implementation Commission, within 30 days after such meetings; (B) any issues related to implementation of this Treaty that the United States is pursuing in other channels, including the Consultative Group for Strategic Security established pursuant to the Joint Declaration of May 24, 2002, by the Presidents of the United States and the Russian Federation; and (C) any Presidential determination with respect to issues described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). (4) Nonstrategic nuclear weapons.- Recognizing the difficulty the United States has faced in ascertaining with confidence the number of nonstrategic nuclear weapons maintained by the Russian Federation and the security of those weapons, the Senate urges the President to engage the Russian Federation with the objectives of- (A) establishing cooperative measures to give each party to the Treaty improved confidence regarding the accurate accounting and security of nonstrategic nuclear weapons maintained by the other party; and (B) providing United States or other international assistance to help the Russian Federation ensure the accurate accounting and security of its nonstrategic nuclear weapons. (5) Achieving reductions.- Recognizing the transformed relationship between the United States and the Russian Federation and the significantly decreased threat posed to the United States by the Russian Federation's strategic nuclear arsenal, the Senate encourages the President to accelerate United States strategic force reductions, to the extent feasible and consistent with United States national security requirements and alliance obligations, in order that the reductions required by Article I of the Treaty may be achieved prior to December 31, 2012. (6) Consultations.- Given the Senate's continuing interest in this Treaty and in continuing strategic offensive reductions to the lowest possible levels consistent with national security requirements and alliance obligations of the United States, the Senate urges the President to consult with the Senate prior to taking actions relevant to paragraphs 2 or 3 of Article IV of the Treaty. ",
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"resolutionText": " Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), \tSECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A CONDITION. \tThe Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population, done at Washington October 16, 2000 (T. Doc. 107-10), in this resolution referred to as the \"Agreement\"), subject to the condition in section 2. \tSEC. 2. CONDITION. \tThe advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the Agreement is subject to the condition that the Secretary of State shall promptly notify the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate in any instance that, pursuant to Article 3 of the Agreement, the Contracting Parties modify the area to which the Agreement applies. Any such notice shall include the text of the modification and information regarding the reasons for the modification.\t\t ",
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"resolutionText": " As approved: That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Second Protocol Amending the Treaty on Extradition Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada, signed at Ottawa on January 12, 2001 (Treaty Doc. 107-11). ",
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"resolutionText": " Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS. The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of America, with Annexes, signed at Vienna June 12, 1998 (T. Doc. 107-7) subject to the conditions in section 2 and the understandings in section 3. SEC. 2. CONDITIONS. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following conditions, which shall be binding upon the President: (1) Certifications regarding the National Security Exclusion, managed access, and declared locations.- Prior to the deposit of the United States instrument of ratification, the President shall certify to the appropriate congressional Committees that, not later than 180 days after the deposit of the United States instrument of ratification- (A) all necessary regulations will be promulgated and will be in force regarding the use of the National Security Exclusion under Article 1.b of the Additional Protocol, and that such regulations shall be made in accordance with the principles developed for the application of the National Security Exclusion; (B) the managed access provisions of Articles 7 and 1.c of the Additional Protocol shall be implemented in accordance with the appropriate and necessary inter-agency guidance and regulation regarding such access; and (C) the necessary security and counter-intelligence training and preparation will have been completed for any declared locations of direct national security significance. (2) Certification regarding site vulnerability assessments.- Prior to the deposit of the United States instrument of ratification, the President shall certify to the appropriate congressional Committees that the necessary site vulnerability assessments regarding activities, locations, and information of direct national security significance to the United States will be completed not later than 180 days after the deposit of the United States instrument of ratification for the initial United States declaration to the International Atomic Energy Agency (in this resolution referred to as the \"Agency\") under the Additional Protocol. SEC. 3. UNDERSTANDINGS. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understandings: (1) Implementation of additional protocol.- Implementation of the Additional Protocol will conform to the principles set forth in the letter of April 30, 2002, from the United States Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Vienna Office of the United Nations to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. (2) Notification to congress of added and deleted locations.- (A) Added locations.- The President shall notify the appropriate congressional Committees in advance of declaring to the Agency any addition to the lists of locations within the United States pursuant to Article 2.a.(i), Article 2.a.(iv), Article 2.a.(v), Article 2.a.(vi)(a), Article 2.a.(vii), Article 2.a.(viii), and Article 2.b.(i) of the Additional Protocol, together with a certification that such addition will not adversely affect the national security of the United States. During the ensuing 60 days, Congress may disapprove an addition to the lists by joint resolution for reasons of direct national security significance, under procedures identical to those provided for the consideration of resolutions under section 130 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2159). (B) Deleted locations.- The President shall notify the appropriate congressional Committees of any deletion from the lists of locations within the United States previously declared to the Agency pursuant to Article 2.a.(i), Article 2.a.(iv), Article 2.a.(v), Article 2.a.(vi)(a), Article 2.a.(vii), Article 2.a.(viii), and Article 2.b.(i) of the Additional Protocol that is due to such location having a direct national security significance, together with an explanation of such deletion, as soon as possible prior to providing the Agency information regarding such deletion. (3) Protection of classified information.- The Additional Protocol will not be construed to require the provision, in any manner, to the Agency of \"Restricted Data\"controlled by the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. (4) Protection of confidential information.- Should the President make a determination that persuasive information is available indicating that- (A) an officer or employee of the Agency has willfully published, divulged, disclosed, or made known in any manner or to any extent contrary to the Agreement between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of America and the Additional Protocol, any United States confidential business information coming to him or her in the course of his or her official duties relating to the implementation of the Additional Protocol, or by reason of any examination or investigation of any return, report, or record made to or filed with the Agency, or any officer or employee thereof, in relation to the Additional Protocol; and (B) such practice or disclosure has resulted in financial losses or damages to a United States person; the President shall, not later than 30 days after the receipt of such information by the executive branch of the United States Government, notify the appropriate congressional Committees in writing of such determination. (5) Report on consultations on adoption of additional protocols in non-nuclear weapon states.- Not later than 180 days after entry into force of the Additional Protocol, and annually thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional Committees a report on measures that have been taken or ought to be taken to achieve the adoption of additional protocols to existing safeguards agreements signed by non-nuclear weapon states party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. (6) Report on united states assistance to the agency for the purpose of additional protocol implementation and verification of the obligations of non-nuclear weapon states.