AIDS FEDERAL POLICY ACT OF 1987, H.R. 3071

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90M00004R001000130003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 6, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 22, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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2 2 OCT 1987
Legislative Division
Office of Congressional Affairs
Deputy Director of Personnel for
Compensation, Automation, and Planning
Compensation, Automation, and Planning
SUBJECT: AIDS Federal Policy Act of 1987, H.R. 3071
1. Thank you for bringing to our attention H.R. 3071, which proposes to
amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program for AIDS
counseling and testing, as well as to establish certain prohibitions for
purposes of protecting individuals with AIDS. We understand that the Senate
also has introduced a counterpart bill, S. 1575, and that every effort is
being made to speed passage of this legislation through Congress. It is of
upmost importance that the Agency be exempt from this legislation.
2. The bill prohibits disclosure of information acquired during
counseling or testing that indicates that an individual is infected with
AIDS. Discrimination in employment or governmental services against an
individual infected with AIDS also is prohibited. These legislative
prohibitions present serious problems for the Agency.
3. The Agency actively seeks to attract the finest quality personnel
necessary to meet the challenges presented by our unique intelligence
mission. Individuals are hired with a view to long-term careers with the
Agency. These individuals must meet stringent requirements with respect to
abilities and education, security, and physical and emotional health. The
Agency invests greatly in the employment process to ensure that the
appropriate people are hired. Thus, we cannot afford to hire individuals who
cannot continue to meet our travel and other requirements or serve long-term
Agency careers. Further, we cannot limit disclosure to our medical staff of
the fact that an applicant has AIDS since such information is vital in
assessing the individual's overall suitability for hire.
STAT
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SUBJBT: AIDS Federal Policy Act of 1987, A.R. 3071
4. In regards to individuals who are already employees when they may
become infected with AIDS, if such information becomes known during any
testing or counseling conducted by the Agency, we cannot restrict this
information to the counseling or medical staff. Supervisors, security
officers and other officials need to be aware that an employee is undergoing a
life crisis in order to better assist the employee and also to evaluate the
employee's emotional stability and security suitability in light of the
employee's work assignment.
5. In light of the foregoing, we request that action be taken to seek an
exemption from the disclosure and discrimination provision of the AIDS bill.
STAT
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