Federal Law

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FEDERAL LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA​

United States Federal Law exists primarily exists in three different forms: the U.S. Constitution, Acts of Congress, treaties ratified by the Senate, regulations created by the Executive Branch to enforce laws passed by Congress, and case law from the Federal Judiciary. The following posts will include: the U.S. Constitution, Acts of Congress, and ratified treaties. Only the United States Congress has the power to create statutory law, all of which must pass through both chambers of Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate. All bills to create new taxes or spend money must originate from the House of Representatives while all treaties signed by the President must then be ratified by the Senate.​

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105th CONGRESS 1997
JOINT RESOLUTIONS
H.J. Res. 105-2, The Capitol Reconstruction Act (Public Law)


SENATE RESOLUTIONS
None


HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
None


TREATIES
Treaty Doc. 105-1, U-2 Disclosure Agreement (Treaty)

 

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UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION​

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The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. It is America's second constitution, and came into force March 4, 1789 with ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights. Since then, 17 other amendments have been ratified. Any unconstitutional law or action is normally made null and void by the Supreme Court after the proper process of litigation. The raw text of the Constitution is provided below the following image, followed by the raw text of the Bill of Rights, followed by the other amendments to the Constitution in order.​

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Constitution

Article .I.​

Section .1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Section .2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.

Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations one, and Connecticut five, New-York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.

When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.

The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.

Section .3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.

Immediately after they shall be assembled in the Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.

No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.

The Vice President of the United States shall be the President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.

The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States.

The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.

Judgement in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgement and Punishment, according to Law.

Section .4. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day.

Section .5. Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.

Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, within the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.

Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgement require Secrecy; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House or any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.

Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn the more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.

Section .6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.

Section .7. All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.

Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by Yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.

Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.

Section .8.

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;

To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;

To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;

To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;

To establish Post Offices and post Roads;

To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;

To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;

To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;

To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

To provide and maintain a Navy;

To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;

To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards and other needful Buildings;-And

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

Section .9. The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.

The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken.

No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.

No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another: nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.

No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.

No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

Section .10. No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.

No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.

Article .II.​

Section .1. The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.

He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:

Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.

The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President. But in chusing the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A quorum for this Purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President.

The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.

No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.

The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:--"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Section .2. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

Section .3. He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.

Section .4. The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

Article .III.​

Section .1. The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.

Section .2. The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;--to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;--to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;--to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;--to Controversies between two or more States;--between a State and Citizens of another State;--between Citizens of different States;--between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.

In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.

The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment; shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed.

Section .3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.

Article .IV.​

Section .1. Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.

Section .2. The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.

A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.

No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due.

Section .3. New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.

The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.

Section .4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.

Article .V.​

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

Article .VI.​

All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

Article .VII.​

The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.

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Congress OF THE United States​

begun and held at the City of New-York, on
Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.​

THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.

RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following Articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all, or any of which Articles, when ratified by three fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution; viz.

ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the original Constitution.

Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment II
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment III
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

Amendment VII
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

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Amendment XI
The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.


Amendment XIIThe Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; -- the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted; -- The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.


Amendment XIII
Section .1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Section .2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


Amendment XIV
Section .1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.


Amendment XIV
Section .1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Section .2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age,* and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State.

Section .3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

Section .4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.

Section .5. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.


Amendment XV
Section .1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Section .2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


Amendment XVI
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.


Amendment XVII
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.

When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.


Amendment XVIII
Section .1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.

Section .2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Section .3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.


Amendment XIX
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


Amendment XX
Section .1. The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

Section .2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.

Section .3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.

Section .4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.

Section .5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.

Section .6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.


Amendment XXI

Section .1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.

Section .2. The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.

Section .3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.


Amendment XXII

Section .1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

Section .2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress.


Amendment XXIII

Section .1. The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:

A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment.

Section .2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


Amendment XXIV

Section .1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.

Section .2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


Amendment XXV

Section .1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

Section .2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

Section .3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.

Section .4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.


Amendment XXVI

Section .1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

Section .2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


Amendment XXVII

Section .1. No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.

 

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	UNITED STATES SENATE​
TREATY DOC. 105-1	TREATY RATIFICATION​	MARCH 1997​

Secret Ratified in a Closed Session​

TREATY DOCUMENT 105-1​

U-2 Disclosure Agreement​

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U-2 DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT​

between the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
United States of America,
Kingdom of Sweden,
and
Sparrow Industries
[March, 1997]​

Declaration

Mutual Defence: The purpose of this is to develop cooperation between Sparrow Industries and the British, Swedish, and American Armed Forces, the sharing and pooling of materials and equipment to maintain production of the Lockheed Martin U-2 Spyplane series.

National Security: It was proposed by the British Government that this agreement is the framework to prevent the U-2 being used in opposition to the parties involved in this treaty.

Article I, Protection of Sale​

Sparrow Industries and the United States agree to the removal of the U-2 series from catalogues that welcome the sale of the product. Preventing the Lockheed U-2 from being sold to any party that is not involved in the U-2 Disclosure Agreement.

All parties involved confirm that the U-2 will not be sold on via third party means to remove the aircraft from service. Any intention to remove or reduce the amount of U-2 Planes from a respective country must be done via scrapping of the goods or sold to another party involved in this agreement.

Article II, Cooperation​

All Parties will contribute toward the further development of the U-2 Spyplane and ensure that usage of the aircraft will not be used against other members of the agreement, unless authorized by that party as part of, for example, a training exercise.

This Treaty does not affect, and shall not be interpreted as affecting in any way the rights and obligations under the Charter of the Parties which are members of the Global Assembly, or the primary responsibility of the Assembly for the maintenance of international peace and security.

Article III, Privacy​

In order to effectively achieve the objectives of this Treaty, there shall be no information released to the public that:

• Includes the construction of the product.
• Sale of the product.
• References to this agreement or its content.
• Identifies who uses the U-2 Spyplane.

Article IV, Privacy​

In order to effectively achieve the objectives of this Treaty, there shall be no information released to the public that:

• Withdraws from said agreement;
• Breaches or attempts to breach the agreement;
• Sells a share of the product or sells some, or all shares of a company that would:
  • Grant the shareholder / customer access to the product

Then the intellectual and property rights that member has over the U-2 will be terminated and distributed to members of the agreement, additionally, this will give up their rights to be part of the U-2 program and maintenance licenses will be cut off.