- Not later than 180 days after the entry into force of the Additional Protocol, and annually thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional Committees a report detailing the assistance provided by the United States to the Agency in order to promote the effective implementation of additional protocols to safeguards agreements signed by non-nuclear weapon states party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the verification of the compliance of such parties with Agency obligations. (7) Subsidiary arrangements and amendments.- (A) The subsidiary arrangement.- The Subsidiary Arrangement to the Additional Protocol between the United States and the Agency, signed at Vienna on June 12, 1998 contains an illustrative, rather than exhaustive, list of accepted United States managed access measures. (B) Notification of additional subsidiary arrangements and amendments.- The President shall notify the appropriate congressional Committees not later than 30 days after- (i) agreeing to any subsidiary arrangement with the Agency under Article 13 of the Additional Protocol; and (ii) the adoption by the Agency Board of Governors of any amendment to its Annexes under Article 16.b. (8) Amendments.- Amendments to the Additional Protocol will take effect for the United States in accordance with the requirements of the United States Constitution as the United States determines them. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this resolution: (1) Additional protocol.- The term \"Additional Protocol\" means the Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of America, with Annexes and a Subsidiary Agreement, signed at Vienna June 12, 1998 (T. Doc. 107-7). (2) Appropriate congressional committees.- The term \"appropriate congressional committees\"means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (3) Nuclear non-proliferation treaty.- The term \"Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty\"means the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 1970. ",
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"resolutionText": "Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Extradition Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Swiss Confederation, signed at Washington on November 14, 1990. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following proviso, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:
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"resolutionText": "Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Belgium signed at Brussels on April 27, 1987. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following proviso, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:
Nothing in the Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America that is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States.",
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Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Government of the United States of America and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex and Protocol, signed at Washington on September 26, 1994.",
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Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Republic of Latvia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex and Protocol, signed at Washington on January 13, 1995.
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Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Treaty Between Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Albania Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex and Protocol, signed at Washington on January 11, 1995.
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Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Republic of Georgia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex, signed at Washington on March 7, 1994.",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), with Annexes, signed at Geneva on December 22, 1992, and Amendments to the Constitution and Convention, signed at Kyoto on October 14, 1994, together with Declarations and Reservations by the United States contained in the Final Acts (Treaty Doc. 104-34), subject to declarations and reservations Nos. 68, 73 and 82 of the 1992 Final Acts; declarations and reservations Nos. 84, 92, 97, and 98 of the 994 Final Acts; andthe understandings of subsection (a), the declarations of subsection (b), and the proviso of subsection (c).\\
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(1)BROADCASTS TO CUBA.-- The United States of America, noting the Statement (No.40) entered by the delegation of Cuba during the Plenipotentiary Conference of of the International Telecommunication Union, in Kyoto Japan, affirms its rights to broadcast to Cuba on appropriate frequencies free of jamming or other wrongful interference and reserves its rights to address existing interference and any future interference, by Cuba with United States broadcasting. Furthermore, the United States of America notes that its presence in Guantanamo is by virtue of an international agreement presently in force; the United States of America reserves the right to meet its radio communication requirements there as heretofore.\\
(2) GEOSTATIONARY-SATELLITE ORBITS.-- The United States understands that the reference in Article 44 of the Constitution to the \"geographical situation of particular countries\" does not imply a recognition of claim to any preferential rights to the geostationary-satellite orbit.\\
(b) DECLARATIONS.-- The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following two declarations, which shall be binding on the President:\\
(1) ASSESSED PAYMENTS TO THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION.-- Payments by the United States to the International Telecommunication Union shall be limited to assessed contributions, appropriated by Congress. This provision does not apply to United States payments voluntarily made for a specific purpose other than the payment of assessed contributions. The United States shall seek to amend Article 33(3) of the ITU Convention to eliminate the ITU's authority to impose interest payments on ITU members.\\
(2)TREATY INTERPRETATION.--The Senate affirms the applicability to all treaties of the constitutionally based principles of treaty interpretation set forth in Condition (1) of the resolution of ratification of the INF Treaty, approved by the Senate on May 27, 1988, and Condition (8) of the resolution of ratification of the Document Agreed Among the States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, approved by the Senate on May 14, 1997.\\
(c) PROVISO.-- The Senate's resolution of ratification is subject to the following proviso, which shall be binding on the President:\\
(1)SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION.--Nothing in the Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America that is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the UnitedStates.
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Respect of the Netherlands Antilles Amending Article VIII of the 1948 Convention with Respect to Taxes on Income and Certain Other Taxes as Applicable to the Netherlands Antilles, signed at Washington on October 10, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-23).",
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"resolutionText": "Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Austria on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Vienna on February 23, 1995. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following two provisos, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:\\
Nothing in the Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America that is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States.\\
Pursuant to the rights of the United States under this Treaty to deny requests which prejudice its essential public policy or interest, the United States shall deny a request for assistance when the Central Authority, after consultation with all appropriate intelligence, anti-narcotic, and foreign policy agencies, has specific information that a senior government official who will have access to information to be provided under this Treaty is engaged in a felony, including the facilitation of the production or distribution of illegal drugs.",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the International Natural Rubber Agreement, 1995, done at Geneva on February 17, 1995, subject to the following declaration:
It is the Sense of the Senate that \"no reservations\" provisions as contained in Article 68 have the effect of inhibiting the Senate from exercising its constitutional duty to give advice and consent to a treaty, and the Senate's approval of this treaty should not be construed as a precedent for acquiescence to future treaties containing such a provision.",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Protocol, signed at Jakarta on July 24, 1996, Amending the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, with a Related Protocol and Exchange of Notes signed at Jakarta on July 11, 1988 (Treaty Doc. 104-32).",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, signed at Washington on March 28, 1995.",
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Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Treaty Between the United States of America and Mongolia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex and Protocol, signed at Washington on October 6, 1994.
