[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 3 (Thursday, January 8, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S237-S238]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  AUTHORIZING PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 11.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 11) to authorize production of 
     documents to the Department of Defense Inspector General.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, last Congress, the staff of the Committee on 
Armed Services conducted an inquiry into allegations regarding 
irregularities in the administration by the Department of the Army of a 
Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, LOGCAP, contract for logistical 
support in Iraq. At the conclusion of that staff inquiry, the chairman 
and ranking member of the committee referred allegations regarding 
administration of the LOGCAP contract to the Department of Defense 
acting Inspector General for review.
  The chairman and ranking member would like to share with the 
inspector general records of the committee staff inquiry to assist in 
the conduct of the inspector general's review. This resolution would 
accordingly authorize the chairman and ranking member, acting jointly, 
to release committee records relating to this matter to the Defense 
Department Inspector General.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any 
statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 11) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                               S. Res. 11

       Whereas, last Congress the Committee on Armed Services 
     conducted a staff inquiry into allegations regarding 
     irregularities in the administration of a contract for 
     logistical support in Iraq by the Department of the Army;
       Whereas, upon the completion of the Committee's staff 
     inquiry, the Chairman and Ranking Member referred to the 
     Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense for 
     review allegations regarding the Administration of this 
     LOGCAP contract;
       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;
       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 consistent with the 
     privileges of the Senate: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Armed 
     Services Committee, acting jointly, are authorized to produce 
     to the Department of Defense Inspector General records of the 
     Committee's staff inquiry into allegations relating to the 
     administration of the Army's LOGCAP contract.

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