,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #eaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjad ,mr4 
,reid 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,connell7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,to  
au?orize te/imony1 docum5t production1 &
 repres5tation 9 ,/ate ( ,nor? ,dakota  
v4 ,beatrice ,quill4  ,:]eas1 9 ! case (
 ,/ate ( ,nor? ,dakota v4 ,beatrice     
,quill1 ,crim4 ,no4                     
#jh-bjad-;,,cr-#jaede1 p5d+ 9 ,s\?      
,c5tral ,judicial ,di/rict ,c\rt 9      
,bism>ck1 ,nor? ,dakota1 ! prosecution  
has reque/$ ! production ( te/imony f   
two employees 9 ! ,bism>ck1 ,nor?       
,dakota (fice ( ,s5ator ,heidi          
,heitkamp1 & a video record+ f t (fice2 
,:]eas1 pursuant to sections #gjc7;a7 & 
#gjd7;a77#b7 ( ! ,e?ics 9 ,gov]nm5t ,act
 ( #aigh1 #b ,u4,s4,c4  #bhh;b7a7 &     
#bhh;c7a77#b71 ! ,s5ate may direct its  
c\nsel to repres5t curr5t or =m]        
employees ( ! ,s5ate ) respect to any   
subpo5a1 ord]1 or reque/ = te/imony     

relat+ to _! (ficial responsibilities2  
,:]eas1 by ! privileges ( ! ,s5ate ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates & ,rule ,,xi ( ! ,/&+     
,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 no evid5ce "u !      
control or 9 ! possession ( ! ,s5ate    
may1 by ! judicial or adm9i/rative      
process1 be tak5 f su* control or       
possession b by p]mission ( ! ,s5ate2 & 
,:]eas1 :5 x appe>s t evid5ce "u !      
control or 9 ! possession ( ! ,s5ate may
 promote ! adm9i/ration ( ju/ice1 !     
,s5ate w take su* action z w promote !  
ends ( ju/ice consi/5t ) ! privileges ( 
! ,s5ate3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ,megan   
,c>ranza & ,jane ,opdahl1 employees 9 ! 
,(fice ( ,s5ator ,heidi ,heitkamp1 & any
 o!r curr5t or =m] employee ( !         
,s5ator's (fice f :om relevant evid5ce  
may be necess>y1 are au?oriz$ to produce
 docum5ts & provide te/imony 9 ! case ( 
,/ate ( ,nor? ,dakota v4 ,beatrice      
,quill1 except conc]n+ matt]s = :i* a   
privilege %\ld be ass]t$4  #b4 ,! ,s5ate
 ,legal ,c\nsel is au?oriz$ to repres5t 
employees ( ,s5ator ,heitkamp's (fice 9 

connection ) ! production ( evid5ce     
au?oriz$ 9 section "o ( ?is resolution4