For any country outside of this agreement that attempts to buy the U-2 Spyplane, Sparrow Industries, in return for refusing to sell the product, will have the cost covered for the amount of U-2 Spyplanes as requested by the 3rd party which will be covered by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ensuring that due to this agreement, they do not make a loss of sales.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorised by their respective Governments and businesses, have signed this Agreement.

Done in four originals February 1997.

For the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
Andrew Evans
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

For the United States of America:
Al Gore
President of The United States of America

For the Kingdom of Sweden:
Stefan Löfven
Prime Minister of Sweden

For Sparrow Industries:
Alexander Smith
CEO of Sparrow Industries

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I confirm that the Senate has granted its consent to this treaty.

For The Senate,

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President Pro Tempore of The Senate

 

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	UNITED STATES CONGRESS​
H.J. Res. 105-2	ACT OF CONGRESS​	MAY 1997​

Public​

PUBLIC LAW 105-2​

The Capitol Reconstruction Act​

JOINT RESOLUTION​

To provide funding and regulations for the reconstruction of the House Chamber and the construction of a memorial, and repairs to the United States Capitol Building.​

WHEREAS, an unprecedented attack occurred against the United States of America on February 4, 1997; and
WHEREAS, President William Clinton, the First Family, most member of the Senate, all members of the House of Representatives, most members of the Supreme Court, all members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, all but two members of the President's Cabinet, numerous Capitol Police Officers, numerous Secret Service special agents, and numerous congressional workers and guests died; and
WHEREAS, the United States Congress expresses its deepest sympathies for all who died and were injured;
WHEREAS, the House Chamber has been almost entirely destroyed and reduced to a state which the House of Representatives cannot use; and
WHEREAS, it is critical to remember the fallen of the 2/04 attack and to rebuild what was attacked;

Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

1. That the Architect of The Capitol is authorized to create plans to reconstruct the House Chamber, repair damage done to the United States Capitol, and construct a memorial for those who died on the 2/04 attack, and submit these plans to the Congressional Joint Committee on Reconstruction of The Capitol Building;

a. The Architect of The Capitol may consult with the Joint Committee on Reconstruction, the White House, the Supreme Court, the Department of Defense, the Secret Service, the Capitol Police, and any other parties he may deem necessary,
b. These plants to reconstruct the House Chamber and repair damage done to the United States Capitol must be made so that the Capitol is rebuilt exactly as it was before, or as close as reasonably possible. The Architect of The Capitol will present at least three proposals for a memorial,
c. This Joint Resolution supersedes and overrules all building codes, rules, regulations, and ordinances of the City of Washington that may interfere with its completion.​

2. That up to $1,000,000,000 is allocated to use for this project;
3. That only Americans, American corporations, and American products contribute to this reconstruction and construction;

a. Exceptions may be made to Section 3 with approval from the Joint Committee on Reconstruction of The Capitol Building.​

4. That the House of Representatives may use the National Statutory Hall (also known as the Old Hall of The House) as its meeting place until the new House Chamber is completed and ready for use;

a. The House of Representatives may bring in temporary seating, lighting, and other necessary furniture and equipment into the Statutory Hall so long as it does not damage or permanently alter the Hall. The House of Representatives will make these changes under the advice of the Architect of The Capitol,
b. The statues of the Hall may not be moved or removed.​

5. That the Senate and House of Representatives stand in solidarity for those who were lost and injured in the 2/04 attack.

Approved May 1997.


Signed,

Al Gore
President of The United States of America

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President Pro Tempore of The Senate

George W. Bush
Speaker of The House of Representatives

 

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	UNITED STATES CONGRESS​
H.J. Res. 105-3	ACT OF CONGRESS​	JULY 1997​

Public​

PUBLIC LAW 105-3​

The Treasury Backed Securities Act

JOINT RESOLUTION
To designate the responsibilities and duties of officials and organizations who are involved with the creation and distribution of Treasury Backed Securities.​

WHEREAS, the Department of the Treasury is responsible for the physical creation, safeguarding, and transport of Treasury Backed Securities and all other bonds; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is responsible for printing Treasury Backed Securities; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Public Debt is responsible for the management of Treasury Backed Securities; and
WHEREAS, the United States Mint Police is responsible for the protection of Treasury Department property, assets, and other designated duties; and
WHEREAS, the Treasurer of the United States is in charge of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the United States Mint, and the Bureau of Public debt;

Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

1. That the Treasurer of the United States is the executive of the United States Mint, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the Bureau of Public Debt;

a. The Mint and these designated bureaus shall remain under the Department of the Treasury,
b. The Treasurer may appoint the directors for the Mint and respective bureaus who serve at the pleasure of the Treasurer,
c. If the office of Treasurer is vacant, than its duties shall fall to the Secretary of the Treasury or his designee until a new Treasurer enters office.​

2. That the Treasurer is responsible for ensuring that all Treasury Backed Securities safely make it to their destination.
3. That within the United States Mint Police shall be the Office of Special Couriers which shall include "Special Couriers" who shall be federal law enforcement agents;

a. The special couriers have jurisdiction throughout the United States,
b. The primary mission of the special couriers is to deliver physical United States Treasury Backed Securities to "Lenders" who have made an exchange for Treasury Backed Securities,
c. Special couriers must carry firearms within the United States;
d. Special couriers must carry their badges at all times when carrying out official duties;
e. The head of the Office of Special Couriers, who has the title "Master Courier" and reports directly to the Treasurer, may assign himself or any of the other special couriers with investigating any and all crimes directly relating to Treasury Backed Securities including, but not limited to, the theft, conspiracy to steal, destruction, or loss of said securities,
f. The Master Courier may assign himself or one of the six other special couriers with investigating the theft, loss, destruction (or conspiracy to do either of the three) in a foreign country if permission is granted from the Treasurer of the United States,
g. The Office of Special Couriers may be used to deliver other sensitive items for the federal government so long as such deliveries do not hamper the ability of the office to deliver Treasury Backed Securities,
h. The Master Courier serves at the pleasure of the Treasurer of the United States.​

4. That anyone employed within the Office of Special Couriers may not be used for espionage, or to assist others who are conducting espionage.
5. That the Treasurer may increase or decrease the number of Special Couriers in accordance with the budget of the Treasury Department.

Approved July 1997.


