[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12506-12507]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   LEGAL REPRESENTATION AUTHORIZATION

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 520, which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 520) to authorize the production of 
     records, testimony, and legal representation.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 520) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 520

       Whereas, the United States Department of Justice is 
     conducting an investigation into improper activities by 
     lobbyists and related matters;
       Whereas, the Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration have received specific requests 
     from the Department of Justice for records that may be 
     relevant for use in the investigation;
       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 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 
     can, by administrative or judicial 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 is needed for the promotion 
     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 Committee on Indian Affairs and the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration are authorized to 
     provide to the U.S. Department of Justice the specific 
     documents that have been requested by the Department of 
     Justice to date for use in legal and investigatory 
     proceedings, and to provide related testimony from their 
     staffs, if necessary, except where a privilege should be 
     asserted.
       Sec. 2. The Senate Legal Counsel is authorized to represent 
     employees of the Committee on Indian Affairs and the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration in connection with the 
     document production and testimony authorized in section one 
     of this resolution.

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