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| 105-58 | 105 | 58 | TREATY WITH GUATEMALA FOR RETURN OF STOLEN, ROBBED, EMBEZZLED OR APPROPRIATED VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-08-31T00:00:00Z | Guatemala | 105-58, Extradition, S.Ex.Rept. 106-22 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[106] TreatyRes. 16 for Treaty Doc.105 - 58" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="application/rtf" /><title>[106] TreatyRes. 16 for Treaty Doc.105 - 58</title></head><body><p><b>As approved by the Committee on Foreign Relations:</b></p><p></p><p><b> 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 Guatemala for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, Embezzled or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft, with Annexes and a Related Exchange of Notes, signed at Guatemala City on October 6, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 105-58), subject to the declaration of subsection (a) and the proviso of subsection (b).</b></p><p></p><p><b> (a) Declaration.–The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding upon the President:</b></p><p></p><p><b> 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.</b></p><p><b> (b) Proviso.– The resolution of ratification is subject to the following proviso, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:</b></p><p></p><p><b> Supremacy of the Constitution.– Nothing in this 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.</b></p><p></p></body></html> | |
| 105-55 | 105 | 55 | TAX CONVENTION WITH ESTONIA | Taxation | 1998-06-26T00:00:00Z | Estonia | 105-55, ESTONIA, T.DOC. 105-55, TAXATION | ||
| 105-56 | 105 | 56 | TAX CONVENTION WITH LITHUANIA | Taxation | 1998-06-26T00:00:00Z | Lithuania | 105-56, LITHUANIA, T. DOC. 105-56, TAXATION | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[109] TreatyRes. 13 for Treaty Doc.105 - 56" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="application/rtf" /><title>[109] TreatyRes. 13 for Treaty Doc.105 - 56</title></head><body><p><b>As approved:</b></p><p><b>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 Republic of </b></p><p><b>Lithuania for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, </b></p><p><b>signed at Washington on January 15, 1998 (Treaty Doc. 105-56), subject to the declaration of subsection (a) and the proviso of subsection (b).</b></p><p><b> (a) Declaration.--The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on </b></p><p><b>the President:</b></p><p><b> (1) 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.</b></p><p><b> (b) Proviso.--The resolution of ratification is subject to the following proviso, which shall be binding on the President:</b></p><p><b> (1) Supremacy of constitution.--Nothing in the Convention 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. </b></p><p></p></body></html> | |
| 105-57 | 105 | 57 | Tax Convention with Latvia | Taxation | 1998-06-26T00:00:00Z | Latvia | 105-57, LATVIA, T.DOC. 105-57, TAXATION | ||
| 105-53 | 105 | 53 | Treaty with Niue on Delimitation of a Maritime Boundary | Maritime Boundaries and Claims | 1998-06-23T00:00:00Z | Niue | 105-53, MARITIME BOUNDARY, NIUE, T.DOC. 105-53 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[107] TreatyRes. 9 for Treaty Doc.105 - 53" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="application/rtf" /><title>[107] TreatyRes. 9 for Treaty Doc.105 - 53</title></head><body><p>As approved TEXT OF COMMITTEE_RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION OF ADVISE AND CONSENT:</p><p> Resolved (two_thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),</p><p> That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government</p><p>of the United States of America and the Government of Niue on the Delimitation of a Maritime</p><p>Boundary, signed in Wellington on May 13, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 105_53).</p><p></p><p></p></body></html> | |
| 105-54 | 105 | 54 | TREATY WITH BELIZE FOR RETURN OF STOLEN VEHICLES | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-06-23T00:00:00Z | Belize | 105-54, BELIZE, STOLEN VEHICLES, T.DOC. 105-54 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[106] TreatyRes. 11 for Treaty Doc.105 - 54" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="application/rtf" /><title>[106] TreatyRes. 11 for Treaty Doc.105 - 54</title></head><body><p><b>As approved by the Committee on Foreign Relations:</b></p><p><b> 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 Belize for the Return of Stolen Vehicles, with Annexes and Protocol, signed at Belmopan on October 3, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-54), subject to the declaration of subsection (a) and the proviso of subsection (b).</b></p><p></p><p><b> (a) Declaration.–The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding upon the President:</b></p><p></p><p><b> 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.</b></p><p></p><p><b> (b) Proviso.– The resolution of ratification is subject to the following proviso, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:</b></p><p></p><p><b> Supremacy of the Constitution.– Nothing in this 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.</b></p><p></p></body></html> | |
| 105-52 | 105 | 52 | TREATY WITH ESTONIA ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-06-19T00:00:00Z | Estonia | 105-52, ESTONIA, MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, T.DOC. 105-52 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 40 for Treaty Doc.105 - 52" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 40 for Treaty Doc.105 - 52</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12990-S12991<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in<BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-50 | 105 | 50 | Extradition Treaty With Austria | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-06-11T00:00:00Z | Austria | 105-50, AUSTRIA, EXTRADITION TREATY, T.DOC.105-50 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 35 for Treaty Doc.105 - 50" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 35 for Treaty Doc.105 - 50</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12994<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-51 | 105 | 51 | Convention On Protection of Children and Co-operation In Respect of Intercountry Adoption | Human Rights | 1998-06-11T00:00:00Z | Vietnam | 105-51, ADOPTION, CHILDREN, CONVENTION ON PROTECTION OF CHILDREN, INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION, T.DOC.105-51, MAY 29, 1993 | <p>As approved by a division vote of the Senate:</p><br><p> Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, adopted and opened for signature at the conclusion of the seventeenth session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law on May 29, 1993 (Treaty Doc. 105-51) (hereinafter, "The Convention"), subject to the declarations of subsection (a) and subsection (b). </p><br><p> (a) DECLARATIONS.-The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declarations, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: </p><br><p> (1) NON-SELF EXECUTING CONVENTION.-The United States declares that the provisions of Articles 1 through 39 of the Convention are not self-executing.</p><br><p> (2) PERFORMANCE OF REQUIRED FUNCTIONS.-The United States declares, pursuant to Article 22(2), that in the United States the Central Authority functions under Articles 15-21 may also be performed by bodies or persons meeting the requirements of Articles 22(2)(a) and (b). Such bodies or persons will be subject to federal law and regulations implementing the Convention as well as state licensing and other laws and regulations applicable to providers of adoption services. The performance of Central Authority functions by such approved adoption service providers would be subject to the supervision of the competent federal and state authorities in the United States.</p><br><p> (b) DECLARATIONS.-The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declarations, which shall be binding on the President:</p><br><p> (1) DEPOSIT OF INSTRUMENT.-The President shall not deposit the instrument of ratification for the Convention until such time as the federal law implementing the Convention is enacted and the United States is able to carry out all the obligations of the Convention, as required by its implementing legislation.</p><br><p> (2) TREATY INTERPR… | |
