[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 62 (Thursday, April 7, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2078]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SECRECY--TREATY DOCUMENT NO. 117-2

  Mr. MURPHY. I ask unanimous consent that the injunction of secrecy be 
removed from the following treaty transmitted to the Senate on April 7, 
2022, by the President of the United States: the extradition treaty 
with the Republic of Albania, Treaty Document No. 117-2. I further ask 
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 Extradition Treaty between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 
Republic of Albania (the ``Treaty''), signed at Tirana on December 22, 
2020. I also transmit, for the information of the Senate, the report of 
the Department of State with respect to the Treaty.
  The Treaty would replace the extradition treaty between the United 
States and Albania, signed at Tirana on March 1, 1933. The Treaty 
follows generally the form and content of other extradition treaties 
recently concluded by the United States. It would replace an outmoded 
list of extraditable offenses with a modern ``dual criminality'' 
approach, which would enable extradition for such offenses as money 
laundering, cyber-related crimes, and other newer offenses not 
appearing on the list. The Treaty also contains a modernized 
``political offense'' clause and provides that extradition shall not be 
refused based on the nationality of the person sought. Finally, the 
Treaty incorporates a series of procedural improvements to streamline 
and expedite the extradition process.
  I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to 
the Treaty, and give its advice and consent to ratification.
                                                 Joseph R. Biden, Jr.  
The White House, April 7, 2022.

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