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"resolutionText": "Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on Extradition, signed at Budapest on December 1, 1994. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following proviso, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:
Nothing in the Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America that is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States.",
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"resolutionText": "Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Extradition Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia, signed at La Paz on June 27, 1995. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following proviso, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:
Nothing in the Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America that is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States.",
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"resolutionText": "Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Extradition Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Malaysia, and a Related Exchange of Notes signed at Kuala Lampur on August 3, 1995. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following proviso, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:
Nothing in the Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America that is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States.",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Manila on November 13, 1994. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following two provisos, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:\\
Nothing in the Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America that is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States.\\
Pursuant to the rights of the United States under this Treaty to deny requests which prejudice its essential public policy or interest, the United States shall deny a request for assistance when the Central Authority, after consultation with all appropriate intelligence, anti-narcotic, and foreign policy agencies, has specific information that a senior government official who will have access to information to be provided under this Treaty is engaged in a felony, including the facilitation of the production or distribution of illegal drugs.
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"transmittedDate": "1995-08-03T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 15,
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"resolutionText": "Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Extradition Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, signed at Manila on November 13, 1994. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following proviso, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:
Nothing in the Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America that is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States.",
"transmittedDate": "1995-09-05T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 16,
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on January 6, 1994, together with a Related Exchange of Notes signed the same date. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following two provisos, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:\\
Nothing in the Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America that is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States.\\
Pursuant to the rights of the United States under this Treaty to deny requests which prejudice its essential public policy or interest, the United States shall deny a request for assistance when the Central Authority, after consultation with all appropriate intelligence, anti-narcotic, and foreign policy agencies, has specific information that a senior government official who will have access to information to be provided under this Treaty is engaged in a felony, including the facilitation of the production or distribution of illegal drugs.
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"transmittedDate": "1995-01-23T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 2,
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"resolutionText": "Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Supplementary Treaty on Extradition Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Belgium to Promote the Repression of Terrorism, signed at Brussels on April 27, 1987. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following proviso, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:
Nothing in the Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America that is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States.",
"transmittedDate": "1995-06-09T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 8,
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Budapest on December 1, 1994. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following two provisos, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:\\
Nothing in the Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America that is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States.\\
Pursuant to the rights of the United States under this Treaty to deny requests which prejudice its essential public policy or interest, the United States shall deny a request for assistance when the Central Authority, after consultation with all appropriate intelligence, anti-narcotic, and foreign policy agencies, has specific information that a senior government official who will have access to information to be provided under this Treaty is engaged in a felony, including the facilitation of the production or distribution of illegal drugs.
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on November 23, 1993, together with a Related Exchange of Notes signed on the same date. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following two provisos, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:\\
Nothing in the Treaty requires or authorizes legislation or other action by the United States of America that is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States.\\
Pursuant to the rights of the United States under this Treaty to deny requests which prejudice its essential public policy or interest, the United States shall deny a request for assistance when the Central Authority, after consultation with all appropriate intelligence, anti-narcotic, and foreign policy agencies, has specific information that a senior government official who will have access to information to be provided under this Treaty is engaged in a felony, including the facilitation of the production or distribution of illegal drugs.
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"resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION:
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"resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVISE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND APPROVED BY THE SENATE:
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Ecuador Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Protocol and Related Exchange of Letters, signed at Washington on August 27, 1993.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-09-10T00:00:00Z",
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"resolutionText": "As recommended by the Committee on Foreign Relations:
Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),
Section 1. Advice and Consent to Ratification of the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, subject to Reservations, an Understanding, and a Declaration.
Section 2. Reservations.
(1) The United States of America does not consider itself bound by Article 11(1) of the Protocol to the extent that United States law permits the limited taking of flora and fauna listed in Annexes I and II
(A) which is incidental, or
(B) for the purpose of public display, scientific research, photography for educational or commercial purposes, or rescue and rehabilitation.
(2) The United States has long supported environmental impact assessment procedures, and has actively sought to promote the adoption of such procedures throughout the world. U.S. law and policy require environmental impact assessments for major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, although the United States expects that it will, for the most part, be in compliance with Article 13, the United States does not accept an obligation under Article 13 of the Protocol to the extent that the oblig ations contained therein differ from the obligations of Article 12 of the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region.
(3) The United States does not consider the Protocol to apply to six species of fauna and flora that do not require the protection provided by the Protocol in U.S. territory. These species are the Alabama, Florida and Georgia populations of least tern (Sterna antilllarum), the Audubons shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri), the Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas population of the wood stork (Mycteria americana) and the Florida and Alabama populations of the brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis), which are listed on Annex II, as well as the fulvous whistling duck (Dendrocygna bicolor), and the populations of widgeon or ditch grass (Rupia maritima) located in the continental United States, which are listed on Annex III.
Section 3. Understanding.
Section 4. Declaration
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Armenia Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment, signed at Washington on September 23, 1992.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-09-07T00:00:00Z",
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"resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS REPORTED AND APPROVED BY THE SENATE:
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Adopted at Copenhagen, November 23-25, 1992, by the Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-07-20T00:00:00Z",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Bulgaria Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Protocol and Related Exchange of Letters, signed at Washington on September 23, 1992.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-01-19T00:00:00Z",
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As recommended on December 29, 2007:
Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),
Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to Declarations and Understandings.
Section 2. Declarations Under Articles 287 and 298.
(1) The Government of the United States of America declares, in accordance with article 287(1), that it chooses the following means for the settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention:
(A) a special arbitral tribunal constituted in accordance with Annex VIII for the settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the articles of the Convention relating to (1) fisheries, (2) protection and preservation of the marine environment, (3) marine scientific research, and (4) navigation, including pollution from vessels and by dumping; and
(B) an arbitral tribunal constituted in accordance with Annex VII for the settlement of disputes not covered by the declaration in subparagraph (A).
(2) The Government of the United States of America declares, in accordance with article 298(1), that it does not accept any of the procedures provided for in section 2 of Part XV (including, inter alia, the Sea-Bed Disputes Chamber procedure referred to in article 287(2)) with respect to the categories of disputes set forth in subparagraphs (a), (b), and (c) of article 298(1). The United States further declares that its consent to accession to the Convention is conditioned upon the understanding that, under article 298(1)(b), each State Party has the exclusive right to determine whether its activities are or were military activitiesand that such determinations are not subject to review.