| 105-49 | 105 | 49 | Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (the ''Convention''), adopted at the Special Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) at Washington on November 13, 1997. The Convention was signed by the United States and 28 other OAS Member States on November 14, 1997, at the OAS Headquarters in Washington. | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-06-09T00:00:00Z | Venezuela | 105-49, INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION, T.DOC. 105-49, AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, FIREARMS, ILLICIT MANUFACTURING, INTER-AMERICAN, TRAFFICKING | ||
| 105-47 | 105 | 47 | TREATY WITH CZECH REPUBLIC ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-05-22T00:00:00Z | 1998-05-22T00:00:00Z | Czech Republic | 105-47 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 34 for Treaty Doc.105 - 47" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 34 for Treaty Doc.105 - 47</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12990<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> |
| 105-48 | 105 | 48 | INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON SEA TURTLES | Fisheries and Wildlife | 1998-05-22T00:00:00Z | 1998-05-22T00:00:00Z | 105-48 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[106] TreatyRes. 7 for Treaty Doc.105 - 48" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="application/rtf" /><title>[106] TreatyRes. 7 for Treaty Doc.105 - 48</title></head><body><p><b>As approved by a division vote of the Senate:</b></p><p><b>Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles, With Annexes, done at Caracas, Venezuela, on December 1, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-48), which was signed by the United States, subject to ratification, on December 13, 1996, referred to in this resolution of ratification as "The Convention," subject to the understandings of subsection (a), the declarations of subsection (b) and the provisos of subsection (c).</b></p><p><b> (a) Understandings.--The advice and consent of the Senate is subject to the following understandings, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification of the Convention and shall be binding on the President:</b></p><p><b> (1) ARTICLE VI ("Secretariat").–- The United States understands that no permanent secretariat is established by this Convention, and that nothing in the Convention obligates the United States to appropriate funds for the purpose of establishing a permanent secretariat now or in the future. </b></p><p><b> (2) ARTICLE XII ("International Cooperation").-- The United States understands that, upon entry into force of this Convention for the United States, the United States will have no binding obligation under the Convention to provide additional funding or technical assistance for any of the measures listed in Article XII.</b></p><p><b> (3) ARTICLE XIII ("Financial Resources").-- Bearing in mind the provisions of paragraph (7), the United States understands that establishment of a "special fund," as described in this Article, imposes no obligation on Parties to participate or contrib… | |
| 105-46 | 105 | 46 | PROTOCOL TO EXTRADITION TREATY WITH MEXICO | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-05-21T00:00:00Z | Mexico | 105-46, EXTRADITION, MEXICO, PROTOCOL TO EXTRADITION TREATY WITH MEXICO, T.DOC. 105-46 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 33 for Treaty Doc.105 - 46" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 33 for Treaty Doc.105 - 46</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12994<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-45 | 105 | 45 | ILO CONVENTION (NO. 111) CONCERNING DISCRIMINATION (EMPLOYMENT AND OCCUPATION) | Human Rights | 1998-05-18T00:00:00Z | 105-45, CONVENTION (NO. 111), DISCRIMINATION, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND OCCUPATION, ILO, ILO CONVENTION, ILO CONVENTION NO. 111, T.DOC.105-45 | |||
| 105-44 | 105 | 44 | TREATY WITH ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-05-13T00:00:00Z | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 105-44, MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, ST. VINCENT, T.DOC. 105-44, THE GRENADINES | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 32 for Treaty Doc.105 - 44" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 32 for Treaty Doc.105 - 44</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12990<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-43 | 105 | 43 | CONVENTION ON COMBATING BRIBERY OF FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z | Turkey | 105-43, BRIBERY, CONVENTION ON BRIBERY, FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, T.DOC. 105-43 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 41 for Treaty Doc.105 - 43" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 41 for Treaty Doc.105 - 43</title></head><body><p>TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION:<BR><BR>as passed by the Senate on July 31, 1998.<BR><P>Congressional Record: July 31, 1998 (Senate) Page S9668-S9669<BR><P>The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr31jy98-238">TEXT</A> format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-42 | 105 | 42 | TREATY WITH BRAZIL ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-04-28T00:00:00Z | Brazil | 105-42, BRAZIL, MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE WITH BRAZIL, T.DOC. 105-42 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 43 for Treaty Doc.105 - 42" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 43 for Treaty Doc.105 - 42</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12989-S12990<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-41 | 105 | 41 | TREATY WITH LITHUANIA ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MAATTERS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-04-20T00:00:00Z | Lithuania | 105-41, LITHUANIA, MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, T.DOC. 105-41 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 30 for Treaty Doc.105 - 41" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 30 for Treaty Doc.105 - 41</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12989<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-40 | 105 | 40 | TREATY WITH ISRAEL ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-04-02T00:00:00Z | Israel | 105-40, CRIMINAL, ISRAEL, MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, T.DOC. 105-40 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 29 for Treaty Doc.105 - 40" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 29 for Treaty Doc.105 - 40</title></head><body><p>As approved: 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 State of Israel on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Jerusalem on January 26, 1998, and a related exchange of notes signed the same date (Treaty Doc. 105-40), subject to the understanding of subsection (a), the declaration of subsection (b), and the provisos of subsection (c). (a) Understanding.--The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Prohibition on Assistance to the International Criminal Court.--The United States shall exercise its rights to limit the use of assistance 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 agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the treaty establishing the court has entered into force for the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as required by Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution. (b) Declaration.--The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President: 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 … | |
