[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 138 (Tuesday, December 7, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S11882]
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                    REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SECRECY

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask 
unanimous consent the injunction of secrecy be removed from the 
following revision transmitted to the Senate on December 7, 2004, by 
the President of the United States: 1995 Revision of Radio Regulations 
(Treaty Document No. 108-28).
  I further ask that the revision be considered as having been read the 
first time, that it be referred with accompanying papers to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed, and that the 
President's message be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The message of the President is as follows:
To the Senate of the United States:
  With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to 
ratification, I transmit herewith the 1995 Revision of the Radio 
Regulations, with appendices, signed by the United States at Geneva on 
November 17, 1995 (the ``1995 Revision''), together with declarations 
and reservations of the United States as contained in the final Acts of 
the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-95). I transmit also, for 
the information of the Senate, the report of the Department of State 
concerning these revisions.
  The 1995 Revision, which was adopted at WRC-95, constitutes a 
revision of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio 
Regulations, to which the United States is a party. It provides for the 
simplification of the Radio Regulations, the introduction of new global 
mobile-satellite services, and new regulatory provisions both for non-
geostationary satellites operating in the same frequency bands as 
geostationary satellites and for other new space services that share 
spectrum with the space research and terrestrial services.
  Subject to the U.S. declarations and reservations mentioned above, I 
believe the United States should become a party to the 1995 Revision, 
which will facilitate the development of mobile-satellite and non-
geostationary satellite orbit communication services by U.S. Government 
and industry, it is my hope that the Senate will take early action on 
this matter and give its advice and consent to ratification.
                                                      George W. Bush,  
  The White House, December 7, 2004.
  Mr. ALEXANDER. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Alexander). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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