H. R. 5871

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000100240007-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 6, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 16, 1948
• Content Type: REGULATION

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$Ors CONGRESS H R
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.5871
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
M ncH 16,1948
Mr. wD ws of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Armed Services 11
A BILL
To provide for the- administration of the Central Intelligence
Agency, established pursuant to . section 102,. National
Security Act of 1947, and for other purposes.
1 .Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tines of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1. That when used in this Act, the term-
"Agency" means the Central Intelligen.cy. Agency ;
(a)
(b) "Director" means the Director of Central Intelli-
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genre;
(c) "Government agency" means any-'executive depart-
ment, commission, council, independent establishrnent,
corporation wholly or party owned by the United States
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regulations relating to . the expenditure of Government
2 funds; and
3 (2), for objects of a confidential, extraordinary or
4 sore ?
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0 such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher
for the amount therein certified.
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SEP.ARA6I1LITY OF PROVISIONS
9 SEC? 8. If any provision of this Act, or the application
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of such provision to any person or circumstances is held
11 invalid, the remainder of this Act or the application of such
12 provision to persons or circumstances other than those as
13 to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
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SHORT TITLE
SFC? 9. This Act may be cited as the "Central In-
telligence Agency Act of 1948".
gencY nature, such expenditures to be accounted
="l autcty on the certificate of the Director and every
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EXPLANATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF H. R. 5871
(References are to Section, page, and line of
H. R. 5871),
Section 1 (page 1, line 4) comprises definitions of
certain terms used in the Act.
Section 2 (page 2, line 8) provides for a seal of
office. Intelligence records contain information that.
is sometimes required for official use either in other
Departments or as evidence in legal proceedings. Unless
proper authentication of copies can be made, original
documents would have to be produced.
Section 3(a) (page 2, line 13) provides for the
extension to CIA of certain provisions of the Armed Ser-
vices Procurement Act of 1947 (Public Law 413, 80th
Congress). The following prov'sons of Section 2(c) of
the Armed Services Procurement Act are requested which
provide for negotiation on purchases and contracts for
supplies without advertising if:
There is a national emergency, (Sec. 2(c)(1));
The public exigency will not admit a delay,
(Sec. 2(c)(2));
(5648)
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f CIA and other appropriate officers of the Government
,iay look to determine what expenditures are authorized
in the course of supporting the activities of the Agency.
Section 7(b) (page 11, line 21) enables the spending
of a portion of the money made available to the Agency
for confidential purposes, to be accounted for solely by
certification of the Director.
Section 8 (page 12, line 9) provides for the separ-
ability of the provisions of this Act.
Section 9 (page 12, line 15) provides the short
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To amend the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949: as amended, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Section 3 of the Act entitled the Central. Intelligence
Agency Act of 1949, approved June 20, 1949, as amended (63 Stat. 208,
50 U.S.C. 403a) (hereinafter referred to as "such Act"), is amended
to read as follows:
(a) In the performance of its functions, the Central
Intelligence Agency is authorized to exercise the authorities
contained in sections 2(c), 5,6,7, and 10 of the Armed Services
Procurement Act of 1947, approved Feb. 19, 1948, as amended
(62 Stat. 21, 41 U.S.C. 151).
(b) Contracts of the Agency for services and use of
facilities for research or development may be for a term not.
to exceed five years, and may be extended for an additional
period not to exceed five years, subject to the availability
of appropriations therefor.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term "agency head"
shall mean the Director and Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
and the Deputy Directors of the Agency.
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(b) No annuity paid under the Civil Service Retirement
Act shall be reduced solely because the annuitant has
retired at an age lowered in accordance with the provisions
of subsection (a) of this Section. The base age provided by
the Civil Service Retirement Act for computing a percentage
reduction in annuities shall be reduced by the same amount
as the reduction in retirement age made in accordance with
SECTION 6. Section l0(a)(l) of such Act is amended by inserting
subsection (a) of this Section.,
"Chapter 171 of" immediately before "28 U.S.C."
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