| 105-39 | 105 | 39 | INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-04-01T00:00:00Z | Organization of American States (OAS) | 105-39, CORRUPTION, INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION, OAS, ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES, T.DOC. 105-39 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[106] TreatyRes. 4 for Treaty Doc.105 - 39" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="application/rtf" /><title>[106] TreatyRes. 4 for Treaty Doc.105 - 39</title></head><body><p>As approved:</p><p> Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, adopted and opened for signature at the Specialized Conference of the Organization of American States (OAS) at Caracas, Venezuela, on March 29, 1996, (Treaty Doc. 105-39); referred to in this resolution of ratification as "The Convention", subject to the understandings of subsection (a), the declaration of subsection (b), and the provisos of subsection (c). </p><p> (a) Understandings.__The advice and consent of the Senate is subject to the following understandings, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification of the Convention and shall be binding on the President:</p><p> (1) Application of Article I.-- The United States of America understands that the phrase "at any level of its hierarchy" in the first and second subparagraphs of Article I of the Convention refers, in the case of the United States, to all levels of the hierarchy of the Federal Government of the United States, and that the Convention does not impose obligations with respect to the conduct of officials other than Federal officials. </p><p> (2) Article VII ("Domestic Law").-- </p><p> (A)Article VII of the Convention sets forth an obligation to adopt legislative measures to establish as criminal offenses the acts of corruption described in Article VI(1). There is an extensive network of laws already in place in the United States that criminalize a wide range of corrupt acts. Although United States laws may not in all cases be defined in terms or elements identical to those used in the Convention, it is the understanding of the United States, with the caveat set forth … | |
| 105-38 | 105 | 38 | TREATY WITH VENEZUELA ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-03-27T00:00:00Z | Venezuela | 105-38, CRIMINAL MATTERS, MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, T.DOC. 105-38, VENEZUELA | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 28 for Treaty Doc.105 - 38" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 28 for Treaty Doc.105 - 38</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12989<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-37 | 105 | 37 | TREATY WITH SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-03-20T00:00:00Z | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 105-37, CRIMINAL, CRIMINAL MATTERS, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, NEVIS, SAINT KITTS, T.DOC. 105-37 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 27 for Treaty Doc.105 - 37" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 27 for Treaty Doc.105 - 37</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12988-S12989<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-36 | 105 | 36 | PROTOCOLS TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY OF 1949 ON ACCESSION OF PO LAND, HUNGARY, AND CZECH REPUBLIC | International Law and Organization | 1998-02-11T00:00:00Z | 105-36, ACCESSION, CZECH REPUBLIC, HUNGARY, POLAND, PROTOCOLS TO NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY OF 1949, T. DOC. 105-36, 2018, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2082 (105th), S. Amdts. 1678, 2081 | <p>As approved TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION:</p><br><p> Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),</p><br><p>SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO DECLARATIONS AND CONDITIONS.</p><br><p> The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic (as defined in section 4(7)), which were opened for signature at Brussels on December 16, 1997, 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.</p><br><p>SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS.</p><br><p> The advice and consent of the Senate to ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic is subject to the following declarations:</p><br><p>(1) Reaffirmation that united states membership in nato remains a vital national security interest of the united states.¿The Senate declares that¿</p><br><p>(A) for nearly 50 years the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has served as the preeminent organization to defend the territory of the countries in the North Atlantic area against all external threats;</p><br><p>(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; </p><br><p>(C) NATO enhances the security of the United States by embedding European states in a process of cooperative security planning, by preventing the destabilizing renationalization of European military policies, and by ensuring an ongoing and direct leadership role for the United States in European security affairs; </p><br><p>(D) the responsibility and financial burden of defending the democracies of Europe and North America can be more equitably shared through … | ||
| 105-35 | 105 | 35 | TRADEMARK LAW TREATY AND REGULATIONS | Commercial | 1998-01-29T00:00:00Z | 105-35, REGULATIONS, T. DOC. 105-35, TRADEMARK, TRADEMARK LAW | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 38 for Treaty Doc.105 - 35" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 38 for Treaty Doc.105 - 35</title></head><body><p>TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION:<BR><BR>as passed by the Senate on June 26, 1998.<BR><P>Congressional Record: July 6, 1998 (Senate) Page S7520<BR><P>The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr06jy98-45">TEXT</A> format.</p></body></html> | ||
| 105-33 | 105 | 33 | EXTRADITION TREATY WITH ZIMBABWE | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-01-28T00:00:00Z | Zimbabwe | 105-33, EXTRADITION, EXTRADITION WITH ZIMBABWE, T. DOC. 105-33, ZIMBABWE | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 26 for Treaty Doc.105 - 33" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 26 for Treaty Doc.105 - 33</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12994<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-34 | 105 | 34 | TREATY WITH LATVIA ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1998-01-28T00:00:00Z | Latvia | 105-34, CRIMINAL MATTERS, LATVIA, MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, T. DOC. 105-34 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 25 for Treaty Doc.105 - 34" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 25 for Treaty Doc.105 - 34</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12988<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-32 | 105 | 32 | SOUTH PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME AGREEMENT | International Law | 1997-11-07T00:00:00Z | 105-32, AGREEMENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOUTH PACIFIC, SOUTH PACIFIC REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT, T.DOC. 105-32 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[107] TreatyRes. 11 for Treaty Doc.105 - 32" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="application/rtf" /><title>[107] TreatyRes. 11 for Treaty Doc.105 - 32</title></head><body><p><b>As recommended by the Committee on Foreign Relations:</b></p><p><i>Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),</i></p><p>Section 1. Advice and Consent to Ratification of the Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, subject to a Declaration.</p><p>The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, done at Apia on June 16, 1993 (Treaty Doc. 105-32), subject to the declaration in Section 2.</p><p>Section 2. Declaration.</p><p>The advice and consent of the Senate is subject to the declaration that the "no reservations" provision in Article 10 of the Agreement has the effect of inhibiting the Senate in its exercise of its constitutional duty to give advice and consent to ratification of a treaty, and that the Senate's approval of the Agreement should not be construed as a precedent for acquiescence to future treaties containing such provisions.</p><p></p></body></html> | ||