Section 3. Other Declarations and Understandings under Article 310.
(1) The United States understands that nothing in the Convention, including any provisions referring to peaceful usesor peaceful purposes,impairs the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense or rights during armed conflict.
(2) The United States understands, with respect to the right of innocent passage under the Convention, that-
(A) all ships, including warships, regardless of, for example, cargo, armament, means of propulsion, flag, origin, destination, or purpose, enjoy the right of innocent passage;
(B) article 19(2) contains an exhaustive list of activities that render passage non-innocent;
(C) any determination of non-innocence of passage by a ship must be made on the basis of acts it commits while in the territorial sea, and not on the basis of, for example, cargo, armament, means of propulsion, flag, origin, destination, or purpose; and
(D) the Convention does not authorize a coastal State to condition the exercise of the right of innocent passage by any ships, including warships, on the giving of prior notification to or the receipt of prior permission from the coastal State.
(3) The United States understands, concerning P arts III and IV of the Convention, that-
(A) all ships and aircraft, including warships and military aircraft, regardless of, for example, cargo, armament, means of propulsion, flag, origin, destination, or purpose, are entitled to transit passage and archipelagic sea lanes passage in their normal mode
(B) normal modeincludes, inter alia-
(i) submerged transit of submarines;
(ii) overflight by military aircraft, including in military formation;
(iii) activities necessary for the security of surface warships, such as formation steaming and other force protection measures;
(iv) underway replenishment; and
(v) the launching and recovery of aircraft;
(C) the words straitand straitsare not limited by geographic names or categories and include all waters not subject to Part IV that separate one part of the high seas or exclusive economic zone from another part of the high seas or exclusive economic zone or other areas referred to in article 45;
(D) the term used for international navigationincludes all straits capable of being used for international navigation; and
(E) the right of archipelagic sea lanes passage is not dependent upon the designation by archipelagic States of specific sea lanes and/or air routes and, in the absence of such designation or if there has been only a partial designation, may be exercised through all routes normally used for international navigation.
(4) The United States understands, with respect to the exclusive economic zone, that-
(A) all States enjoy high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight and all other internationally lawful uses of the sea related to these freedoms, including, inter alia, military activities, such as anchoring, launching and landing of aircraft and other military devices, launching and recovering water-borne craft, operating military devices, intelligence collection, surveillance and reconnaissance activities, exercises, operation s, and conducting military surveys; and
(B) coastal State actions pertaining to these freedoms and uses must be in accordance with the Convention.
(5) The United States understands that marine scientific researchdoes not include, inter alia-
(A) prospecting and exploration of natural resources;
(B) hydrographic surveys;
(C) military activities, including military surveys;
(D) environmental monitoring and assessment pursuant to section 4 of Part XII; or
(E) activities related to submerged wrecks or objects of an archaeological and historical nature.
(6) The United States understands that any declaration or statement purporting to limit navigation, overflight, or other rights and freedoms of all States in ways not permitted by the Convention contravenes the Convention. Lack of a response by the United States to a particular declaration or statement made under the Convention shall not be interpreted as tacit acceptance by the United States of that declaration or statement.
(7) The United States understands that nothing in the Convention limits the ability of a State to prohibit or restrict imports of goods into its territory in order to, inter alia, promote or require compliance with environmental and conservation laws, norms, and objectives.
(8) The United States understands that articles 220, 228, and 230 apply only to pollution from vessels (as referred to in article 211) and not, for example, to pollution from dumping.
(9) The United States understands, with respect to articles 220 and 226, that the clear groundsrequirement set forth in those articles is equivalent to the reasonable suspicionstandard under United States law.
(10) The United States understands, with respect to article 228(2), that-
(A) the proceedingsreferred to in that paragraph are the same as those referred to in article 228(1), namely those proceedings in respect of any violation of applicable laws and re gulations or international rules and standards relating to the prevention, reduction and control of pollution from vessels committed by a foreign vessel beyond the territorial sea of the State instituting proceedings; and
(B) fraudulent concealment from an officer of the United States of information concerning such pollution would extend the three-year period in which such proceedings may be instituted.
(11) The United States understands, with respect to article 230, that-
(A) it applies only to natural persons aboard the foreign vessels at the time of the act of pollution;
(B) the references to monetary penalties onlyexclude only imprisonment and corporal punishment;
(C) the requirement that an act of pollution be willfulin order to impose non-monetary penalties would not constrain the imposition of such penalties for pollution caused by gross negligence;
(D) in determining what constitutes a seriousact of pollution, a State may consider, as appropriate, the cumulative or aggregate impact on the marine environment of repeated acts of pollution over time; and
(E) among the factors relevant to the determination whether an act of pollution is serious,a significant factor is non-compliance with a generally accepted international rule or standard.
(12) The United States understands that sections 6 and 7 of Part XII do not limit the authority of a State to impose penalties, monetary or non-monetary, for, inter alia-
(A) non-pollution offenses, such as false statements, obstruction of justice, and obstruction of government or judicial proceedings, wherever they occur; or
(B) any violation of national laws and regulations or applicable international rules and standards for the prevention, reduction and control of pollution of the marine environment that occurs while a foreign vessel is in any of its ports, rivers, harbors, or offshore terminals.
(13) The United States understands that the Conv ention recognizes and does not constrain the longstanding sovereign right of a State to impose and enforce conditions for the entry of foreign vessels into its ports, rivers, harbors, or offshore terminals, such as a requirement that ships exchange ballast water beyond 200 nautical miles from shore or a requirement that tank vessels carrying oil be constructed with double hulls.
(14) The United States understands, with respect to article 21(2), that measures applying to the design, construction, equipment or manningdo not include, inter alia, measures such as traffic separation schemes, ship routing measures, speed limits, quantitative restrictions on discharge of substances, restrictions on the discharge and/or uptake of ballast water, reporting requirements, and record-keeping requirements.