Signed,

Al Gore
President of The United States of America

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President Pro Tempore of The Senate

George W. Bush
Speaker of The House of Representatives

 

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	UNITED STATES SENATE​
S.R. 105-4	JUDICIAL CONFIRMATIONS​	SEPTEMBER 1997​

SENATE RESOLUTION 105-4​ Joint-Confirmation Act of 1997 SENATE RESOLUTION​ To confirm the nomination of eight judges to the United States Supreme Court, and the nomination of one Associate Justice as the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.​ WHEREAS, the United States was attacked on February 4 1997; and WHEREAS, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas is the only surviving member of the Supreme Court; and WHEREAS, there are eight vacant positions in the Supreme Court including that of Chief Justice; and WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States vests the power of confirming nominees to the Supreme Court to this Senate; Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the United States of America assembled, 1. In accordance with Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States of America, the Senate hereby confirms Associate Justice Clarence Thomas as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 2. In accordance with Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States of America, the Senate hereby confirms; a. Judge Vance Becker, b. Judge Isabel Collins, c. Judge Samuel Duncan, d. Judge Maisie Fisher, e. Judge Isiah Holloway, f. Judge Joel Marshall, g. Judge George Parker, h. and Judge Daniella Rouco as associate justices of the United States Supreme Court.​ Passed September 1997. Signed, Benjamin V. Sinclair President Pro Tempore of The Senate

 

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	UNITED STATES SENATE​
TREATY DOC. 105-5	TREATY RATIFICATION​	MAY 1998​

Secret Ratified in a Closed Session​

TREATY DOCUMENT 105-5​

American-Korean Cooperative Arms Agreement of 1997​

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AMERICAN-KOREAN COOPERATIVE ARMS
AGREEMENT OF 1997​

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American-Korean Cooperative Arms Agreement of 1997 ​

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CONTEXT​

The American-Korean Arms Trade Agreement of 1997 is between the nations of the United States of America (also referred to as the United States or the American Government) and the Republic of Korea (also referred to as Korea or the Korean Government). This treaty is meant to foster a spirit of mutual cooperation between the American and Korean governments, as well as laying the foundation for a prosperous relationship between the Untied States and Korea. Contained within this treaty is an agreement to exchange products, as well as measures of cooperation between the American and Korean governments.

ARTICLE 1
ARMS EXCHANGE​

1.1 The United States will sell the following products to Korea (with quantities shown as i.e. x7): x24 McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle; x20 Boeing AH-64A or E variant Apache; x18 Boeing CH-47D Chinook; x10 UH-60P Black Hawk; x4 Boeing E-767 AWACS; x2 Boeing P-3 Orion; x30 M270 MLRS; x2000 M249; x300 M203 Under-barrel Grenade Launcher; x1500 FGM-148 Javelin; x100 FIM-92 Stinger; x400 M141 Bunker Defeat Munition (SMAW-D); and x50 HEMMT Vehicle.
a. The United States is required to sell these items, or some variant of them, to the Republic of Korea within a reasonable amount of time. Also, the United States will make standard munitions for these products available to Korea.
b. The Republic of Korea must pay for products before they will receive them.
c. The United States will continue to sell the aforementioned items to Korea, when requested, and within reason as defined by the American Government.
d. The United States will allow Korea to maintain the equipment they purchase without charge.
e. The Korean Government will not sell, lease, lend, abandon, surrender, or give away any equipment that they purchase from the United States to any nation/entity/individual other than the United States. However, Korea may at any time scrap said equipment.
f. The Korean Government will not sell, lease, lend, abandon, surrender, or give away the Sejong the Great-class Destroyer to any nation/entity/individual other than the Republic of Korea and the United States of America. Also, Korea will not issue any nation a Domestic Production License for the Sejong the Great-class Destroyer or sell its blue prints to any nation other than the United States.

ARTICLE 2
COOPERATION​

2.1 The United States of America recognizes the Republic of Korea as a sovereign nation with the only claim to its territory. Supporting the Republic of Korea's mission for the reunification the Korean Peninsula. The Republic of Korea recognizes the United States of America as a sovereign nation with the only claim to its territory.
a. If the United States were to enter into a war with a country that Korea is not in a Mutual Defense Pact with, Korea will share any and all intelligence it finds necessary in order to support the American war effort.
b. If the Republic of Korea were to enter into war with a country that the United States is not in a Mutual Defense Pact with, America will share any and all intelligence it finds necessary in order to support the Korean war effort.
2.2 The United States of America and the Republic of Korea will not charge tariffs on goods traded between their nations.
2.3 The United States of America and the Republic of Korea will both ratify this treaty through their respective legislative processes, but will keep this treaty and the contents of it secret.

ARTICLE 3
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT​

3.1 The United States of America or the Republic of Korea may terminate this treaty after a [6] month notice has been issued. To terminate this agreement, a secure message that clearly states that this agreement is being terminated must be sent through the proper channels from the head of state of either party to the head of state of the other party. If both nations wish to terminate this agreement, no [6] month notice is needed. For a termination to be complete, the measures that follow must be taken.
a. If Korea terminates this agreement, the Korean Government must scrap all American vehicles/vessels/weapons that they procured from the United States under the American-Korean Cooperative Arms Agreement (AKCAA).
b. If America terminates this agreement, the American Government waives its right to demand Korea scrap all American vehicles/vessels/weapons that they procured from the United States under the AKCAA.
i. The Republic of Korea is still under the requirement to not resell, transfer, or in any other form allow another country to utilize procured equipment from the United States under AKCAA and shall not even in the event of the termination of this agreement, breach the terms over re-selling or transferring in any form the procured equipment from the United States.
3.2 If the Republic of Korea violates this agreement by either violating Article 1.1.e. or Article 1.1.f. then they will incur a $3,000,000,000 penalty that they must pay to the United States for each unit they allowed another nation/entity to obtain and the United States is no longer held to abide by Article 1 or Article 2 of this agreement.


Signed for the United States of America,

Al Gore
President of the United States of America


Signed for the Republic of Korea,

Kim Daejung
President of the Republic of Korea

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I confirm that the Senate has granted its consent to this treaty.