| 105-31 | 105 | 31 | TAX CONVENTION WITH IRELAND | Taxation | 1997-09-24T00:00:00Z | Ireland | 105-31, IRELAND, T.DOC. 105-31, TAX, TAX CONVENTION, TAX CONVENTION WITH IRELAND | ||
| 105-28 | 105 | 28 | COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST-BAN TREATY | Arms Control | 1997-09-23T00:00:00Z | 105-28, NUCLEAR, NUCLEAR TEST-BAN, T.DOC. 105-28, TEST-BAN | |||
| 105-29 | 105 | 29 | PROTOCOL AMENDING TAX CONVENTION WITH CANADA | Taxation | 1997-09-23T00:00:00Z | Canada | 105-29, CANADA, PROTOCOL AMENDING TAX CONVENTION, T.DOC. 105-29, TAX CONVENTION WITH CANADA | ||
| 105-30 | 105 | 30 | EXTRADITION TREATY WITH INDIA | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-09-23T00:00:00Z | India | 105-30, EXTRADITION, EXTRADITION TREATY WITH INDIA, INDIA, T.DOC. 105-30 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 20 for Treaty Doc.105 - 30" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 20 for Treaty Doc.105 - 30</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12994<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-27 | 105 | 27 | TREATY WITH AUSTRALIA ON MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-09-18T00:00:00Z | Australia | 105-27, AUSTRALIA, CRIMINAL MATTERS, GAME MAMMALS, MEXICO, MIGRATORY BIRDS, MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND GAME MAMM, PROTOCOL, PROTOCOL AMENDING, PROTOCOL WITH MEXICO RE BIRDS AND GAME MAMM, T.DOC. 105-27 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 19 for Treaty Doc.105 - 27" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 19 for Treaty Doc.105 - 27</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12988<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-26 | 105 | 26 | The Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States Amending the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Game Mammals, signed at Mexico City on May 5, 1997. | Fisheries and Wildlife | 1997-09-15T00:00:00Z | Mexico | 105-26, GAME MAMMALS, MEXICO, MEXICO AND GAME MAMMALS, MEXICO AND MIGRATORY BIRDS, MIGRATORY BIRDS, PROTOCOL AMENDING CONVENTION, PROTOCOL AMENDING CONVENTION ON MIGRATORY, T.DOC. 105-26 | ||
| 105-22 | 105 | 22 | MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS WITH TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-09-03T00:00:00Z | Trinidad and Tobago | 105-22 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 18 for Treaty Doc.105 - 22" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 18 for Treaty Doc.105 - 22</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12987<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-23 | 105 | 23 | MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS WITH BARBADOS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-09-03T00:00:00Z | Barbados | 105-23 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 17 for Treaty Doc.105 - 23" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 17 for Treaty Doc.105 - 23</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12986-S12987<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-24 | 105 | 24 | MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS WITH ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, DOMINICA, GRENADA AND ST. LUCIA | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-09-03T00:00:00Z | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 105-24 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 16 for Treaty Doc.105 - 24" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="ISO-8859-1" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 16 for Treaty Doc.105 - 24</title></head><body><p><BR>as passed by the Senate on October 21, 1998.<BR><P >Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (Senate) Page S12987-S12988<BR><P >The text of this resolution is available via GPO ACCESS in <BR><A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1998_record&docid=cr12no98-91">TEXT</A >format.</p></body></html> | |
| 105-25 | 105 | 25 | INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS WITH RELATED OPTIONAL PROTOCOL | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-09-03T00:00:00Z | 105-25, CONVENTION, CRIMINAL MATTERS, INTER-AMERICAN, T.DOC. 105-25 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[106] TreatyRes. 33 for Treaty Doc.105 - 25" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="application/rtf" /><title>[106] TreatyRes. 33 for Treaty Doc.105 - 25</title></head><body><p><b>As approved by the Committee on Foreign Relations:</b></p><p></p><p><b> Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters ("the Convention"), adopted at the Twenty-Second Regular Session of the Organization of American States ("OAS") General Assembly meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas, on May 23, 1992, and the Optional Protocol Related to the Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters ("the Optional Protocol"), adopted at the Twenty-Third Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly meeting in Managua, Nicaragua, on June 11, 1993, both instruments signed on behalf of the United States at OAS Headquarters in Washington on January 10, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 105-25), subject to the understandings of subsection (a), the declaration of subsection (b) and the proviso of subsection (c).</b></p><p></p><p><b> (a) Understandings.–The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification:</b></p><p></p><p><b> (1) In General.–-The United States understands that the Convention and Optional Protocol are not intended to replace, supersede, obviate or otherwise interfere with any other existing bilateral or multilateral treaties or conventions, including those that relate to mutual assistance in criminal matters.</b></p><p></p><p><b> (2) Article 25.--The United States understands that Article 25 of the Convention, which limits disclosure or use of information or evidence obtained under the Convention, shall no longer apply if such information or evidence is made public, in a manner consistent with Article 25,… | ||
| 105-20 | 105 | 20 | EXTRADITION TREATY WITH BARBADOS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-07-31T00:00:00Z | Barbados | Barbados (Treaty Doc. 1205-20), Extradition and Criminal Assistance | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 14 for Treaty Doc.105 - 20" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 14 for Treaty Doc.105 - 20</title></head><body><p>As approved: 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 Barbados, signed at Bridgetown on February 28, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-20), subject to the understanding of subsection (a), the declaration of subsection (b), and the proviso of subsection (c). (a) Understanding.--The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Prohibition on Extradition to the International Criminal Court.--The United States understands that the protections contained in Article 14 concerning the Rule of Specialty would preclude the resurrender of any person from the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the United States consents to such resurrender; and the United States shall not consent to the transfer of any person extradited to Barbados by the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the treaty establishing that Court has entered into force for the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as required by Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution. (b) Declaration.--The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President: 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 ratifica… | |
