LETTER TO HELEN KALBAUGH FROM (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 19, 2012
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 19, 1988
• Content Type: LETTER

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Central IntdItgence Agerky
STAT
STAT
Washington PC 20505
OCA 88-1235
1 9 APR 1988
Ms. Helen Kalbaugh
Committee on Environment and Public Works
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Ms. Kalbaugh:
As you requested today, I am enclosing the amendment to
S-2186, the Public Buildings Amendments of 1988, and the
statement to be used by the Committee to introduce the
amendment when the bill reaches the floor of the Senate.
We very much appreciate your willingness to hear and
understand the concerns that the Agency has with S-2186. If
you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to
call.
Enclosure
Distribution:
Orig - Addressee
1 - OCA Registry
1 - JB CHRONO
SA/OCA
Sincerely,
Office/Of Congressional Affairs
hcb (19 Apr 88)
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Public Buildings Amendments of 1988
S. 2186
Insert a new section 8 as follows and renurber the current
section F section 9:
Section 8. Certain Other Authorities.
NethinE in this ect shall be construed to affect the
authorities granted in sections 5, C and B of the Central
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403f, 403g and 403j).
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COLLOQUY
MR. BURDICK. Mr. President, will the Senator yield?
MOYMHAN. I yield.
MI:. BURDICK. The committee proposes to offer an amendment
to ensure the protection of national security information under
this bill.
Section 3 cf the bill, which is one of its central
provisions, requires the Administrator of the General Services
Adrinistration to determine, and so advise the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Public Vorks and Transportation of the house of Representatives
of his reasons for the determination, that an agency may lease
space to accommodate major computer operations; secure or
sensitive activities related to the national defense or
security, except when inappropriate to locate such in a public
building or facility identified with the Federal Government;
and offices that require major alterations in the structure cr
mechanical system of the building. It is obvious that this
provision is aired to cut down cn the costs to the Government
of leasing space.
However, most of the Central Intelligence Agency's leased
space falls wihin these categories. Section 5(e) of the
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 permits the Agency to
make alterations, improvements and repairs on premises it
leases without regard tc costs, E0 long BE the Director
certifies that these actions are necessary for the successful
performance of the Agency's functions or the security cf its
activities. Further, section 6 of that same law exempts the
Agency from providing information regarding its functions.
Lastly, section 8of the CIA Act allows the Agency to expend
curs, notwithstanding any other lay, for various purposes
necessary tc carry out its functions, including acquiring
necessary land and, renting and operating buildings. In order
to protect classified information in the interest of national
security, it is important that CIA's rights in these areas be
preserved.
Section 5 of thc bill alloys CS/. to turn over Federal land
or interests to a state without consulting with the affected
agency, whenever GEA considers it "desirable." The committee
believes that the CIA and not the GSA is in the best position
tc decide when such action is "desirable" for CIA's buildings.
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This section also requires that GSA not commit to the
construction of a building for lease to an agency until it has
established detailed specifications for each buildini. Such
specifications would be issued by regulation and could
constitute a breach of security with respect tc Agency
buildings. This argyrent also holes true for that pertion of
section 5 requiring publicly solicited competitive bids fcr
buildings. constrpctee fcr /ease tc an agency ane fcr tLEt
pertion requiring CSA inspections cf buildings.
To protect the Agency's, end the Federal Gcvernment's,
interests in preserving secrets vital to this country's
national security, the committee sends an emendmcnt to the deal.
and asks for its immediate consideration.
THE. PPFSIPINC OFFICER. The clerl will report.
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