For The Senate,

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President Pro Tempore of The Senate

 

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	UNITED STATES CONGRESS​
H.J. Res. 105-6	ACT OF CONGRESS​	JUNE 1998​

Public​

PUBLIC LAW 105-6​

The Restore America Act​

JOINT RESOLUTION​

To provide funding and regulations for the restoration and reconstruction of parts of the urban centers of Detroit and other cities throughout America.​

WHEREAS, once might urban centers such as Detroit have fallen from their original luster; and
WHEREAS, the people of those cities are suffering in poverty, in urban decay, and general squalor; and
WHEREAS, it is the duty of the Federal Government to promote the General Welfare of the nation;

Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

1. This Congress allocates $11,000,000,000.00 to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the use of revitalizing and renewing urban centers;

a. This money must go directly to the deconstruction of abandoned, decayed, dilapidated, or obsolete infrastructure, the construction of new infrastructure, and other uses that will directly benefit the people of Detroit and other cities designated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development as being in need of this aid,
b. This money will not be used for the relocation of persons to other cities or states, but it may be used to incentivize new businesses to move to these urban areas,
c. This money may be used for the construction of new affordable housing that will not be permanently owned by any government.​

2. Of the previously mentioned money, $3,500,000,000.00 is specifically allocated for the improvement of Detroit and Wayne County.
3. That only American contractors, or construction elements from the federal government, may be used for the destruction and construction of aforementioned infrastructure.
4. That this money may also be used to repair, improve, or create new public transportation;

a. Any new local means of transportation must be approved by the local authority having jurisdiction before being constructed, and any new local means of transportation will be owned and operated by the local authority having jurisdiction after a period no greater than six months after its first day of operation,
b. This money may be used for the improvement of Amtrak connections and stations within the local authority having jurisdiction if they approve of the allocation of these funds for that purpose.​

5. The Department of Transportation will assist or take charge of any transportation-related construction or operations and will work alongside the Department of Housing and Urban Development as needed.

Approved June 1998.


Signed,

Al Gore
President of The United States of America

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President Pro Tempore of The Senate

George W. Bush
Speaker of The House of Representatives

 

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	UNITED STATES CONGRESS​
S.J. Res. 105-7	VICE PRESIDENTIAL CONFIRMATION​	JULY 1998​

Public​

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 105-7​

Confirmation Act of 1998

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION​

To confirm the nomination of Senator Benjamin Valentine Sinclair to the office of Vice President of the United States of America.​

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WHEREAS, it is the duty of the President to nominate a new Vice President when said office is empty; and
WHEREAS, it is the duty of the Senate and House of Representatives to confirm or reject the President's nomination;

Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Congress of the United States of America assembled,

1. In accordance with the Section 2 of the 25th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, the Senate and House of Representatives hereby confirms Benjamin Valentine Sinclair as the Vice President of the United States of America.

a. The Congress here assembled recognizes the requirement for Senator Sinclair to resign from the Senate before being sworn in as Vice President.​

Passed July 1998.


Signed,

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President Pro Tempore of The Senate

George W. Bush
Speaker of The House of Representatives

 

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	UNITED STATES SENATE​
TREATY DOC. 105-8	TREATY RATIFICATION​	JULY 1998​

Public​

TREATY DOCUMENT 105-8​

Treaty of Madrid 1998​

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Treaty of Madrid 1998​

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CONTEXT​

The Treaty of Madrid 1998 is a formal agreement of alliance between the sovereign nations of the United States of America (also referred to as the United States or the American Government) and the Republic of Spain (also referred to as Spain or the Spanish Government). This treaty is meant to formalize a covenant of mutual defense and cooperation between the American and Spanish governments. Contained within this treaty are agreements of mutual defense, shared intelligence, as well as other measures of cooperation between the United States and Spain.[/FONT]

ARTICLE 1
POLITICAL COOPERATION

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1. The United States and the Republic of Spain agree to support and defend each other politically.

a. While neither government is required to vote either way on any Global Assembly Resolution due to this treaty, both governments are encouraged to support resolutions by the other party.​

b. Both governments are called to protect the dignity of each other when malicious actors attempt to defame the good name of either party; this should be done by condemning false statements or correcting the record when necessary.​

c. Both governments are called to stand by each other even during difficult or sensitive times internally and internationally.​

d. Both governments will protect the citizens of the other. In the case of an emergency, the citizens of either country can find refuge in the embassy of either country in foreign lands.​

ARTICLE 2
ECONOMIC COOPERATION​

2. The American and Spanish governments will support each other economically.

a. Neither nation will engage in a physical embargo of the other. If either nation falls under a physical embargo, the other will work to undermine it when possible.​

b. Neither nation will charge the other tariffs when trading international goods from their respective nation.​

c. In the event that either nation finds itself in a debt crisis or war, both governments pledge to support the other with 0-interest, private loans if possible.​

d. Both governments agree to suspend all commerce with any nation at war with a signatory of this treaty.​

ARTICLE 3
MUTUAL DEFENSE​

3. The American and Spanish governments will support and defend each other with the use of military force and other physical assets.

a. Both governments agree to a pact of mutual defense and that an attack on one is an attack on both the United States and Spain. In such a scenario, the other nation will assist the defender by all means necessary politically, economically, and otherwise with the dedicated use of military force. Both governments agree to defend the sovereignty of the other and pledge to do so with the best coordination possible.​

b. Neither government will engage in espionage against the other, or support another nation in conducting such espionage.​

c. Neither government will use its armed forces or intelligence services to undermine the sovereignty or integrity of the other, nor will either nation knowingly permit another nation to use its armed forces or intelligence services to undermine the sovereignty or integrity of the other.​

ARTICLE 4
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
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4. The United States of America or the Republic of Spain may terminate this treaty after a [6] month notice has been issued. To terminate this agreement, a secure message that clearly states that this agreement is being terminated must be sent through the proper channels from the head of state of either party to the head of state of the other party. If both governments wish to terminate this agreement, no [6] month notice is needed.


Signed for the United States,

Al Gore
President of the United States of America


Signed for Spain,

Rafael Cortés
President of the Republic of Spain[/TD][/TR]

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I confirm that the Senate has granted its consent to this treaty.

