[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 6, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S751]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SECRECY--TREATY DOCUMENT NO. 110-14

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that the Injunction of Secrecy be removed from the following 
treaty transmitted to the Senate on February 6, 2008 by the President 
of the United States: International Convention Against Doping in Sport 
(Treaty Document No. 110-14).
  I further ask unanimous consent that the treaty 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 International Convention Against 
Doping in Sport, adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, 
and Cultural Organization on October 19, 2005.
  The United States supported the development of the Convention as a 
means to ensure equitable and effective application and promotion of 
anti-doping controls in international competition. The Convention will 
help to advance international cooperation on and promotion of 
international doping control efforts, and will help to protect the 
integrity and spirit of sport by supporting efforts to ensure a fair 
and doping-free environment for athletes.
  The International Olympic Movement has been supportive of the 
promotion and adoption of this Convention by the international 
community. Ratification by the United States will demonstrate the 
United States' longstanding commitment to the development of 
international anti-doping controls and its commitment to apply and 
facilitate the application of appropriate anti-doping controls during 
international competitions held in the United States. Ratification will 
also ensure that the United States will continue to remain eligible to 
host international competitions. The Convention does not cover U.S. 
sports leagues.
  I recommend that the Senate give prompt and favorable consideration 
to the Convention and give its advice and consent to ratification.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, February 6, 2008.

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