Resolution of advice and consent, Treaty Doc. 100-3

Text of resolution of advice and consent as reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations and amended on 11/5/87, adding an amendment by the Senator from Texas (Mr. Bentsen) agreed to by the Senate: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of Annex V, Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships, an Optional Annex to the 1978 Protocol Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL 73/78), subject to the following understanding: (1) The United States Government shall make every reasonable effort to have the Guld of Mexico designated a 'special area' governed by the terms of Regulation 5 of Annex V tp the 1978 Protocol Relating To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (MARPOL 73/78). (2) The President shall include this understanding by the Senate in the Resolution of Ratification in the instrument of Ratification to be deposited with the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization.