[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. Res. 299 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 299

      To authorize testimony and representation in BCCI Holdings 
     (Luxembourg), S.A., et al. v. Abdul Raouf Hasan Khalil, et al.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 14 (legislative day, October 2), 1998

    Mr. Lott (for himself and Mr. Daschle) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      To authorize testimony and representation in BCCI Holdings 
     (Luxembourg), S.A., et al. v. Abdul Raouf Hasan Khalil, et al.

Whereas, in the case of BCCI Holdings (Luxembourg), S.A., et al. v. Abdul Raouf 
        Hasan Khalil, et al., C.A. No. 95-1252 (JHG), pending in the United 
        States District Court for the District of Columbia, the plaintiffs have 
        requested testimony from Jack Blum, a former employee on the staff of 
        the Committee on Foreign Relations;
Whereas, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 704(a)(2) of the Ethics in Government 
        Act of 1978, 2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 288b(a) and 288c(a)(2), the Senate may 
        direct its counsel to represent Members, officers, and employees of the 
        Senate with respect to any subpoena, order, or request for testimony 
        relating to their official responsibilities;
Whereas, by the privileges of the Senate of the United States and rule XI of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate, no evidence under the control or in the 
        possession of the Senate may, by the judicial or administrative process, 
        be taken from such control or possession but by permission of the 
        Senate; and
Whereas, when it appears that evidence under the control or in the possession of 
        the Senate may promote the administration of justice, the Senate will 
        take such action as will promote the ends of justice consistently with 
        the privileges of the Senate: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That Jack Blum is authorized to testify in the case of 
BCCI Holdings (Luxembourg), S.A., et al. v. Abdul Raouf Hasan Khalil, 
et al., except concerning matters for which a privilege should be 
asserted.
    Sec. 2. That the Senate Legal Counsel is authorized to represent 
Jack Blum in connection with the testimony authorized by section one of 
this resolution.
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