Resolution of advice and consent, Treaty Doc. 100-4A

Text of Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification as reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations and approved by the Senate: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, done at Vienna on September 26, 1986, subject to the following declarations on the part of the United States of America: With respect to the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident: As provided for in paragraph 3 of article II, the United States declares that it does not consider itself bound by either of the dispute settlement procedures provided to in paragraph 2 of that article. With respect to the Convention on Assistance in the Case of Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency: In accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of article 2 and paragraph 2 of article 7, the United States declares that reimbursement of costs is among the terms of assistance it may provide unless the United States explicitly specifies otherwise or waives reimbursements. With respect to any other state party that has declared pursuant to paragraph 9 of article 8 that it does not consider itself bound in whole or in part by paragraph 2 or 3, the Unites States declares pursuant to paragraph 9 that in its treaty relations with that state the United States does not consider itself bound by paragraphs 2 and 3 to the same extent provided in the declaration of that other state party. With respect to any other state party that has declared purusant to paragraph 5 of article 10 that it does not consideer itself bound in whole or in part by paragraph 2 or that it will not apply paragraph 2 in whole or in part in cases of gross negligence, the United States declares pursuant to paragraph 5 that in its treaty relations with that state the United States does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 to the same extent as provided in the declaration of that other state party. As provided for in paragraph 3 of article 13, the United States declares that it does not consider itself bound by either of the dispute settlement procedures provided for in paragraph 2 of that article.