(15) The United States understands that the Convention supports a coastal State's exercise of its domestic authority to regulate discharges into the marine environment resulting from industrial operations on board a foreign vessel.
(16) The United States understands that the Convention supports a coastal State's exercise of its domestic authority to regulate the introduction into the marine environment of alien or new species.
(17) The United States understands that, with respect to articles 61 and 62, a coastal State has the exclusive right to determine the allowable catch of the living resources in its exclusive economic zone, whether it has the capacity to harvest the entire allowable catch, whether any surplus exists for allocation to other States, and to establish the terms and conditions under which access may be granted. The United States further understands that such determinations are, by virtue of article 297(3)(a), not subject to binding dispute resolution under the Convention.
(18) The United States understands that article 65 of the Convention lent direct support to the establishment of the moratorium on commercial whaling, suppor ts the creation of sanctuaries and other conservation measures, and requires States to cooperate not only with respect to large whales, but with respect to all cetaceans.
(19) The United States understands that, with respect to article 33, the term sanitary laws and regulationsincludes laws and regulations to protect human health from, inter alia, pathogens being introduced into the territorial sea.
(20) The United States understands that decisions of the Council pursuant to procedures other than those set forth in article 161(8)(d) will involve administrative, institutional, or procedural matters and will not result in substantive obligations on the United States.
(21) The United States understands that decisions of the Assembly under article 160(2)(e) to assess the contributions of members are to be taken pursuant to section 3(7) of the Annex to the Agreement and that the United States will, pursuant to section 9(3) of the Annex to the Agreement, be guaranteed a seat on the Finance Committee established by section 9(1) of the Annex to the Agreement, so long as the Authority supports itself through assessed contributions.
(22) The United States declares, pursuant to article 39 of Annex VI, that decisions of the Seabed Disputes Chamber shall be enforceable in the territory of the United States only in accordance with procedures established by implementing legislation and that such decisions shall be subject to such legal and factual review as is constitutionally required and without precedential effect in any court of the United States.
(23) The United States-
(A) understands that article 161(8)(f) applies to the Council's approval of amendments to section 4 of Annex VI;
(B) declares that, under that article, it intends to accept only a procedure that requires consensus for the adoption of amendments to section 4 of Annex VI; and
(C) in the case of an amendment to section 4 of Annex VI that is adopted contrar y to this understanding, that is, by a procedure other than consensus, will consider itself bound by such an amendment only if it subsequently ratifies such amendment pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate.
(24) The United States declares that, with the exception of articles 177-183, article 13 of Annex IV, and article 10 of Annex VI, the provisions of the Convention and the Agreement, including amendments thereto and rules, regulations, and procedures thereunder, are not self-executing.
Section 4. Conditions.
(a) IN GENERAL.-The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following conditions:
(1) Not later than 15 days after the receipt by the Secretary of State of a written communication from the Secretary-General of the United Nations or the Secretary-General of the Authority transmitting a proposal to amend the Convention pursuant to article 312, 313, or 314, the President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a copy of the proposed amendment.
(2) Prior to the convening of a Conference to consider amendments to the Convention proposed to be adopted pursuant to article 312 of the Convention, the President shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the amendments to be considered at the Conference. The President shall also consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on any amendment proposed to be adopted pursuant to article 313 of the Convention.
(3) Not later than 15 days prior to any meeting-
(A) of the Council of the International Seabed Authority to consider an amendment to the Convention proposed to be adopted pursuant to article 314 of the Convention; or
(B) of any other body under the Convention to consider an amendment that would enter into force pursuant to article 316(5) of the Convention; the President shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the amendment and on whether the United States should object to its adoption.
(4) All amendments to the Convention, other than amendments under article 316(5) of a technical or administrative nature, shall be submitted by the President to the Senate for its advice and consent.
(5) The United States declares that it shall take all necessary steps under the Convention to ensure that amendments under article 316(5) are adopted in conformity with the treaty clause in Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution.
(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS IN INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION.-Conditions 4 and 5 shall be included in the United States instrument of ratification to the Convention.",
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Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Treaty Between the United States of America and Jamaica Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment, with Annex and Protocol, signed at Washington on February 4, 1994.",
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@Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), #That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Sweden for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Stockholm on September 1, 1994, together with related exchange of notes (Treaty Doc. 103-29).",
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"resolutionText": "For text of resolution, see Tax Convention with the Netherlands (Treaty Doc. 103-6) approved on the same date.",
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"resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS\\
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein, That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of Convention No. 150 Concerning Labor Administration: Role, Functions and Organization, Adopted by the International Labor Conference at its 64th Session in Geneva on June 7, 1978.",
"transmittedDate": "1994-07-26T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 26,
"treatySubject": "Labor",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity, with Annexes, Done at Rio de Janeiro June 5, 1992, and Signed by the United States in New York on June 4, 1993, subject to the following understandings:
(1) The Government of the United States of America understands that Article 3 references a principle to be taken into account in the implementation of the Convention.
(2) It is the understanding of the Government of the United States of America with respect to provisions addressing access to and transfer of technology that:
(a) \"fair and most favorable terms\" in Article 16(2) means terms that are voluntarily agreed to by all parties to the transaction;
(b) with respect to technology subject to patents and other intellectual property rights, Parties must ensure that any access to or transfer of technology that occurs recognizes and is consistent with the adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights, and that Article 16(5) does not alter this obligation.
(3) It is the understanding of the Government of the United States of America with respect to provisions addressing the conduct and location of research based on genetic resources that:
(a) Article 15(6) applies only to scientific research conducted by a Party, while Article 19(1) addressed measures taken by Parties regarding scientific research conducted by either public or private entities;
(b) Article 19(1) cannot serve as a basis for any Party to unilaterally change to terms of existing agreements involving public or private U.S. entities.
(4) It is the understanding of the Government of the United States of America that, with respect to Article 20(2), the financial r esources provided by developed country Parties are to enable developing country Parties to meet the agreed full incremental costs to them of implementing measures that fulfill the obligations of the Convention and to benefit from its provisions and that are agreed between a developing country Party and the institutional structure referred to in Article 21.
(5) It is the understanding of the Government of the United States of America that, with respect to Article 21(1), the \"authority\" of the Conference of the Parties with respect to the financial mechanism relates to determining, for the purposes of this Convention, the policy, strategy, program priorities and eligibility criteria relating to the access to and utilization of such resources.
(6) The Government of the United States of America understands that the decision to be taken by the Conference of the Parties under Article 21, Paragraph 1, concerns \"the amount of resourced needed\" by the financial mechanism, and that nothing in Article 20 or 21 authorizes the Conference of the Parties to take decisions concerning the amount, nature, frequency or size of the contributions of the Parties to the institutional structure.
(7) The Government of the United States of America understands that although the provisions of this Convention do not apply to any warship, naval auxiliary, or other vessels or aircraft owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on government non-commercial service, each State shall ensure, by the adoption of appropriate measures not impairing operations or operational capabilities of such vessels or aircraft owned or operated by it, that such vessels or aircraft act in a manner consistent, so far as is reasonable and practicable, with this Convention.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-11-20T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 20,
"treatySubject": "Fisheries and Wildlife",
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TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVISE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND APPROVED BY THE SENATE\\
@Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That (a) the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the following Convention and two accompanying Protocols, concluded at Geneva on October 10, 1980 (contained in Treaty Document 103-25), subject to the conditions of subsections (b) and (c):\\
(b) The advice and consent of the Senate under subsection (a) is given subject to the following conditions, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification of the Convention:\\
(1) RESERVATION. - Article 7(4)(b) of the Convention shall not apply with respect to the United States.\\
(2)DECLARATION. - The United States declares, with reference to the scope of application defined in Article 1 of the Convention, that the United States will apply the provisions of the Convention, Protocol I, and Protocol II to all armed conflicts referred to in Articles 2 and 3 common to the Geneva Conventions for the Protection of War Victims of August 12, 1949.\\
(3) UNDERSTANDING. - The United States understands that Article 6(1) of Protocol II does not prohibit the adaptation for use as booby-traps of portable objects created for a purpose other than as a booby-trap if the adaptation does not violate paragraph (1)(b) of the Article.\\
(4) UNDERSTANDING. - The United States co nsiders that the fourth paragraph of the preamble to the Convention, which refers to the substance of provisions of Article 35(3) and Article 55(1) of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions for the Protection of War Victims of August 12, 1949, applies only to States which have accepted those provisions.\\
(c) The advice and consent of the Senate under subsection (a) is given subject to the following conditions, which are not required to be included in the instrument of ratification of the Convention:\\
1) DECLARATION. - Any amendment to the Convention, Protocol I, or Protocol II (including any amendment establishing a commission to implement or verify compliance with the Convention, Protocol I, or Protocol II), any adherence by the United States to Protocol III to the Convention, or the adoption of any additional protocol to the Convention, will enter into force with respect to the United States only pursuant to the treaty-making power of the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as set forth in Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States.\\
(2) DECLARATION. - The Senate notes the statements by the President and the Secretary of State in the letters accompanying transmittal of the Convention to the Senate that there are concerns about the acceptability of Protocol III to the Convention from a military point of view that require further examination and that Protocol III should be given farther study by the United States Government on an interagency basis. Accordingly, the Senate urges the President to complete the process of review with respect to Protocol III and to report the results to the Senate on the date of submission to the Senate of any amendments which may be concluded at the 1995 international conference for review of the Convention.\\
(3) STATEMENT. - The Senate recognizes the expressed intention of the President to negotiate amendments or protocols to the Convention to carry out the fol lowing objectives:\\
(A) An expansion of the scope of Protocol II to include internal armed conflicts.\\
(B) A requirement that all remotely delivered mines shall be equipped with self-destruct devices.\\
(C) A requirement that manually emplaced antipersonnel mines without self- destruct devices or backup self-deactivation features shall be used only within controlled, marked, and monitored minefields.\\
(D) A requirement that all mines shall be detectable using commonly available technology.\\
(E) A requirement that the party laying mines assumes responsibility for them.\\
(F) The establishment of an effective mechanism to verify compliance with Protocol II.\\
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"treatyNum": 25,
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection, with Technical Annex, done at Montreal on March 1, 1991, subject to the following declaration:\\
Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article XIII of the Convention, the Government of the United States of America declares that it is a producer state.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-06-29T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 8,
"treatySubject": "Arms Control",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas, Which Was Adopted at Rome by Consensus by the Conference of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on November 24, 1993.",
"transmittedDate": "1994-04-25T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 24,
"treatySubject": "Fisheries and Wildlife",
"treatySuffix": "",
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"transmittedDate": "1994-09-15T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 33,
"treatySubject": "Taxation",
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@Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), #That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Ukraine for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, with Protocol, signed at Washington on March 4, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-30); and the Exchange of Notes Dated at Washington May 26 and June 6, 1995, Relating to the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Ukraine for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, Together With a Related Protocol, signed at Washington on March 4, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 104- 11).",
"transmittedDate": "1994-09-14T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 30,
"treatySubject": "Taxation",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the \"Protocol of Washington\" Adopted on December 14, 1992, by the Sixteenth Special Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Signed by the United States on January 23, 1993, and the \"Protocol of Managua\" Adopted by the Nineteenth Special Session of the OAS General Assembly on June 10, 1993, and Signed That Day by the United States.",
"transmittedDate": "1994-01-26T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 22,
"treatySubject": "International Law",
"treatySuffix": "",
"updateDate": "2022-03-01T15:08:37Z",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention between the Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed at Paris on August 31, 1994, together with two related exchanges of notes (Treaty Doc. 103-32). The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:
That it is the Sense of the Senate that the tax relief available under paragraph 5(b) of Article 30 of the proposed Convention, which exempts certain interest payments to French subsidiaries from United States tax to the extent that United States tax is imposed on such payments under subpart F of Part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code (\"subpart F\"), should be automatically available to any French subsidiary that is a controlled foreign corporation under Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code to the extent that such payments are taxed under subpart F. The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service shall negotiate with their Dutch counterparts an application of Paragraph 8 of Article 12 of the U.S.-Netherlands Tax Treaty consistent with the French Treaty as described above and grant a long-term exemption from United States tax for interest paid to Dutch subsidiaries to the extent such interest is taxed under subpart F.",
"transmittedDate": "1994-09-15T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 32,
"treatySubject": "Taxation",
"treatySuffix": "",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention Between the United States of America and the Slovak Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed at Bratislava on October 8, 1993 (Treaty Doc. 103-18), subject to the following understanding:
That the words \"50 percent of property\" in Article 13, paragraph 2 shall be construed to mean \"50 percent of real property\" for purposes of determining whether shares of stock of a company constitute \"real property situated in the other Contracting State\" under the treaty.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-10-21T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 18,
"treatySubject": "Taxation",
"treatySuffix": "",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention Between the United States of America and the Czech Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed in Prague on September 16, 1993 (Treaty Doc. 103-17).",
"transmittedDate": "1993-10-21T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 17,
"treatySubject": "Taxation",
"treatySuffix": "",
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TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS:
Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Belarus Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with annex, Protocol, and Related Exchange of Letters, signed at Minsk on January 15, 1994. The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which the President, using existing authority, shall communicate to the Republic of Belarus, in connection with the exchange of the instruments of ratification of the Treaty:
(1) It is the Sense of the Senate that the United States:
(a) supports the Bularusian Parliament and its essential role in the ratification process of this treaty;
(b) recognizes the progress made by the Belarusian Parliament toward democracy during the past year;
(c) fully expects that the Republic of Belarus will remain an independent state committed to democratic and economic reform; and
(d) believes that, in the event that the Republic of Belarus should unite with any other state, the rights and obligations established under this agreement will remain binding on the part of the Successor State that formed the Republic of Belarus prior to the union.