For The Senate,

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President of The Senate

 

[Odinson]

	UNITED STATES CONGRESS​
H.J. Res. 105-9	ACT OF CONGRESS​	SEPTEMBER 1998​

Public​

PUBLIC LAW 105-9​

The National Railway Act​

JOINT RESOLUTION​

To provide funding for the creation of the National Rail Network that will include federally-owned interstate, intercity, and regional railroads for the expressed purpose of transporting passengers, and to fund subsidies for state and local governments to build their own local rail networks.​

WHEREAS, the United States of America is the third largest country in the world by size yet lacks an adequate public transportation system throughout the nation; and
WHEREAS, the declining use of passenger rail lines has negatively affected Americans especially in the Midwest and South; and
WHEREAS, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) cannot properly serve passengers when using tracks owned by other corporations; and
WHEREAS, it is the duty of the Federal Government to promote the General Welfare of the nation;

Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

1. This Congress allocates $100,000,000,000 for the construction of new passenger railroads throughout the United States,

a. This money may be used to construct new railroads, to revitalize abandoned railroads, to make payments in case of immanent domain, to purchase rolling stock, to build train stations, and for the construction or purchase of all necessary infrastructure for the aforementioned railroads,
b. This money may also be used to pay the wages of temporary workers for the construction of the national railroads,
c. All railroads that are constructed as a result of this act which are not isolated tracks that are for exclusive local use will be owned, maintained, and operated by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation;​

2. This Congress allocates $15,000,000,000 for the construction of new passenger rail services, or the improvement of old ones, specifically those that are owned and operated by local governments,

a. This money may be used to construct new railroads, to revitalize abandoned railroads, to make payments in case of immanent domain, to purchase rolling stock, to build train stations, and for the construction or purchase of all necessary infrastructure for the aforementioned railroads and specifically pertains to light rail and metro lines, heavy rail lines, commuter rail lines, and suburban rail lines,
b. This money may also be used to pay the wages of temporary workers for the construction of the these railroads;​

3. All construction must be done directly by federal, state, or local governments or contracted to American companies who may only employ American workers for construction,

a. Any and all steel used in the construction of these railroads must have been made in the United States,
b. Any and all rolling stock purchased for these new railroads must have been made and assembled in the United States;​

4. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation must approve all proposed railroads before their implementation and construction may begin,

a. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation shall oversee all railroads that are constructed as a result of funding from this act,
b. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation will have right-of-way on all railroads that it owns in accordance with Section 1.c;​

5. When physically possible and in areas that make sense to do so, new railroads will be built to sustain rolling stock that can travel at least 155 miles per hour,

a. These tracks will have rolling stock that has a maximum safe speed above 155 miles per hour,
b. All new railroads will be built so that there will be adequate room to build a siding next to the current track;​

6. The federal government is empowered to use eminent domain to obtain land needed for the construction of railroads, train stations, and other needed infrastructure,

a. The federal government may use eminent domain to take over derelict railroad tracks and may restore or replace them with railroads under the specifications of this Act;​

7. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation may rent access of its tracks to other corporations so long as the renter always has inferior right-of-way and does not impede the schedules of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation,

a. Local and private railroads may connect to this National Rail Network,
b. Canadian and Mexican railroads may connect to the National Rail Network and operate limited rolling stock to border train stations so long as permission is granted from the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and the Department of Transportation.​

Approved September 1998.


Signed,

Al Gore
President of The United States of America

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President of The Senate

George W. Bush
Speaker of The House of Representatives

 

[Odinson]

	UNITED STATES SENATE​
TREATY DOC. 106-1	TREATY RATIFICATION​	JANUARY 1999​

Public​

TREATY DOCUMENT 106-1​

Treaty of Washington​

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Treaty of Washington 1998​

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DECLARATION​

The Treaty of Washington 1998 is a formal agreement of alliance between the sovereign nations of the United States of America (also referred to as the United States or the American Government) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (also referred to as the United Kingdom, Great Britain, or the British Government). This treaty is meant to formalize a covenant of mutual defence and cooperation between the American and British governments.

Contained within this treaty are agreements of mutual defense, shared intelligence, as well as other measures of cooperation between the United States and Great Britain.

ARTICLE 1
POLITICAL AFFAIRS​

The United Kingdom and United States of America are encouraged to support each other through political affairs and engage in diplomatic talks on a multitude of levels within government. Any malicious actors that oppose either signatory will be condemned and a response provided with factual information if necessary.

Supporting international partnership between parties, both governments have a legal obligation to protect the citizens of the other through political means which remains inclusive of offering refuge in embassies globally.

Through internal or external dispute, conflict or otherwise, it is encouraged to work closer together and promote stability by standing together if justified and in line with the morals of the other.

ARTICLE 2
ECONOMIC COOPERATION​

To encourage economic cooperation, signatories agree to develop methods to support growth and stability between one another. In the event of a severe economic crisis as a result of debt or war, parties pledge to support the other through financial means.

If a dispute occurs between the parties, there shall be no trade repercussions such as embargos unless all diplomatic options are exhausted; in which, any sanctions shall be dealt with as a last resort and is subjective to the outcome of any diplomatic approach.

ARTICLE 3
MUTUAL DEFENSE​

Mutual Defence and Cooperation is encouraged between parties to support one and defend one another based on the following guidelines:

-An unprovoked attack on one party, is considered an attack on the other; both signatories shall discuss an appropriate response in support of one another.
-In the event of an unprovoked attack, the agreement specifies that diplomatic options should be the primary focus of any conflict.
-Both governments will seek to support one another through political, economic and military means in the event of attack.

Parties agree that no action that could be deemed hostile or inappropriate to the agreement shall be conducted against the other. This is inclusive of espionage or supporting another state of espionage, conducting intelligence gathering operations

To promote mutual defence, the armed forces for each respective government shall participate in a joint training exercise with a minimum of one exercise per two years.

ARTICLE 4
STRATEGIC FACILITATION​

The United Kingdom will permit the United States Air Force (USAF) to garrison American personnel and Aircraft at Royal Air Force Mildenhall as a forward operating base for American operations in Europe.

-Notice will be provided by the United States Air Force prior to deploying resources from RAF Mildenhall and units stationed at the facility will not conduct operations from the base that may hinder political allegiances unless otherwise discussed.
-Deployed Units will abide by the Royal Air Force and Civil Aviation Authority rules and regulations when operating in British airspace.
-In the event of an unprovoked attack on the United Kingdom, stationed USAF units at RAF Mildenhall will coordinate a response with the Royal Air Force which can be through direct action or in a support capacity at the discretion of the US Government.

The United States of America will permit the Royal Air Force (RAF) to garrison British personnel and Aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base as a forward operating base for British operations in North America.