| 105-21 | 105 | 21 | EXTRADITION TREATY WITH TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-07-31T00:00:00Z | Trinidad and Tobago | 105-21 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 13 for Treaty Doc.105 - 21" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 13 for Treaty Doc.105 - 21</title></head><body><p>As approved: </p></body></html> | |
| 105-18 | 105 | 18 | EXTRADITION TREATY WITH ARGENTINA | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-07-30T00:00:00Z | Argentina | 105-18, ARGENTINA, ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, EXTRADITION, EXTRADITION WITH ARGENTINA, T.DOC. 105-18 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 12 for Treaty Doc.105 - 18" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 12 for Treaty Doc.105 - 18</title></head><body><p>As approved: 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 Argentine Republic, signed at Buenos Aires on June 10, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 105-18), subject to the understanding of subsection (a), the declaration of subsection (b), and the proviso of subsection (c). (a) Understanding.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Prohibition on Extradition to the International Criminal Court.¿ The United States understands that the protections contained in Article 16 concerning the Rule of Specialty would preclude the resurrender of any person from the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the United States consents to such resurrender; and the United States shall not consent to the transfer of any person extradited to Argentina by the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the treaty establishing that Court has entered into force for the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as required by Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution. (b) Declaration.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President: 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,… | |
| 105-19 | 105 | 19 | EXTRADITION TREATY WITH ORGANIZATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-07-30T00:00:00Z | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 105-19, ANTIGUA, BARBUDA, DOMINICA, EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES, EXTRADITION, GRENADA, GRENADINES, NEVIS, ORGANIZATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES, ST. KITTS, ST. LUCIA, ST. VINCENT, T.DOC. 105-19 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 11 for Treaty Doc.105 - 19" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 11 for Treaty Doc.105 - 19</title></head><body><p>As approved: 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 Antigua and Barbuda, signed at St. John's on June 3, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-19), subject to the understanding of subsection (a), the declaration of subsection (b), and the proviso of subsection (c). (a) Understanding.--The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Prohibition on Extradition to the International Criminal Court.--The United States understands that the protections contained in Article 14 concerning the Rule of Specialty would preclude the resurrender of any person from the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the United States consents to such resurrender; and the United States shall not consent to the transfer of any person extradited to Antigua and Barbuda by the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the treaty establishing that Court has entered into force for the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as required by Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution. (b) Declaration.--The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President: 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 reso… | |
| 105-16 | 105 | 16 | EXTRADITION TREATY WITH CYPRUS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-07-28T00:00:00Z | Cyprus | 105-16, CYPRUS, EXTRADITION, EXTRADITION CYPRUS, T.DOC. 105-16 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 10 for Treaty Doc.105 - 16" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 10 for Treaty Doc.105 - 16</title></head><body><p>As approved: 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 Cyprus, signed at Washington on June 17, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-16), subject to the understanding of subsection (a), the declaration of subsection (b), and the proviso of subsection (c). (a) Understanding.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Prohibition on Extradition to the International Criminal Court.¿ The United States understands that the protections contained in Article 16 concerning the Rule of Specialty would preclude the resurrender of any person from the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the United States consents to such resurrender; and the United States shall not consent to the transfer of any person extradited to Cyprus by the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the treaty establishing that Court has entered into force for the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as required by Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution. (b) Declaration.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President: 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 … | |
| 105-17 | 105 | 17 | WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATY (WCT)(1996) AND WIPO PERFORMANCES AND PHONOGRAMS TREATY(WPPT)(1996) | International Law | 1997-07-28T00:00:00Z | 105, 105-17, COPYRIGHT, COPYRIGHT TREATY, PERFORMANCES AND PHONOGRAMS, T.DOC. 105-17, WIPO, WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 9 for Treaty Doc.105 - 17" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 9 for Treaty Doc.105 - 17</title></head><body><p>As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and the World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty, done at Geneva on December 20, 1996, and signed by the United States on April 12, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 105-17), subject to the reservation of subsection (a), the declarations of subsection (b), and the provisos of subsection (c). (a) Reservation.¿ The advice and consent of the Senate to the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty is subject to the following reservation, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification and shall be binding on the President: Remuneration Right Limitation.¿ Pursuant to Article 15(3) of the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, the United States will apply the provisions of Article 15(1) of the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty only in respect of certain acts of broadcasting and communication to the public by digital means for which a direct or indirect fee is charged for reception, and for other retransmissions and digital phonorecord deliveries, as provided under the United States law. (b) Declarations.¿ The advice and consent of the Senate is subject to the following declarations: (1) Limited Reservations Provisions.¿ It is the Sense of the Senate that a ``limited reservations'' provision, such as that contained in Article 21 of the Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and a ``no reservations'' provision, such as that contained in Article 22 of the Copyright Treaty, have the effect of inhibiting the Senate in its exercise of its constitutiona… | ||
