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112TH CONGRESS I
2d Session J
SENATE
ExEc. REPT.
112-6
CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES (TREATY DOC. 112-7)
JULY 31, 2012.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. KERRY, from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
submitted the following
REPORT
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
[To accompany Treaty Doc. 112-7]
The Committee on Foreign Relations, to which was referred the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, signed on
June 30, 2009 (Treaty Doc. 112-7) (the Convention), having con-
sidered the same, reports favorably thereon with three reserva-
tions, eight understandings and two declarations, 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
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VII.
VIII.
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XII.
XlII.
P u rpose ...........................................................................................................
B ackground ....................................................................................................
M ajor P rovisions ............................................................................................
Entry Into Force and Amendments ..............................................................
Im plem enting Legislation .............................................................................
C om m ittee A ction ..........................................................................................
Committee Recommendation and Comments ..............................................
Text of Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification ..........................
Minority Views of Senators Risch, Rubio, Inhofe, DeMint, and Lee .........
Annex 1.-Hearing of July 12, 2012 ............................................................
Annex 2.-Material Submitted for the Record During Testimony ............
Annex 3.-Additional Questions and Answers Submitted for the Record
Annex 4.-Additional Letters Submitted for the Record in Support of
the C onvention ...........................................................................................
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