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"transmittedDate": "1994-09-23T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 36,
"treatySubject": "Commercial",
"treatySuffix": "",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Protocol Adopted June 5, 1992, by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the Contracting Parties to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Signed by the United States on October 22, 1992, to Amend Paragraph 2 of Article X of ICCAT.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-04-20T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 4,
"treatySubject": "Fisheries and Wildlife",
"treatySuffix": "",
"updateDate": "2022-03-01T15:08:37Z",
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@Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), #That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Additional Protocol that Modifies the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income signed at Washington on September 18, 1992. The Additional Protocol was signed at Mexico City on September 8, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-31).",
"transmittedDate": "1994-09-15T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 31,
"treatySubject": "Taxation",
"treatySuffix": "",
"updateDate": "2022-03-01T15:08:37Z",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, together with a related Protocol, signed at Washington on September 18, 1992 (Treaty Doc. 103-7), subject of the following understandings:
(a) That the phrase \"both Contracting States shall apply that lower rate\" in paragraph 8(b) of the proposed protocol is understood to mean that both Contracting States agree to promptly amend the Convention to incorporate that lower rate; and
(b) That, while Mexico imposes on excise tax on insurance premiums paid to foreign insurers and has no immediate plans to do so, should Mexico enact such a tax in the future, Mexico will waive such tax on insurance premiums paid to insurers resident in the United States.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-05-20T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 7,
"treatySubject": "Taxation",
"treatySuffix": "",
"updateDate": "2022-03-01T15:08:37Z",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of Two Treaties Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, both signed at London, Novenber 5, 1993, on the Delimitation in the Caribbean of a Maritime Boundary Relating to: (A) the U.S. Virgin Islands and Anguilla; and (B) Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands, with Annex.",
"transmittedDate": "1994-03-09T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 23,
"treatySubject": "Maritime Boundaries and Claims",
"treatySuffix": "",
"updateDate": "2022-03-01T15:08:37Z",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Multilateral United Nations Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods, done at New York on June 14, 1974, together with the 1980 Protocol Amending that Convention, done at Vienna on April 11, 1980, subject to the following declaration:
Pursuant to Article XII, the United States will not be bound by Article I of the Protocol.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-08-06T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 10,
"treatySubject": "Commercial",
"treatySuffix": "",
"updateDate": "2022-03-01T15:08:37Z",
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@Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), #That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Portuguese Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, together with a related Protocol, signed at Washington on September 6, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-34). The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following two understandings, both of which shall be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President and the following two declarations, neither of which shall be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:
(a) Understanding: That if the Portuguese Republic changes its internal policy with respect to government ownership of commercial banks in a manner that has the effect of exempting from U.S. tax the U.S.-source interest paid to Portuguese commercial banks under paragraph 3(b) of Article 11, the Government of Portugal shall so notify the Government of the United States and the two Governments shall enter into consultations with a view to restoring the balance of benefits under the proposed Convention;
(b) Understanding: That the second sentence of paragraph 2 of article 2 of the proposed Convention shall be understood to include the specific agreement that the Portuguese Republic regularly shall inform the Government of the United States of America as to the progress of all negotiations with and actions taken by the European Union or any representative organization thereof, which may affect the application of paragraph 3(b) of article 10 of the proposed Convention;
(c) Declaration: That the United States Department of the Treasury shall inform the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations as to the progress of all negotiations with and actions taken by the European Union or any representative organization thereof, which may affect the application of paragraph 3(b) of article 10 of the proposed Convention; and
d) Declaration: That it is the Sense of the Senate that
(1) the effect of the Portuguese Substitute Gift and Inheritance Tax is to provide for nonreciprocal rates of tax between the two parties;
(2) such nonreciprocal treatment is a significant concession by the United States that should not be viewed as a precedent for future U.S. tax treaties, and could in fact be a barrier to Senate advice and consent to ratification of future treaties;
(3) the Portuguese Government should take appropriate steps to insure that interest and dividend income beneficially owned by residents of the United States is not subject to higher effective rates of taxation by Portugal than the corresponding effective rates of taxation imposed by the United States on such income beneficially owned by residents of Portugal; and
(4) the United States should communicate this Sense of the Senate to the Portuguese Republic.",
"transmittedDate": "1994-09-15T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 34,
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@Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (the Convention), signed at Washington on December 18, 1992 (Treaty Doc. 103-6); and the Protocol Amending the Convention wigned at Washington on October 13, 1993 (Treaty Doc. 103-19).",
"transmittedDate": "1993-05-12T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 6,
"treatySubject": "Taxation",
"treatySuffix": "",
"updateDate": "2022-03-01T15:08:37Z",
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Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Treaty Between the UnitedStates of America and Ukraine Concerning the Encouragement and ReciprocalProtection of Investment, with Annex and Related Exchange of Letters, done at Washington on March 4, 1994.",
"transmittedDate": "1994-09-26T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 37,
"treatySubject": "Commercial",
"treatySuffix": "",
"updateDate": "2022-03-01T15:08:37Z",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Argentine Republic Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment, with Protocol, signed at Washington on November 14, 1991; and an Amendment to the Protocol effected by Exchange of Notes at Buenos Aires on August 24 and November 6, 1992.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-01-19T00:00:00Z",
"treatyNum": 2,
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"resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS:\\
