,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cfj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#bd1 #bjad ,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 ,united ,states v4    
,onstad4  ,whereas1 in the case of      
,united ,states v4 ,onstad1 ,crim4 ,no4 
#ac-fe1 pending in the ,united ,states  
,district ,court for the ,district of   
,montana1 the prosecution has requested 
the production of testimony from ,tom   
,lopach1 ,chief of ,staff for ,united   
,states ,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    
current and former 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 and ,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  
,tom ,lopach1 ,chief of ,staff for      
,united ,states ,senator ,jon ,tester1  
and any other current or former employee
 of the ,senator's office from whom     
relevant testimony may be sought1 are   
authorized to testify in the case of    
,united ,states v4 ,onstad1 except      
concerning matters for which a privilege

 should be asserted4  #b4 ,the ,senate  
,legal ,counsel is authorized to        
represent current and former employees  
of ,senator ,tester's office in         
connection with the production of       
testimony authorized in section one of  
this resolution4