PROPOSED OCDM DRAFT BILL, "NATIONAL DEFENSE CIVILIAN RESERVE ACT"

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00357R000100230005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 2014
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 1, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Legislative Counsel
SUBJECT: Proposed OCDM Draft Bill, "National Defense Civilian
Reserve Act"
1. A previous draft of this Bill was received from OC] M on 14 January
1959. A copy of the comments furnished at that time is attached. (Attach-
ment A) This latest draft would be more acceptable from an administrative
standpoint. The previous provisions for 20% limitation on numbers "on duty"
and for salary payments based on hardship and inequity are gone, although the
latter concept survives in Page 2 of the transmittal letter.
a. Section 3 of the proposed Bill provides that persons desig-
nated as members of units are not to be considered employees or of-
ficials of the Federal Government except for coverage by the Federal
Employee Compensation Act. Paragraph 7 "Terms of Agreement" (Attachment
E.) may say the same thing but since we are appointing Civilian Special-
ist Reserves as MAE employees, you may want to give this section some
attention.
b. Section 6 on appropriate security requirements and safeguards
is the same as in the previous draft and might cause security problems
to this Agency if regulations were drafted without consideration of CIA
special problems.
2. Since we are proceeding with the CIA Civilian Specialist Reserve
program, the Agency really does not need this Bill. Certainly, there would
be some added administrative burden in "living with it". However, there are
off-setting advantages. For example, the Bill would give us an overt means
of accomplishing an overt program and end the use of special appointment
authority and unmouchered funds for the purpose. Support of the Bill would
also put us in a position of co-operating with the other agencies who require
the authority contained in the proposed Bill.
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SUBJECT: Proposed OCDM Draft Bill, "National Defense Civilian Reserve Act"
3. MR. J. J. White of this Office is available to discuss the subject
further should you so desire. I would like, if possible, to see the comments
you prepare to the requesting agency before they are sent out.
Attachments
Gordon IC Stewart
Director of Personnel
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CONFIDENTIAL
STAT
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