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment, signed at Washington on May 19, 1992.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-09-07T00:00:00Z",
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"resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock Resources in the Central Bering Sea, with Annex, done at Washington on June 16, 1994.",
"transmittedDate": "1994-08-09T00:00:00Z",
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Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, signed at Washington on January 19, 1993.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-09-07T00:00:00Z",
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"resolutionText": "TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS:
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Second Protocol Amending the 1975 Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the State of Israel with Respect to Taxes on Income (as amended by the Protocol signed on May 30, 1980), signed at Jerusalem on January 26, 1993 (Treaty Doc. 103-16), subject to the following:
(a) Understanding: That nothing in Article XVII of the Second Protocol, or the provisions of the Convention to which it refers, shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the operation of the provisions of the Convention added by paragraph 3 of Article XIII of the Second Protocol; and
(b) Declaration: That, pursuant to the Second Protocol, appropriate Congressional committees, and the General Accounting Office, will be afforded access to the information exchanged under the Convention where such access is necessary to carry out their oversight responsibilities, subject only to the limitations and procedures of the Internal Revenue Code, thereby satisfying the understanding subject to which the Senate gave its advice and consent to ratification of the Convention and the First Protocol.",
"transmittedDate": "1993-10-19T00:00:00Z",
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"resolutionText": "As approved by the Senate:
Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),
SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION AND CONDITIONS.
The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and its Protocol, signed at Madrid on February 22, 1990, and a related Memorandum of Understanding, signed on January 14, 2013, at Madrid, together with correcting notes dated July 23, 2013, and January 31, 2014 (the Protocol) (Treaty Doc. 113-4), subject to the declaration of section 2 and the conditions in section 3.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION.
The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Protocol is self-executing.
SEC. 3. CONDITIONS.
The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following conditions:
(1) Not later than 2 years after the Protocol enters into force and prior to the first arbitration conducted pursuant to the binding arbitration mechanism provided for in the Protocol, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transmit to the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Joint Committee on Taxation the text of the rules of procedure applicable to arbitration panels, including conflict of interest rules to be applied to members of the arbitration panel.
(2)(A) Not later than 60 days after a determination has been reached by an arbitration panel in the tenth arbitration proceeding conducted pursuant to the Protocol or any of the treaties described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary of the Treasury shall prepare and submit to the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, subject to laws relating to taxpayer confidentiality, a detailed rep ort regarding the operation and application of the arbitration mechanism contained in the Protocol and such treaties. The report shall include the following information:
(i) For the Protocol and each such treaty, the aggregate number of cases pending on the respective dates of entry into force of the Protocol and each treaty, including the following information:
(I) The number of such cases by treaty article or articles at issue.
(II) The number of such cases that have been resolved by the competent authorities through a mutual agreement as of the date of the report.
(III) The number of such cases for which arbitration proceedings have commenced as of the date of the report.
(ii) A list of every case presented to the competent authorities after the entry into force of the Protocol and each such treaty, including the following information regarding each case:
(I) The commencement date of the case for purposes of determining when arbitration is available.
(II) Whether the adjustment triggering the case, if any, was made by the United States or the relevant treaty partner.
(III) Which treaty the case relates to.
(IV) The treaty article or articles at issue in the case.
(V) The date the case was resolved by the competent authorities through a mutual agreement, if so resolved.
(VI) The date on which an arbitration proceeding commenced, if an arbitration proceeding commenced.
(VII) The date on which a determination was reached by the arbitration panel, if a determination was reached, and an indication as to whether the panel found in favor of the United States or the relevant treaty partner.
(iii) With respect to each dispute submitted to arbitration and for which a determination was reached by the arbitration panel pursuant to the Protocol or any such treaty, the following information:
(I) In the case of a dispute submitted under the Protocol, an indication as to whether the presenter of the case to the competent authority of a Contracting State submitted a Position Paper for consideration by the arbitration panel.
(II) An indication as to whether the determination of the arbitration panel was accepted by each concerned person.
(III) The amount of income, expense, or taxation at issue in the case as determined by reference to the filings that were sufficient to set the commencement date of the case for purposes of determining when arbitration is available.
(IV) The proposed resolutions (income, expense, or taxation) submitted by each competent authority to the arbitration panel.
(B) The treaties referred to in subparagraph (A) are-
(i) the 2006 Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital and to Certain Other Taxes, done at Berlin June 1, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-20) (the German Protocol);
(ii) the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, and accompanying protocol, done at Brussels July 9, 1970 (the Belgium Convention) (Treaty Doc. 110-3);
(iii) the Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and Canada with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital, signed at Washington September 26, 1980 (the Canada Protocol) (Treaty Doc. 110-15); and
(iv) the Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed at Paris August 31, 1994 (the France Protocol) (Treaty Doc. 111-4).
(3) The Secretary of the Treasury sh all prepare and submit the detailed report required under paragraph (2) on March 1 of the year following the year in which the first report is submitted to the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and on an annual basis thereafter for a period of five years. In each such report, disputes that were resolved, either by a mutual agreement between the relevant competent authorities or by a determination of an arbitration panel, and noted as such in prior reports may be omitted.
(4) The reporting requirements referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) supersede the reporting requirements contained in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 3 of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the 2009 France Protocol, approved by the Senate on December 3, 2009.
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