A joint resolution to insure the separation of Federal powers and to protect the legislative function by providing a procedure for requiring Federal officers and employees to inform the Congress.

Provides that, when any head of a department or agency of the United States, or officer or employee of the United States is summoned and requested to testify or to produce documents or any other matter before the Congress, either House of Congress, any joint committee of Congress, any committee of either House, or any subcommittee thereof, that department or agency head or officer or employee shall appear and answer all questions propounded to him, and produce all documents and other matter sought, unless the President formally invokes executive privilege in writing and expressly instructs the officer or employee to refuse to appear or to refuse to answer specific questions, or to produce specific documents or other matter, with respect to a specific item, in which event it shall then be a question of fact for the Congress, House of Congress, joint committee, committee or subcommittee proposing the questions or seeking the documents or other matter to decide whether the invocation of executive privilege is well taken. Provides that if it is decided that the invocation is not well taken, the officer or employee shall be ordered to appear and to answer the question or questions propounded and produce any documents or other matter requested.

Provides that when the Congress, either House of Congress, joint committee, or subcommittee upholds or denies the invocation of executive privilege, it shall, within ten days, file: (1) in the case of a joint committee, a concurrent resolution with both Houses of Congress; and (2) in the case of a committee or subcommittee, a resolution with its House of Congress; with a report and record of its proceedings relating to such invocation of executive privilege.