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 92 STAT. 1880

'Committee."

PUBLIC LAW 95-521—OCT. 26, 1978 "(d) The Senate or any committee or subcommittee of the Senate commencing and prosecuting a civil action or contempt proceeding under this section may be represented in such action by such attorneys as the Senate may designate. " (e) A civil action commenced or prosecuted under this section, may not be authorized pursuant to the Standing Order of the Senate 'authorizing suits by Senate Committees' (S. Jour. 572, May 28, 1928). " (f) For the purposes of this section the term 'committee' includes standing, select, or special committees of the Senate established by law or resolution.". (2) The table of sections of such chapter 85 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: "1364. Senate actions."

2 USC 288d.

(g) Nothing in this section shall limit the discretion of— (1) the President pro tempore of the Senate in certifying to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia any matter pursuant to section 104 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 194); or (2) the Senate to hold any individual or entity in contempt of the Senate. INTERVENTIOISr OR APPEARANCE

2 USC 288e.

u s e prec. title 1. Notification.

Publication in Congressional Record.

SEC. 706. (a) When directed to do so pursuant to section 703(c), the Counsel shall intervene or appear as amicus curiae in the name of the Senate, or in the name of an officer, committee, subcommittee, or chairman of a committee or subcommittee of the Senate in any legal action or proceeding pending in any court of the United States or of a State or political subdivision thereof in which the powers and responsibilities of Congress under the Constitution of the United States are placed in issue. The Counsel shall be authorized to intervene only if standing to intervene exists under section 2 of article III of the Constitution of the United States. (b) The Counsel shall notify the Joint Leadership Group of any legal action or proceeding in which the Counsel is of the opinion that intervention or appearance as amicus curiae under subsection (a) is in the interest of the Senate. Such notification shall contain a description of the legal action or proceeding together with the reasons that the Counsel is of the opinion that intervention or appearance as amicus curiae is in the interest of the Senate. The Joint leadership Group shall cause said notification to be published in the Congressional Record for the Senate. (c) The Counsel shall limit any intervention or appearance as amicus curiae in an action or proceeding to issues relating to the powers and responsibilities of Congress. IMMUNITY

2 USC 288f.

PROCEEDINGS

SEC. 707. When directed to do so pursuant to section 703(d), the Counsel shall serve as the duly authorized representative of the Senate or a committee or subcommittee of the Senate in requesting a United States district court to issue an order granting immunity pursuant to section 201(a) of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (18 U.S.C. 6005). ADVISORY AND OTHER

2 USC 288g.

FUNCTIONS

SEC. 708. (a) The Counsel shall advise, consult, and cooperate with— (1) the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia

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