Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If the committee, as requested in motion 3, is continued, the tape is in the custody of the committee through one of the committee assistants, the Law Clerk, and the use of the tape, or publication of it, would be subject to the direction of the committee that continues with the matter.
If the committee is not continued, there is no longer any custody to be maintained over that particular material. It is not part of the public record. You are correct. It was delivered into the custody of a committee that no longer exists. In the normal course, I believe it would be returned to the person who provided it to the now non-existent committee, if that alternative were there.
There are two alternatives available.