AGENCY LEGISLATION
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CIA-RDP80B01676R000500090005-5
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RIPPUB
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C
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8
Document Creation Date:
December 12, 2016
Document Release Date:
June 4, 2002
Sequence Number:
5
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Publication Date:
June 9, 1965
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SUBJECT:
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Agency Legislation
a aaesnoraMea contain r a recommendation for the
approval of the Deputy Diroet*r of Central Intelligences. Such
arecen n eep4 tioo is contained in paragraph $.
t. Certain of the :Agency's statutory authorities are obasu-
lot, aced wWWy r+strleti,.. They deal with travel and axeedical
care and the maxim aa- amount of conp.naattva we amay pay our
consultants r
3. Wheat enacted in 1949, the Ag.arcys travel, allowances,
and escalated ezpeuses avrtttes were patterned after those spelled
th Fi Si Aft6
eoregn ervcaect o 1 for the Department of ;ante.
r, as the, result of subsequent liberaii ing aaeaaeat? to
to Act, the Ageanc y's rt+ecific statutory authority
travel and xne,dical care awe longer matches those of Wis.
Furt r. legislation now pending an the Hill will tend `to widen the
gulf of speck statutory authorities.
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it Is felt that I
do that the Ages. y's once birosd
*as are out of date and do not now provide
rltz intsnded or needed.
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3 JUN 1963
P.
We Prograxr. w 39th Congress
This a aneraxAuxa preseWa background for the Agaa
prograanr, in the 3
2. Daring the first session of the tb CoAgross, an orru
pro ring a number of nn ea+ Bents to the Central tatee
Agency Act of x949 was cleared through the ;i reau of the fidget and
presented to Cagtess. The rats purpose of the b-14,11 e.e to A r v
the Agency's retirement progra - to claarifI or breadon the Agency's
statutory authority in certain other areas. The !ruse Armed Services
C tttwe, after reviewing the r :-nibus bill, concluded that they could
not devote the time needed to cover all of its pry oes and ph for
its sssage. As a r eft and in keeping with the Agency's prierW,,
needs, a setltttee bill was introduced, which covered the Agency's
rettr.exrsat program any. Is retrospect, this tattle proved correct
since the retirement bill was not pushed through until the waning days
the $ h + Tess October 1964.
3. shed is a listing tteers which have been Identified for
possible legislative action. It includes those Items in the c eaihus bill
of 1963 which t Ross* A= evd ; eer^ ces Con n tttoee decided not to
the $M grew s.
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4. WhU. there is s re question whether it would be in
best interests to pursue a broad legislative program
so soar after the passage of our retirex re
are constantly on the outlook for
it least a portion 8.:
e now appears to be ripe to
curity Act of 194? (50 U. S. S.C.
y Act of 1"9 (40 U.S.C.
iture of repeals re and
S. The authority for the
rr as :g
its functions is contained in Section 8 of the CIA Act of 1949.
provides an.. e*trs ally ba
it must be read is a oamsa
to the Agency and is subo
conflict.
Tr
ding authority. While S tion
ty for the eapeiture of funds,
h other provisions of law which apply
to those provisions in any area of
I Ca" AutltorLty
once Agency Act was tuacted
19 to end to Agency employees serving abroad medical care and
allowances similar to those provided ?rein
Section 8 cannot norrnally be used to broaden
Forei Service Act of 1946. as aw a aded.
acs in Section 4, and because of avv-,sadrn onto to the
ice Act, which were enacted subsequent to 1949, the Agency
a
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in 1%3. 3ection 303 (a) of the National Security Act of 1947, as &m ex
50 U.S.C. 401) provides that the Secretary of Defense, the Chat
d now the Director of the Office of
Security Council may appoint
eec a employ Part-time advisory personnel and ca,
to not to *xceel, $50 per day. The Director of Personnel
4 a study which cle arl z indicates, that this $50 a day con pensation
established in 1 9, is unreasonably low.
may pay tboir consultants the maxitnum rat
a day). Although the Section 303 (a) limitation also applies
practice, avoided the limitation
ns
nattily, we can
of 1949 was ended to sort a
dearly appropriation bills.
The Director of Peremmols study points on
r bills. 'nfort ae-
the CIA . Act
utee in lieu of
iianitstion is causing us difficulty in obtaining the services of and properly
ccerwpetssatiae consultants. tf the Director of Central lntelltgeenc,
the scope of ectWu 303 (s) o:1 the 1tional Security Act of 1947, be
is of the Agency at a rate cowpstitive with other
repeal ofthe consultant pay limitation and certain
be justified an the grounds that the** once broad
eduly restrictive and neither provide the
should now s.serrnbl
authority lathe Lie,
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