-Notice will be provided by the Royal Air Force prior to deploying resources from Edwards Air Force Base and units stationed at the facility will not conduct flights east of the airbase without permission from the US Air Force unless an emergency occurs.
-Deployed Units will abide by the United States Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration rules and regulations when operating in American airspace.
-In the event of an unprovoked attack on the United States, stationed RAF units at Edwards Air Base will coordinate a response with the United States Air Force which can be through direct action or in a support capacity at the discretion of the UK Government.

ARTICLE 5
NOTICE OF WITHDRAW​

This agreement shall continue to be in force until such time as either party decides to withdraw from it, intent to withdraw must be delivered in writing to other signatories which will commence a six (6) month notice period. If both parties wish to terminate this agreement, no notice period is required and the treaty can be terminated immediately.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorised by their respective Governments and businesses, have signed this Agreement.

Done in two originals December 1998.



For the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

Andrew Evans
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom


For the United States of America:

Al Gore
President of the United States of America[/TD][/TR]

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I confirm that the Senate has granted its consent to this treaty.

For The Senate,

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President of The Senate

 

[Odinson]

	UNITED STATES CONGRESS​
H.J. Res. 106-2	ACT OF CONGRESS​	MAY 1999​

Public​

H.J. Res. 106-2​

Authorization of Use of Force

JOINT RESOLUTION
To declare that the Congress of the United States of America supports the deployment and use of American military assets to keep and maintain peace in the Eastern Mediterranean region.​

WHEREAS, the United States of America has significant political, cultural, and economist interests in the area; and
WHEREAS, it is the Constitutional duty of the Congress to declare war and peace;

Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

1. This Congress declares that the President of the United States of America has an authorization for use of force in the Mediterranean Sea and the surrounding states to keep peace in the region,

a. The President is permitted to use all military and intelligence assets available to the United States Armed Forces and Government,
b. This includes all states and regions bordering the Mediterranean Sea, all outside actors, as well as the following nations and regions: Palestine, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Kingdom of Jordan, The Syrian Arab Republic, and The Republic of Iraq;​

2. This Congress permits the deployment of all needed and necessary troops, assets, vehicles, and equipment,

a. This includes all assets of the United States Armed Forces as well as all assets of the United States Government as enshrined by law;​

3. The Congress declares that the mission of this Authorization of Use of Force is to find a peaceful solution that is presently troubling the region,

a. While peace is the ultimate objective, the President is authorized to use any legal means necessary to ensure that the states of the region will see reason;​

Approved May 1999.


Signed,

Al Gore
President of The United States of America

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President of The Senate

George W. Bush
Speaker of The House of Representatives

 

[Odinson]

	UNITED STATES SENATE​
TREATY DOC. 106-3	TREATY RATIFICATION​	AUGUST 1999​

Public​

TREATY DOCUMENT 106-3​

Treaty of Jeju​

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Special Edit: This treaty will be officially ratified once the Vietnamese government has formally ratified the Treaty of Jeju, and submitted a copy to the United States that includes a signature from the President of Vietnam.

Treaty of Jeju 1999​

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CONTEXT​

The Treaty of Jeju is between the nations of the United States of America (also referred to as the United States or the American Government) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (also referred to as Vietnam or the Vietnamese Government). This treaty is meant to foster the spirit of mutual recognition, cooperation, and friendship between the American and Vietnamese governments. Contained within this treaty are various arrangements that will help normalize relations between the United States and Vietnam.​

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ARTICLE 1
PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF DIFFERENCES
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1.1 The Parties shall abrogate their grievances and issues in a manner befitting their status as nations and shall be done in accordance to the amnity and goodwill established in Jeju, Korea, on the occasion of the Summit between the Vice Presidents of the respective participants.

a. The Parties are encouraged, as set forth in the Charter of the Global Assembly, to make measures to advance the peaceful co-existence and management of relations, in a manner that international peace and cooperation may flourish.​

ARTICLE 2
POLITICAL AGREEMENTS
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2.1 The Vietnamese government agrees to the reinstatement of the Socialist Party of Vietnam and the Democratic Party of Vietnam by the year 2000 A.D.

a. This would mean allowing members from these parties to run for political office, especially in Vietnam's National Assembly, and allowing them to be legislators with full voting rights as Communist Party members.​

2.2 The United States and Vietnamese governments mutually recognize each other as fully sovereign and legitimate through the ratification of this treaty.

a. Both parties will each appoint and dispatch an ambassador to the other's capital, and both parties will provide an embassy for said ambassadors and their staffs to work out of.​

2.3 The Vietnamese government shall legislate human rights reforms that will include strengthening and protecting, through legal statute, the rights to: freedom of speech and expression and the freedom of religion before the year 2000 A.D.
2.4 The Vietnamese government shall strengthen, through legal statute: Land Use Rights and Land Use Right Certificates, as well as Land Lease for foreign entities.
2.5 The United States government shall assist Vietnam in the environmental cleanup of "Agent Orange" contamination once items 2.1, 2.3, and 2.4 have been satisfied.

a. The United States will contribute to this effort with assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Forest Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and other agencies as deemed necessary by the President of the United States, and permittable by Vietnam.
b. Vietnam and the United States will work together to identify the remains of servicemen in Vietnam and repatriate them to the United States.​

2.6 The United States transfer six Hamilton-class cutters to Vietnam. Vietnam will only pay the United States the production cost for each cutter.

a. If Vietnam fulfills all of the measures laid out in this treaty in the timeframe that is stated for each item, then the United States will sell a further six Hamilton-class cutters to Vietnam for no more than the production cost of each cutter. Vietnam will not resell any of these twelve cutters to any other nation, but may scrap them at any time.

ARTICLE 3
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
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3.1 The United States of America or the Socialist Republic of Vietnam may terminate this treaty after a [1] month notice has been issued. To terminate this agreement, a secure message that clearly states that this agreement is being terminated must be sent through the proper channels from the head of state of either party to the head of state of the other party. If both nations wish to terminate this agreement, no [1] month notice is needed.


Signed for the United States of America,

Al Gore
President of the United States

Benjamin V. Sinclair
Vice President of the United States


Signed for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,

President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Nguyễn Thị Bình
Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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I confirm that the Senate has granted its consent to this treaty.