| 105-15 | 105 | 15 | THIRD SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY WITH SPAIN | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-07-10T00:00:00Z | Spain | 105-15, EXTRADITION, SPAIN, T.DOC. 105-15, THIRD SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 8 for Treaty Doc.105 - 15" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 8 for Treaty Doc.105 - 15</title></head><body><p>As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Third Supplementary Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain, signed at Madrid on March 12, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105- 15), subject to the declaration of subsection (a), and the proviso of subsection (b). (a) Declaration.-The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President: 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. (b) Proviso.- The resolution of ratification is subject to the following proviso, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President: 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 United States. </p></body></html> | |
| 105-13 | 105 | 13 | EXTRADITION TREATY WITH FRANCE | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-07-09T00:00:00Z | France | 105-13, EXTRADITION, FRANCE, T.DOC. 105-13 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 7 for Treaty Doc.105 - 13" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 7 for Treaty Doc.105 - 13</title></head><body><p>As approved: 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 France, which includes an Agreed Minute, signed at Paris on April 23, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105- 13), subject to the understanding of subsection (a), the declaration of subsection (b), and the proviso of subsection (c). (a) Understanding.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Prohibition on Extradition to the International Criminal Court.¿ The United States understands that the protections contained in Articles 19 and 20 concerning the Rule of Specialty would preclude the resurrender of any person from the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the United States consents to such resurrender; and the United States shall not consent to the transfer of any person extradited to France by the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the treaty establishing that Court has entered into force for the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as required by Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution. (b) Declaration.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President: 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 … | |
| 105-14 | 105 | 14 | EXTRADITION TREATY WITH POLAND | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-07-09T00:00:00Z | Poland | 105-14, EXTRADITION, POLAND, T.DOC. 105-14 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 6 for Treaty Doc.105 - 14" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 6 for Treaty Doc.105 - 14</title></head><body><p>As approved: 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 Republic of Poland, signed at Washington on July 10, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-14), subject to the understanding of subsection (a), the declaration of subsection (b), and the proviso of subsection (c). (a) Understanding.-The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Prohibition on Extradition to the International Criminal Court.-The United States understands that the protections contained in Article 19 concerning the Rule of Specialty would preclude the resurrender of any person from the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the United States consents to such resurrender; and the United States shall not consent to the transfer of any person extradited to Poland by the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the treaty establishing that Court has entered into force for the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as required by Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution. (b) Declaration.-The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President: 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 … | |
| 105-10 | 105 | 10 | EXTRADITION TREATY WITH LUXEMBOURG | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-07-08T00:00:00Z | Luxembourg | 105-10, EXTRADITION, EXTRADITION LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG, T.DOC. 105-10 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 44 for Treaty Doc.105 - 10" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 44 for Treaty Doc.105 - 10</title></head><body><p>As approved: 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 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, signed at Washington on October 1, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-10), subject to the understanding of subsection (a), the declaration of subsection (b), and the proviso of subsection (c). (a) Understanding.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Prohibition on Extradition to the International Criminal Court.¿ The United States understands that the protections contained in Article 17 concerning the Rule of Specialty would preclude the resurrender of any person from the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the United States consents to such resurrender; and the United States shall not consent to the transfer of any person extradited to Luxembourg by the United States to the International Criminal Court agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the treaty establishing that Court has entered into force for the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as required by Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution. (b) Declaration.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President: 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… | |
| 105-11 | 105 | 11 | MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TREATY WITH LUXEMBOURG | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-07-08T00:00:00Z | Luxembourg | 105-11, CRIMINAL, CRIMINAL MATTERS, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, LUXEMBOURG, MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, T.DOC. 105-11 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 5 for Treaty Doc.105 - 11" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 5 for Treaty Doc.105 - 11</title></head><body><p>As approved: 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 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, and related exchange of notes, signed at Washington on March 13, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 105-11), subject to the understanding of subsection (a), the declaration of subsection (b), and the provisos of subsection (c). (a) Understanding.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Prohibition on Assistance to the International Criminal Court.¿ The United States shall exercise its rights to limit the use of assistance 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 agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the treaty establishing the court has entered into force for the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as required by Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution. (b) Declaration.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President: 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… | |
