,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ae1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,reid 7for himself and ,mr4 
,mc,connell7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,to authorize  
testimony and representation ,in the    
,matter of the ,proposed ,discipline of 
,laura ,block ,lower4  ,whereas1 in the 
,matter of the ,proposed ,discipline of 
,laura ,block ,lower1 ,case ,no4        
#bjab-,,swp-,,lic-#dde1 pending before  
the ,montana ,board of ,social ,work    
,examiners and ,professional            
,counselors1 the licensee has requested 
the deposition of ,siobhan ,gilmartin1  
an employee in the state office of      
,senator ,jon ,tester2 ,whereas1        
pursuant to sections #gjc7;a7 and       
#gjd7;a77#b7 of the ,ethics in          
,government ,act of #aigh1 #b ,u4,s4,c4 
#bhh;b7a7 and #bhh;c7a77#b71 the ,senate
 may direct its counsel to represent    
employees of the ,senate with respect to

 any subpoena1 order1 or request for    
testimony relating to their official    
responsibilities2 ,whereas1 by the      
privileges of the ,senate of the ,united
 ,states and ,rule ,,xi of the ,standing
 ,rules of the ,senate1 no evidence     
under the control or in the possession  
of the ,senate may1 by the judicial or  
administrative process1 be taken from   
such control or possession but by       
permission of the ,senate2 ,whereas1    
when it appears that evidence under the 
control or in the possession of the     
,senate may promote the administration  
of justice1 the ,senate will take such  
action as will promote the ends of      
justice consistent with the privileges  
of the ,senate3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that ,siobhan ,gilmartin is authorized 
to provide testimony in the ,matter of  
the ,proposed ,discipline of ,laura     
,block ,lower1 except concerning matters
 for which a privilege should be        
asserted4  #b4 ,the ,senate ,legal      
,counsel is authorized to represent     

,siobhan ,gilmartin in connection with  
the production of testimony authorized  
in section one of this resolution4