[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 20262-20264]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of committee were submitted during 
the recess on Friday, September 29, 2000:

       By Mr. HELMS for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       Treaty Doc. 106-39 Treaty With Mexico on Delimitation of 
     Continental Shelf (Exec. Report No. 106-19).

     Text of Committee Recommended Resolution of Advice and Consent

       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 United 
     Mexican States on the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf 
     in the Western Gulf of Mexico Beyond 200 Nautical Miles, 
     signed at Washington on June 9, 2000 (Treaty Doc. 106-39), 
     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 
     upon 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) Provisio.--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 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.
                                  ____

       Treaty Doc. 106-43 Protocol Amending the 1950 Consular 
     Convention with Ireland (Exec. Report No. 106-20)

     Text of Committee Recommended Resolution of Advice and Consent

       Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the 
     ratification of the Protocol Amending the 1950 Consular 
     Convention Between the United States of America and Ireland, 
     signed at Washington on June 16, 1998 (Treaty Doc. 106-43), 
     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 
     upon 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 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.
                                  ____

       Treaty Doc. 104-35 Inter-American Convention on Serving 
     Criminal Sentences Abroad (Exec. Report No. 106-21)

     Text of Committee Recommended Resolution of Advice and Consent

       Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the 
     ratification of the Inter-American Convention on Serving 
     Criminal Sentences Abroad, done in Managua, Nicaragua, on 
     June 9, 1993, signed on behalf of the United States at the 
     Organization of American States Headquarters in Washington on 
     January 10, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-35), subject to the 
     conditions of subsections (a) and (b).

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       (a) The advice and consent of the Senate is subject to the 
     following conditions, which shall be included in the 
     instrument of ratification of the Convention:
       (1) Reservation.--With respect to Article V, paragraph 7, 
     the United States of America will require that whenever one 
     of its nationals is to be returned to the United States, the 
     sentencing state provide the United States with the documents 
     specified in that paragraph in the English language, as well 
     as the language of the sentencing state. The United States 
     undertakes to furnish a translation of those documents into 
     the language of the requesting state in like circumstances.
       (2) Understanding.--The United States of America 
     understands that the consent requirements in Articles III, 
     IV, V and VI are cumulative; that is, that each transfer of a 
     sentenced person under this Convention shall require the 
     concurrence of the sentencing state, the receiving state, and 
     the prisoner, and that in the circumstances specified in 
     Article V, paragraph 3, the approval of the state or province 
     concerned shall also be required.
       (b) The advice and consent of the Senate is subject to the 
     following conditions, which are binding upon the President 
     but not required to be included in the instrument of 
     ratification of the Convention:
       (1) Declaration.--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
       (2) Proviso.--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.
       Treaty Doc. 105-54 Treaty With Belize for the Return of 
     Stolen Vehicles (Exec. Report No. 106-22)

     Text of Committee Recommended Resolution of Advice and Consent

       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).
       (a) Declaration.--The Senate's advice and consent is 
     subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding 
     upon 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:
       Summary 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.
                                  ____

       Treaty Doc. 106-40 Treaty With Costa Rica on Return of 
     Vehicles and Aircraft (Exec. Report No. 106-22)

     Text of Committee Recommended Resolution of Advice and Consent

       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 Costa Rica for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, Embezzled or 
     Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft, with Annexes and a 
     related exchange of notes, signed at San Jose on July 2, 1999 
     (Treaty Doc. 106-40), 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 
     upon 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 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.
                                  ____

       Treaty Doc. 106-7 Treaty With Dominican Republic for the 
     Return of Stolen or Embezzled Vehicles (Exec. Report No. 106-
     22)

     Text of Committee Recommended Resolution of Advice and Consent

       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 Dominican 
     Republic for the Return of Stolen or Embezzled Vehicles, with 
     Annexes, signed at Santo Domingo on April 30, 1996 (Treaty 
     Doc. 106-7), 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 
     upon 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 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.
                                  ____

       Treaty Doc. 105-58 Treaty With Guatemala for the Return of 
     Stolen or Robbed, Embezzled or Appropriated Vehicles and 
     Aircraft (Exec. Report No. 106-22)

     Text of Committee Recommended Resolution of Advice and Consent

       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).
       (a) Declaration.--The Senate's advice and consent is 
     subject to the following declaration, which shall be binding 
     upon 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 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.
                                  ____

       Treaty Doc. 106-44 Treaty With Panama on Return of Vehicles 
     and Aircraft (Exec. Report No. 106-22)

     Text of Committee Recommended Resolution of Advice and Consent

       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 Panama for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Converted 
     Vehicles and Aircraft, with Annexes, signed at Panama on June 
     6, 2000, and a related exchange of notes of July 25, 2000 
     (Treaty Doc. 106-44), 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 
     upon 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.

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       (b) Proviso.--The resolution of ratification is subject to 
     the following provisio, which shall not be included in the 
     instrument of ratification to be signed by the President:
       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.

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