[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8718]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO INVESTMENT TREATY WITH ROMANIA

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      ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL AMENDING INVESTMENT TREATY WITH BULGARIA

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                    INVESTMENT PROTOCOL WITH ESTONIA

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         ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT PROTOCOL WITH THE CZECH REPUBLIC

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        ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT PROTOCOL WITH THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

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               ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT PROTOCOL WITH LATVIA

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             ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT PROTOCOL WITH LITHUANIA

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  ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL CONCERNING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH 
                                 POLAND

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to 
consider the following treaties on today's Executive Calendar: Nos. 17, 
18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the treaties be treated as 
having passed through their various parliamentary stages, up to and 
including the presentation of the resolutions of ratification; further, 
that any committee provisos, declarations, and understandings be agreed 
to, that any statements be printed in the Record, and that the Senate 
take one vote on the resolutions of ratification to be considered as 
separate votes; further, that when the resolutions of ratification are 
voted on, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, the 
President be notified of the Senate's action, and following the 
disposition of the treaties, the Senate return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask for a division vote on the resolutions of 
ratification.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. A division is requested. Senators in favor of 
the resolutions of ratification will rise and stand until counted.
  All those opposed to ratification, please rise and stand until 
counted.
  On a division, two-thirds of the Senators present and having voted in 
the affirmative, the resolutions of ratification are agreed to.
  The resolutions of ratification agreed to are as follows:

  [Treaty Doc. 108-13  Additional Protocol to Investment Treaty With 
                                Romania]

       Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the 
     ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the 
     Government of the United States of America and the Government 
     of Romania Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and 
     Protection of Investment of May 28, 1992, signed at Brussels 
     on September 22, 2003 (T. Doc. 108-13).

  [Treaty Doc. 108-15  Additional Protocol Amending Investment Treaty 
                             With Bulgaria]

       Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the 
     ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the United 
     States of America and the Republic of Bulgaria Amending the 
     Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic 
     of Bulgaria Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal 
     Protection of Investment of September 23, 1992, signed at 
     Brussels on September 22, 2003 (T. Doc. 108-15).

[Treaty Doc. 108-17  Investment Protocol With Estonia (Exec. Rept. No. 
                                108-13)]

       Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the 
     ratification of the Protocol Between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Government of the Republic 
     of Estonia to the Treaty for the Encouragement and Reciprocal 
     Protection of Investment of April 19, 1994, signed at 
     Brussels on October 24, 2003 (T. Doc. 108-17).

  [Treaty Doc. 108-18  Additional Investment Protocol With the Czech 
                   Republic (Exec. Rept. No. 108-13)]

       Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the 
     ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the United 
     States of America and the Czech Republic to the Treaty 
     Between the United States of America and the Czech and Slovak 
     Federal Republic Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and 
     Protection of Investment of October 22, 1991, signed at 
     Brussels on December 10, 2003 (T. Doc. 108-18).

  [Treaty Doc. 108-19  Additional Investment Protocol With the Slovak 
                   Republic (Exec. Rept. No. 108-13)]

       Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the 
     ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the United 
     States of America and the Slovak Republic to the Treaty 
     Between the United States of America and the Czech and Slovak 
     Federal Republic Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and 
     Protection of Investment of October 22, 1991, signed at 
     Brussels on September 22, 2003 (T. Doc. 108-19).

  [Treaty Doc. 108-20  Additional Investment Protocol With the Latvia 
                       (Exec. Rept. No. 108-13)]

       Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the 
     ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the 
     Government of the United States of America and the Government 
     of the Republic of Latvia to the Treaty for the Encouragement 
     and Reciprocal Protection of Investment of January 13, 1995, 
     signed at Brussels on September 22, 2003 (T. Doc. 108-20).

  [Treaty Doc. 108-21  Additional Investment Protocol With Lithuania 
                       (Exec. Rept. No. 108-13)]

       Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the 
     ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the 
     Government of the United States of America and the Government 
     of the Republic of Lithuania to the Treaty for the 
     Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment of 
     January 14, 1998, signed at Brussels on September 22, 2003 
     (T. Doc. 108-21).

   [Treaty Doc. 108-22  Additional Protocol Concerning Business and 
        Economic Relations With Poland (Exec. Rept. No. 108-13)

       Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein), That the Senate advises and consents to the 
     ratification of the Additional Protocol Between the United 
     States of America and the Republic of Poland to the Treaty 
     Between the United States of America and the Republic of 
     Poland Concerning Business and Economic Relations of March 
     21, 1990, signed at Brussels on January 12, 2004 (T. Doc. 
     108-22).

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