Resolution of advice and consent, Treaty Doc. 107-21

As recommended by the Committee on Foreign Relations: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO DECLARATION AND CONDITION . The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, done at Vienna on September 12, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 107-21), subject to the declaration in section 2, and the condition in section 3. SECTION 2. 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: As provided for in paragraph 3 of Article XVI, the United States of America declares that it does not consider itself bound by either of the dispute settlement procedures provided for in paragraph 2 of that Article, but reserves the right in a particular case to agree to follow the dispute settlement procedures of the Convention or any other procedures. SECTION 3. CONDITION. The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following condition: Not later than 180 days after entry into force of the Convention for the United States, and annually thereafter for four additional years, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and International Relations of the House of Representatives that includes the following: (A) Ratification._A list of countries that have become a Contracting Party to the Convention and the dates of entry into force for each country. (B) Domestic Legislation._A description of the domestic laws enacted by each Contracting Party to the Convention that implement the obligations under Article III of the Convention. (C) U.S. Diplomacy._A description of United States diplomatic efforts to encourage other nations to become Contracting Parties to the Convention, particularly those nations that have signed it.