| 105-12 | 105 | 12 | MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TREATY WITH POLAND | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-07-08T00:00:00Z | Poland | 105-12, MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, POLAND, T.DOC. 105-12 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 4 for Treaty Doc.105 - 12" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 4 for Treaty Doc.105 - 12</title></head><body><p>As approved: 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 Government of the Republic of Poland on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on July 10, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-12), subject to the understanding of subsection (a), the declaration of subsection (b), and the provisos of subsection (c). (a) Understanding.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Prohibition on Assistance to the International Criminal Court.¿ The United States shall exercise its rights to limit the use of assistance 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 agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the treaty establishing the court has entered into force for the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as required by Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution. (b) Declaration.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President: 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 T… | |
| 105-9 | 105 | 9 | TAX CONVENTION WITH SOUTH AFRICA | Taxation | 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z | South Africa | 105-9 Tax, South Africa | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[108] TreatyRes. 7 for Treaty Doc.105 - 9" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="application/rtf" /><title>[108] TreatyRes. 7 for Treaty Doc.105 - 9</title></head><body><p><b>As approved:</b></p><p><i>Resolved,</i><i>(two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),</i></p><p>That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of South Africa for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital Gains, signed at Cape Town February 17, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 105-9), subject to the declaration of subsection (a), and the proviso of subsection (b).</p><p> (a) DECLARATION. - The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President:</p><p> (1) 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.</p><p> (b) PROVISO.- The resolution of ratification is subject to the following proviso, which shall be binding on the President:</p><p> (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 United States.</p><p></p></body></html> | |
| 105-8 | 105 | 8 | TAX CONVENTION WITH SWISS CONFEDERATION | Taxation | 1997-06-25T00:00:00Z | Switzerland | 105-8, SWISS CONFEDERATION, SWISS TAX CONVENTION, SWISS TAXATION, T.DOC. 105-8, TAXATION | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[108] TreatyRes. 6 for Treaty Doc.105 - 8" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="application/rtf" /><title>[108] TreatyRes. 6 for Treaty Doc.105 - 8</title></head><body><p><b>As approved:</b></p><p><i>Resolved,</i><i>(two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),</i></p><p>That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention Between the United States of America and the Swiss Confederation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Washington, October 2, 1996, together with a Protocol to the Convention (Treaty Doc. 105-8), subject to the declarations of subsection (a), and the proviso of subsection (b).</p><p> (a) DECLARATIONS. -- The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following two declarations, which shall be binding on the President:</p><p> (1) REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.--The United States shall use its best efforts to negotiate with the Swiss Confederation a protocol amending the Convention to provide for the application of subparagraph (b) or paragraph 2 of Article 10 of the Convention to dividends paid by a Real Estate Investment Trust in cases where (i) the beneficial owner of the dividends beneficially holds an interest of 5 percent or less in each class of the stock of the Real Estate Investment Trust and the dividends are paid with respect to a class of stock of the Real Estate Investment Trust that is publicly traded or (ii) the beneficial owner of the dividends beneficially holds an interest of 10 percent or less in the Real Estate Investment Trust and the Real Estate Investment Trust is diversified.</p><p> (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 rati… | |
| 105-6 | 105 | 6 | AGREEMENT WITH HONG KONG ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS, WITH ANNEX | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-05-05T00:00:00Z | Hong Kong | 105-6, CRIMINAL MATTERS, HONG KONG, HONG KONG CRIMINAL MATTERS, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, T. DOC. 105-6 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 2 for Treaty Doc.105 - 6" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 2 for Treaty Doc.105 - 6</title></head><body><p>As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Hong Kong on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, with Annex, signed in Hong Kong on April 15, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 105-6), subject to the understanding of subsection (a), the declaration of subsection (b), and the provisos of subsection (c). (a) Understanding.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: Prohibition on Assistance to the International Criminal Court.¿ The United States shall exercise its rights to limit the use of assistance 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 agreed to in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998, unless the treaty establishing the court has entered into force for the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as required by Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution. (b) Declaration.¿The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President: 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 State… | |
| 105-7 | 105 | 7 | AGREEMENT WITH HONG KONG ON TRANSFER OF SENTENCED PERSONS | Extradition and Criminal Assistance | 1997-05-05T00:00:00Z | Hong Kong | 105-7, HONG KONG, SENTENCED PERSONS, T. DOC. 105-7, TRANSFER OF SENTENCED PERSONS | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 45 for Treaty Doc.105 - 7" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 45 for Treaty Doc.105 - 7</title></head><body><p>As approved: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Hong Kong for the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, signed at Hong Kong on April 15, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 105-7), subject to the declaration of subsection (a), and the proviso of subsection (b). (a) Declaration.¿ The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President: 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. (b) Proviso.¿ The resolution of ratification is subject to the following proviso, which shall not be included in the instrument of ratification to be signed by the President: 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 United States. </p></body></html> | |
| 105-4 | 105 | 4 | INTERNATIONAL GRAINS AGREEMENT, 1995 | Commercial | 1997-04-07T00:00:00Z | 105-04, 105-4, FOOD AID CONVENTION, GRAINS, GRAINS TRADE CONVENTION, INTERNATIONAL GRAINS AGREEMENT, T.DOC. 105-04, T.DOC. 105-4 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 37 for Treaty Doc.105 - 4" /><meta name="Content-Encoding" content="windows-1252" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="text/plain; charset=windows-1252" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 37 for Treaty Doc.105 - 4</title></head><body><p>As approved: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of The Grains Trade Convention and Food Aid Convention Constituting the International Grains Agreement, 1995, signed by the United States on June 26, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 105-4), subject to the declaration of subsection (a), and the proviso of subsection (b). (a) Declaration. ¿ The advice and consent of the Senate is subject to the following declaration. 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. (a) Proviso.¿ The resolution of ratification is subject to the following proviso, which shall be binding on the President: 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 United States. </p></body></html> | ||
| 105-5 | 105 | 5 | FLANK DOCUMENT AGREEMENT TO THE CFE TREATY | Arms Control | 1997-04-07T00:00:00Z | 105-05, 105-5, CFE, CFE TREATY, CONVENTIONAL FORCES IN EUROPE, FLANK, FLANK AGREEMENT, FLANK DOCUMENT, T.DOC. 105-5 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 3 for Treaty Doc.105 - 5" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="application/rtf" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 3 for Treaty Doc.105 - 5</title></head><body><p><b>As approved:</b></p><p><i>Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), </i></p><p>SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. </p><p>The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the CFE Flank Document (as defined in section 3 of this resolution), subject to the conditions in section 2. </p><p>SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.</p><p>The Senate's advice and consent to the ratification of the CFE Flank Document is subject to the following conditions, which shall be binding upon the President:</p><p>(1) Policy of the united states.—Nothing in the CFE Flank Document shall be construed as altering the policy of the United States to achieve the immediate and complete withdrawal of any armed forces and military equipment under the control of the Russian Federation that are deployed on the territories of the independent states of the former Soviet Union (as defined in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act) without the full and complete agreement of those states.</p><p>(2) Violations of state sovereignty.—</p><p>(A) Finding.—The Senate finds that armed forces and military equipment under the control of the Russian Federation are currently deployed on the territories of States Parties without the full and complete agreement of those States Parties. </p><p>(B) Initiation of discussions.—The Secretary of State should, as a priority matter, initiate discussions with the relevant States Parties with the objective of securing the immediate withdrawal of all armed forces and military equipment under the control of the Russian Federation deployed on the territory of any State Party without the full and complete agreement of that State Party.</p><p>(C) Statement of policy.—Prior to the deposit o… | ||
| 105-3 | 105 | 3 | AGREEMENT WITH HONG KONG FOR THE SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE OFFENDERS | International Law | 1997-03-03T00:00:00Z | Hong Kong | 105-3, EXTRADITION, FUGITIVE OFFENDERS, HONG KONG, SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE, T.DOC. 105-3 | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[105] TreatyRes. 15 for Treaty Doc.105 - 3" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="application/rtf" /><title>[105] TreatyRes. 15 for Treaty Doc.105 - 3</title></head><body><p><b>As approved, Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Hong Kong for the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders signed at Hong Kong on December 20, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-3), subject to the understandings of subsection (a), the declarations of subsection (b), and the proviso of subsection (c).</b></p><p><b>(a) UNDERSTANDINGS.-- The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following two understandings, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification, and shall be binding on the President:</b></p><p><b>(1) THIRD PARTY TRANSFERS.-- The United States understands that Article 16(2) permits the transfer of persons surrendered to Hong Kong under this Agreement beyond the jurisdiction of Hong Kong when the United States so consents, but that the United States will not apply Article 16(2) of the Agreement to permit the transfer of persons surrendered to the Government of Hong Kong to any other jurisdiction in the People's Republic of China. unless the person being surrendered consents to the transfer.</b></p><p><b>(2) HONG KONG COURTS' POWER OF FINAL ADJUDICATION.-- The United States understands that Hong Kong's courts have the power of final adjudication over all matters within Hong Kong's autonomy as guaranteed in the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong, signed on December 19,1984, and ratified on May 27, 1985. The United States expects that any exceptions to the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts for acts of state shall be construed narrowly. The United States understands that the exemption for acts of state does not diminish the respo… | |
| 105-2 | 105 | 2 | TAXATION CONVENTION WITH THAILAND | Taxation | 1997-01-28T00:00:00Z | Thailand | 105-2, T.DOC. 105-2, TAXATION, TAXATION CONVENTION WITH THAILAND, THAILAND | <!DOCTYPE html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><head><meta name="dc:title" content="[108] TreatyRes. 5 for Treaty Doc.105 - 2" /><meta name="Content-Type" content="application/rtf" /><title>[108] TreatyRes. 5 for Treaty Doc.105 - 2</title></head><body><p><i>As approved:</i></p><p><i>Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),</i></p><p><i>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 Kingdom of Thailand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Bangkok. November 26, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-2), subject to the declaration of subsection (a); and the proviso of subsection (b).</i></p><p><i> (a) DECLARATION. - The Senate's advice and consent is subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding on the President:</i></p><p><i> (1) TREATY INTERPRETATION. - The Senate affirms the applicability to all treaties of the constitutionally based principles of treaty interpretation set forth in Condition (8) 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.</i></p><p><i> (b) PROVISO.- The resolution of ratification is subject to the following proviso, which shall be binding on the President:</i></p><p><i> (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 United States.</i></p><p></p><p></p></body></html> | |
| 105-1-A | 105 | 1 | PROTOCOLS TO THE 1980 CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION | Arms Control | 1997-01-07T00:00:00Z | 105-1, 1980 CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION, CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS, T.DOC. 105-1, WEAPONS | |||
| 105-1-B | 105 | 1 | PROTOCOLS TO THE 1980 CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION | Arms Control | 1997-01-07T00:00:00Z | 105-1, 1980 CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION, CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS, T.DOC. 105-1, WEAPONS | |||
| 105-1-C | 105 | 1 | PROTOCOLS TO THE 1980 CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION | Arms Control | 1997-01-07T00:00:00Z | 105-1, 1980 CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION, CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS, T.DOC. 105-1, WEAPONS | |||
| 105-1 | 105 | 1 | PROTOCOLS TO THE 1980 CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION | Arms Control | 1997-01-07T00:00:00Z | 105-1, 1980 CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION, CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS, T.DOC. 105-1, WEAPONS |
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