[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 74 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5632]
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                AUTHORIZATION FOR PRODUCTION OF RECORDS

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Senate Resolution 256 
submitted earlier today by Senators Dole and Daschle.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows.

       A resolution (S. Res. 256) to authorize the production of 
     records by the Select Committee on Intelligence.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, the Select Committee on Intelligence has 
received a request from the Office of the Inspector General of the 
Central Intelligence Agency for copies of committee records relevant to 
the Inspector General's pending inquiry into the Zona Rosa massacre of 
six American citizens in El Salvador in 1985.
  Mr. President, this resolution would authorize the Chairman and Vice 
Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, acting jointly, to provide 
committee records in response to this request, utilizing appropriate 
security procedures.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to 
reconsider be laid on the table, and that any statements relating to 
the resolution appear at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 256) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:
       Whereas, the Office of the Inspector General of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency has requested that the Select Committee 
     on Intelligence provide it with copies of committee records 
     relevant to the Office's pending review of matters related to 
     the Zona Rosa massacre of six American citizens in El 
     Salvador in 1985;
       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 
     can, by administrative or judicial process, be taken from 
     such control or possession but by permission of the Senate;
       Whereas, when it appears that documents, papers and records 
     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 the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, acting jointly, are authorized to 
     provide to the Office of the Inspector General of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency, under appropriate security procedures, 
     copies of records that the Office has requested for use in 
     connection with its pending review into matters related to 
     the Zona Rosa massacre.

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