For The Senate,

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President of The Senate​

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[Odinson]

	UNITED STATES CONGRESS​
H.J. Res. 106-4	ACT OF CONGRESS​	JANUARY 2000​

Public​

H.J. Res. 106-4​

Declaration of War

JOINT RESOLUTION
Declaring that a state of war exists between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the United States of America and making provisions to prosecute the same.​

WHEREAS, the Government and armed forces of the Republic of Turkey have committed acts of genocide against their own ethnic and religious minorities;
WHEREAS, the Government and armed forces of the Republic of Turkey have committed crimes against mankind;
WHEREAS, the Government and armed forces of the Republic of Turkey have threatened the Government and People of the United States; and
WHEREAS, the Government and armed forces of the Republic of Turkey have attempted to conduct espionage against the United States:

Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a state of war exists between the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey; and the President is hereby authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Republic of Turkey; and, to bring the conflict to a successful termination, all the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States.

Approved January 2000.


Signed,

Al Gore
President of The United States of America

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President of The Senate

George W. Bush
Speaker of The House of Representatives

 

[Odinson]

	UNITED STATES CONGRESS​
H.J. Res. 106-5	ACT OF CONGRESS​	JANUARY 2000​

Public​

H.J. Res. 106-5​

Declaration of War

JOINT RESOLUTION
Declaring that a state of war exists between the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of the United States of America and making provisions to prosecute the same.​

WHEREAS, the Government and armed forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have declared a state of war between United States of America and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
WHEREAS, the Government and armed forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have declared their support for the Republic of Turkey in their war against the United States and her allies; and
WHEREAS, the Government and of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has declared it will not export oil to the United States in order to harm the American war effort and economy:

Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a state of war exists between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and the President is hereby authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and, to bring the conflict to a successful termination, all the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States.

Approved January 2000.


Signed,

Al Gore
President of The United States of America

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President of The Senate

George W. Bush
Speaker of The House of Representatives

 

[Odinson]

	UNITED STATES CONGRESS​
H.J. Res. 106-6	ACT OF CONGRESS​	SEPTEMBER 2000​

Public​

H.J. Res. 106-6​

Termination of War Declaration

JOINT RESOLUTION
Declaring that an end to the state of war between the governments of the Republic of Turkey and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Government of the United States of America and making provisions to prosecute the same.​

WHEREAS, the Government and armed forces of the Republic of Turkey have surrendered to the United States of America and the United Coalition; and
WHEREAS, the Government and armed forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have surrendered to the United States of America and the United Coalition;

Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that a state of war no longer exists between the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey and that a state of war no longer exists between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The President is hereby directed to cease all unauthorized hostilities against these states, their governments, their armed forces, and their people immediately, as the conflict has been brought to a successful termination. This provisions revokes and terminates all provisions in H.J. Res. 106-2, H.J. Res. 106-4, and H.J. Res. 106-5 effective immediately.

Approved September 2000.


Signed,

Al Gore
President of The United States of America

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President of The Senate

George W. Bush
Speaker of The House of Representatives

 

[Odinson]

	UNITED STATES SENATE​
TREATY DOC. 107-1	TREATY RATIFICATION​	FEBRUARY 2001​

Secret​

TREATY DOCUMENT 107-1​

American-Dutch Arms Agreement of 2001​

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American-Dutch Arms Agreement 2001​

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Between the Kingdom of The Netherlands and the United States of America​

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TITLE I - DECLARATION​

Article 1. Preamble
1. Treaty: This American-Dutch Arms Agreement of 2001.
2. Parties: Signatories of the Treaty.

Article 2. Purpose
1. The Treaty is between the nations of the United States of America (also referred to as the United States or the American Government) and the Kingdom of The Netherlands (also referred to as The Netherlands or the Dutch Government).
2. This Treaty aims to foster a spirit of mutual cooperation between the governments of The Netherlands and the United States, as well as laying the foundation for a prosperous relationship between the United States and The Netherlands. Contained within this treaty is an agreement to exchange equipment and capital.

TITLE II - AGREEMENT​

Article 3. Arms Exchange
1. The Untied States shall authorize The Netherlands to build the following products (with quantities shown as i.e. x7):

a. x2 McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender;
b. x48 Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow;
c. x4 Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules;
d. x2 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III;
e. x2 Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye;
f. x4 MIM-104f (PAC-3);
g. x3 Lockheed AN/TPS 77;
h. x100 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT).​

2. The United States permits the Dutch Government to construct each item listed in Article 3.1, but only in the quantity and model that is listed.
3. The Kingdom of The Netherlands must pay a grand total of: $3,260,503,001 before it will be permitted to construct any of these items.
4. The Dutch Government will not sell, lease, lend, surrender, or give away any equipment that they purchase from the United States to any nation/entity/individual other than the United States, nor will they allow any of the aforementioned groups to train with the items listed in Article 3.1. or study them.

a. The Dutch Government may not abandon any equipment without properly ensuring that any high-value technology will not fall into the hands of any third party.
b. However, The Netherlands may at any time scrap said equipment.​

5. The United States will allow the Netherlands to maintain the equipment they purchase without charge.

Article 4. Intelligence Cooperation
1. The United States of America recognizes the Kingdom of the Netherlands as a sovereign nation with the only claim to its territory. The Kingdom of the Netherlands recognizes the United States of America as a sovereign nation with the only claim to its territory.

a. If the United States were to enter into a war with a country that the Netherlands is not in a Mutual Defense Pact with, the Dutch Government will share any and all intelligence it finds necessary in order to support the American war effort.
b. If the Netherlands were to enter into war with a country that the United States is not in a Mutual Defense Pact with, America will share any and all intelligence it finds necessary in order to support the Dutch war effort.​

Article 5. Termination
1. If the Netherlands terminates this agreement, the Dutch Government must scrap all American vehicles/vessels/weapons/equipment that they procured from the United States under this Treaty.

a. If America terminates this agreement, the American Government waives its right to demand The Netherlands to scrap all American vehicles/vessels/weapons that they procured from the United States under the AKCAA.
i. The Kingdom of The Netherlands is still under the requirement to not resell, transfer, or in any other form allow another country to utilize procured equipment from the United States under this Treaty and shall not, even in the event of the termination of this agreement, breach the terms over re-selling or transferring in any form the procured equipment from the United States.​

2. If the Kingdom of The Netherlands violates this agreement by either violating Article 3.4 or Article 5.1.a.i then it will incur a $10,000,000,000 penalty that they must pay to the United States, and the United States is no longer held to abide by Article 3 or Article 4 of this agreement.

