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Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of two Senate resolutions en bloc submitted earlier today by Senators Dole and Daschle.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The clerk will state the first resolution by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 139) to authorize the production of records by the Select Committee on Intelligence.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the resolution.
The resolution (S. Res. 139) 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 inquiry into the accuracy and completeness of information provided by Agency officials to the intelligence oversight committees of the Congress concerning the Agency's activities in Guatemala between 1985 and 1995;
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 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 inquiry into the provision of information by officials of the Central Intelligence Agency to the congressional intelligence oversight committees.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the second resolution by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 140) to authorize the production of records by the Select Committee on Intelligence.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the resolution.
The resolution (S. Res. 140) was agreed to.
The preamble was agreed to.
The resolution with its preamble is as follows:
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Whereas, the Office of the Inspection General of the Department of Justice 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 Aldrich Ames case;
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 Inspector General of the Department of Justice, 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 Aldrich Ames case.
Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, the Select Committee on Intelligence has received requests for copies of committee records from the Offices of the Inspector General of two executive branch agencies. First, the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency has requested from the Committee records relevant to the Inspector General's pending inquiry into whether the congressional intelligence oversight committees where properly informed by CIA officials about the CIA's activities in Guatemala over the past 10 years.
The second request is from the Department of Justice Inspector General and concerns a review the Inspector General is conducting into matters related to the Aldrich Ames case. The Inspector General is seeking copies of transcripts of hearings, briefings, and interviews that the Senate Intelligence Committee received on the Ames case last year.
Mr. President, these two resolutions would authorize the chairman and vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee, acting jointly, to provide committee records in response to these requests, utilizing appropriate security procedures.
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