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US. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
115TH CONGRESS EXEC. REPT.
2nd Session SENATE 115-6
THE MARRAKESH TREATY TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO
PUBLISHED WORKS FOR PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND,
VISUALLY IMPAIRED, OR OTHERWISE PRINT DISABLED,
DONE AT MARRAKESH ON JUNE 27, 2013.
JUNE 19, 2018.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. CORKER, from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany Treaty Doc. 114-6]
The Committee on Foreign Relations, to which was referred the
Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Per-
sons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Dis-
abled, done at Marrakesh on June 27, 2013, having considered the
same, reports favorably thereon with one declaration, as indicated
in the resolution of advice and consent, and recommends that the
Senate give its advice and consent to ratification thereof, as set
forth in this report and the accompanying resolution of advice and
consent.
CONTENTS
Page
I. Purpose ................ . ............................ .......... 1
II. Background ..................................................... 2
III. Implementing Legislation ........................... .............. . 3
IV. Committee Action ................................................. 3
V. Committee Recommendation and Comments ........................... 3
VI. Text of Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification .................. 4
I. PURPOSE
According to the Secretary of State's Letter of Submittal to the
President, the purpose of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access
to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired,
or Otherwise Print Disabled, Done at Marrakesh on June 27, 2013
(hereinafter, the Marrakesh Treaty) is to reduce the global short-
age of print materials in special accessible formats for the many
millions of Americans and others throughout the world who are
blind, visually impaired, or have other print disabilities, such as
physical limitations that prevent holding a book. At present, ac-
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