TITLE III - FINAL PROVISIONS​

Article 6. Ratification
1. This Treaty shall be ratified by the Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the United States of America.

a. The contents of this Treaty are to remain secret and may not be disclosed to those with valid security clearances to view the contents of this Treaty.​

Article 7. Entry into Force
1. The Treaty shall enter into force, after the deposition of the ratifications of all Parties.

Article 8. Amendments
1. Amendments shall be discussed and agreed upon during meetings between high-level officials of all signatories.
2. All signatories must agree to the amendment for the Treaty to be amended.

Article 8. Withdrawal
1. Withdrawing from the Treaty requires a formal letter, to be submitted by a cabinet-level official, to all signatories via secure channels.
2. The withdrawing party must uphold the provisions of this treaty for a period of six (6) months.

a. If all Parties agree then no six (6) month notice is required and the Treaty can be suspended on the 1st day of the following month.
b. Upon conclusion of this period, the withdrawing party will no longer be subject to the provisions of this treaty.​

Article 10. Language
1. This Treaty, referred to as the American-Dutch Arms Agreement 2001 (ADAA 2001), drawn up in a single original in English and Dutch languages, the texts in each of these languages being equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which will transmit a certified copy to each of the governments of the other Parties.

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The terms of this treaty will go into effect once it has been signed by the Prime Minister of The Netherlands, ratified by the legislature of The Netherlands, and granted royal assent by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Kingdom of The Netherlands.

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I confirm that the Senate has granted its consent to this treaty.

For The Senate,

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President of The Senate​

 

[Odinson]

	UNITED STATES SENATE​
TREATY DOC. 107-2	TREATY RATIFICATION​	OCTOBER 2001​

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TREATY DOCUMENT 107-2​

Transatlantic Security Agreement​

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Between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the United States of America​

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[ March, 2001 ]

Mutual Defence: The purpose of this is to develop collective defence between its signatories, the sharing and pooling of materials and equipment with the intention of supporting one another through military means.

National Security: Promoting collaboration in national security through intelligence and military interests to advance security within Europe and Oversea Territories.

Article I, Cooperation
Participants agree that the provisions under this agreement shall include the strengthening of cooperation in the following areas:

• The regular conduction of joint exercises and other training activities with a minimum requirement of one every year, with a different host each period.
• Joint development work on military doctrine.
• Sharing and pooling of materials, equipment and services for closer cooperation.

Article II, Administration
The Transatlantic Security Arrangement shall host a biannual summit to discuss progress and allow any amendments to be proposed and providing all parties agree, the agreement shall be updated and the original signatures remain valid. The host will alternate between its members and in the event of change of circumstances, an emergency summit may be called by any member state. Any disputes in relation to the interpretation or application of the treaty shall aim to be resolved through consultation between its parties’. If a dispute cannot be resolved under this guise, then it shall be referred to the International Court of Justice for legal advice.

Article III, Collective Defence
Signatories agree that an armed attach against one or more member of the Transatlantic Security Arrangement shall be considered an attack on all members. Any such attack and all measures taken as a result shall immediately be reported to all members of the alliance. For the purposes of Article II, an armed attack is considered:

• Military attack or invasion on the territories of any party.
• Military attack on the forces, vessels or aircraft of any of the parties.
• Any form of intelligence operations against a member or in the form of cyber attacks.

Article IV, Enlargement
The Parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite any other state in a position to comply with this agreement and contribute to the security of the Transatlantic region. Each prospective member shall be reviewed by each member state and a Membership Action Plan provided to ensure they meet the following criteria:

• Must follow democratic principles.
• Must have an internationally deployable armed forces which consists of an air force and army at minimum and a navy where applicable.
• A minimum defence expenditure of 2%.

Upon completion and all current members been in agreement, the new state will be offered to sign the agreement and will be formally part of the alliance.

Article V, Notice of Withdrawal
This agreement shall continue to be in force until such time as all parties withdraw from it, intent to withdraw must be delivered in writing to all other signatories which will commence a six (6) month notice period. This withdrawal period shall consist of a reduction of other articles to ensure a smooth transition. If all parties wish to terminate this agreement, no notice period is required and the treaty can be terminated immediately.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorised by their respective Governments and businesses, have signed this Agreement.

Done in three originals, March 2001.

For the Kingdom of Sweden:
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden
Stefan Löfven

For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Andrew Evans

For the United States of America:
President of the United States of America
Al Gore

Published by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
Point of Contact
Address: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London, SW1
Telephone: 03700 00 22 44
© Crown Copyright​

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The terms of this treaty will go into effect once it has been ratified by the governments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Sweden through their proper legal channels and traditions.

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I confirm that the Senate has granted its consent to this treaty.

For The Senate,

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President of The Senate

 

[Odinson]

	UNITED STATES CONGRESS​
H.J. Res. 107-3	ACT OF CONGRESS​	SEPTEMBER 2003​

Public​

H.J. Res. 107-3​

Authorization of Use of Force

JOINT RESOLUTION
To declare that the Congress of the United States of America supports the deployment and use of American military assets to keep and maintain peace in and around the New World.​

WHEREAS, the United States of America has significant political, cultural, and economist interests in the area; and
WHEREAS, it is the Constitutional duty of the Congress to declare war and peace;

Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

1. This Congress declares that the President of the United States of America has an authorization for use of force in and around North America and South America and the seas surrounding the continents to keep peace in the region,

a. The President is permitted to use all military and intelligence assets available to the United States Armed Forces and Government,
b. This includes all nations and seas bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, all outside actors, as well as all other American states and territories;​

2. This Congress permits the deployment of all needed and necessary troops, assets, vehicles, and equipment,

a. This includes all assets of the United States Armed Forces as well as all assets of the United States Government as enshrined by law;​

3. The Congress declares that the mission of this Authorization of Use of Force is to find a peaceful solution that is presently troubling the region,

a. While peace is the ultimate objective, the President is authorized to use any legal means necessary to ensure that other states will see reason and will not interfere in the war between France and Canada, or in the affairs of the United States of America;​

Approved September 2003.


Signed,

Al Gore
President of The United States of America

Benjamin V. Sinclair
President of The Senate

Edmund Williams
Speaker of The House of Representatives