[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14162]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE REPORT OF COMMITTEE

  The following executive report of committee was submitted:

       By Mr. BIDEN from the Committee on Foreign Relations:

 [Treaty Doc. 110-14: International Convention Against Doping in Sport 
 with one understanding, one declaration and one condition (Ex. Rept. 
                                110-11)]

       The text of the committee-recommended resolution of advice 
     and consent to ratification is as follows:

        Text of Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification

       Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring 
     therein),
       Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent subject to an 
     understanding, a declaration, and a condition.
       The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the 
     International Convention Against Doping in Sport (the 
     ``Convention''), adopted by the United Nations Educational, 
     Scientific, and Cultural Organization on October 19, 2005 
     (Treaty Doc. 110-14; EC 6772), subject to the understanding 
     of section 2, the declaration of section 3, and the condition 
     of section 4.
       Section 2. Understanding.
       The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is 
     subject to the following understanding, which shall be 
     included in the United States instrument of ratification:
       It is the understanding of the United States of America 
     that nothing in this Convention obligates the United States 
     to provide funding to the World Anti-Doping Agency.
       Section 3. Declaration.
       The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is 
     subject to the following declaration, which shall be included 
     in the United States instrument of ratification:
       Pursuant to Article 2(4), which defines ``Athlete'' for 
     purposes of doping control as ``any person who participates 
     in sport at the international or national level as defined by 
     each national anti-doping organization and accepted by States 
     Parties and any additional person who participates in a sport 
     or event at a lower level accepted by States Parties'', the 
     United States of America declares that ``Athlete'' for 
     purposes of doping control means any athlete determined by 
     the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to be subject to or to have 
     accepted the World Anti-Doping Code.
       Section 4. Condition.
       The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is 
     subject to the following condition:
       Not later than 60 days after an amendment to either of the 
     Annexes that was concluded in accordance with the specific 
     amendment procedure in Article 34 enters into force for the 
     United States, the Secretary of State shall transmit the text 
     of the amended Annex to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
     and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.

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