[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9278-S9279]
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                     EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

  The following executive reports of committee were submitted:

       By Mr. DODD, from the Committee on Foreign Relations:

[Treaty Doc. 110-20  Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on 
Accession of Albania and Croatia with 1 declaration and 1 condition for 
                   each Protocol (Ex. Rept. 110-27)];

   [Treaty Doc. 108-5  (Amendments to Constitution and Convention of 
    International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (Geneva, 1992) with 
           declarations and reservations (Ex. Rept. 110-28)];

    [Treaty Doc. 109-11 2002 Amendments to the ITU Constitution and 
 Convention with declarations and reservations (Ex. Rept. 110-28)]; and

 [Treaty Doc. 110-16  Amendments to the Constitution and Convention of 
     the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) with 
           declarations and reservations (Ex. Rept. 110-28)].

       The text of the committee-recommended resolutions of advice 
     and consent to ratification are as follows:

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110-20: Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on Accession of 
                          Albania and Croatia.

         VII. Resolutions of Advice and Consent to Ratification

 Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the 
                          Republic of Albania

       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.

 Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the 
                          Republic of Croatia

       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:

   108-5: Amendments to Constitution and Convention of International 
             Telecommunication Union (ITU) (Geneva, 1992).

        VIII. Resolutions of Advice and Consent to Ratification

     1998 Amendments to the Constitution and the Convention of the 
                 International Telecommunication Union

       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.

         109-11: Amendments to the Constitution and Convention.

     2002 Amendments to the Constitution and the Convention of the 
                 International Telecommunication Union

       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.

     110-16: Amendments to the Constitution and Convention of the 
         International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992).

     2006 Amendments to the Constitution and the Convention of the 
                 International Telecommunication Union

       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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