PAYMENT TO EMPLOYEES FOR LOSS OF PRIVATE INSURANCE BENEFITS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AGENCY DUTIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000500120008-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2002
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 16, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Support
SUBJECT Payment to Employees for Loss of Private
Insurance Benefits Attributable to Agency
Duties
REP"ERENC : (a) Memo dtd 14 July 1966 to ExDir-Compt
fr ADD/S, same subj
(b) Memo dtd 19 April 1966 to DCI fr D/Pers,
subj: Payment to Employees for Loss of
Insurance Benefits Attributable to Agency
Duties or for Related Reasons
1. I have read References (a) and (b) and their attachments with
some care and approve your proposal to return the Director of Per-
sonnel's memorandum to hire without action and to advise the other
Deputy Directorates of your action and the reasons therefor.
Z. I am most sympathetic in principle to the proposal of the
task force, and if the exporitacorited in the attachment is an indica-
tion of what the future holds, the costs of such a program do not ap-
pear to be excessive. It seems clear that this is not a problem
unique to CIA and that, in fact, it might have much more application
to the armed services than to the Agency.
3. In this connection, we cannot ignore but must take seriously
the action which the Congress has taken regarding the armed serv-
tces. All things considered. I think it would be inappropriate for the
Director to determine that this program is necessary to carry out
the functions of the Agency. In fact, I think such a determination
could not be sustained before our Congressional subcommittees and/
or the Comptroller General.
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K. White
Executive Director-Comptroller
References (a) and (b)
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director- Comptroller
SUBJECT : Payment to Employees for Loss of Private Insurance
Benefits Attributable to Agency Duties
1. This memorandum contains a proposal- in paragraph 4. If you
agree with this proposal, it is requested that you return the papers to us.
2. Over the past ten months, in response to a request from the
DD/S&T, we have attempted to develop a plan to reimburse employees for
their privately obtained life insurance which would be invalidated by reason
of their duties or assignment. This is a very controversial subject and a
good case can be made in support or in opposition to it. The attached memo-
randum from the Director of Personnel recommends approval of such a plan.
However, the General Counsel has expressed serious reservations in a separate
attachment (Tab B).
3. In view of the very recent and very substantial increase in benefits
under the Federal Employees Compensation Act, we believe that there is less -
need for protecting personnel against loss of private insurance coverage and,
furthermore, we are not at all sure that we should undertake a program of this.
kind which would be unique in the Federal Government. Even if we were to be
successful in obtaining the Director's approval, we consider that the several
Congressional committees and the Bureau of the Budget would look askance at
our initiative.
4. We propose, therefore, to return this paper to the Director of
Personnel without action and advise the other Deputy Directorates of our
action and the reasons therefor.
25X1
Assistant Deputy Director
for Support
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I.9 APR 196
MEMORANDUM FOR : Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT : Payment to Employees for Loss of Insurance
;...,-its Attributable to Agency Duties or for
Related Reasons
REFERENCE : Memo for DCI fr D/Pers, Same Subj., dtd Z4 Jan 66
1. This memorandum contains recommendations for your approval.
Such recommendations are contained in paragraph 5.
2. Referenced memorandum requested your approval of a system of
payments to Agency staff personnel who suffer death or disability in the
performance of their Agency duties under circumstances which negate
insurance coverage held by these employees.
3. A task force, consisting of the Director of Personnel as Chairman,
representatives of the Deputy Directors primarily concerned, and the Deputy
General Counsel, was appointed by the Deputy Director for Support to look
into the matter of loss of insurance benefits by Agency personnel resulting
from their Agency assignments. Subsequently, the referenced memorandum
(Tab A) was prepared and forwarded for coordination. While the four Deputy
Directors or their representatives concurred, the Deputy General Counsel
non-concurred in his capacity as a member of the task force; he stated,
however, no legal objections to the proposal if you determine that the proposal
is necessary to carry out the functions of the Agency.
4. The memorandum of the Deputy General Counsel (Tab B) discusses
additional aspects of the basic proposal which he feels should be considered
by you in making a decision. In passing, I must state that the problem we
are trying to solve is by no means a "normal administrative" problem such
as confronts the "ordinary Government agency". It may not be exclusive to
CIA but I know of no legal interpretation or decision which limits the use of
the Director's legislative authorities to problems unique to CIA. As to the
possibility of opposition in some Congressional quarters, one can always find
it if one seeks it. Should you agree, however, that the proposal should be
discussed with the CIA Subcommittees in the House and Senate, we are
prepared to do so upon your approval in principle of the basic proposal.
5. It is recommended that you:
a. Approve in principle the proposals set forth in paragraph 14 of
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functions of the Agency; and,
b. Authorize the implementation of the proposals if no
Congressional obstacles are encountered.
25X1
Director of Personnel
Deputy Director Date
for Support
Executive Director-Comptroller
The recommendations in paragraph 5 are approved:
Director of Central Intelligence
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