SECRECY AGREEMENT RESTRICTIONS: ADMINISTRATION'S LETTER TO THE CONFEREES ON H. R. 4775

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• Publication Date: July 13, 1988
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
IA TILE
13 July 1986
OCA 2340-88
, OGC
, OGC
3C
Legislation Division
Office of Congressional Affairs
Secrecy Agreement Restrictions:
Administration's Letter to the Conferees on
B.R. 4775
1. Attached for your information is a copy of the
Administration's letter to the conferees on E.R. 4775, the
Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations
bill for Fiscal Year 1989.
2. You will note on page three of the letter and page six
of the attachment the Administration's objection to the secrecy
agreement provision contained in the House bill.
3. We initially understood that inclusion of this?
provision in the House bill reflected nothing more than a
ataff-level decision to include in the FY '69 bill all
"boilerplate" provisions from the FY '66 bill. VNE now
understand, however, that there was an active effort by the
provision's proponents to have it included in the FY '69 bill.
Accordingly, it is possible there may be a real dispute in
conference over the provisior
Attachment
OCA/LEG
(13 July 1988)
Distribution:
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rkre`trtiVE CirricE OF THE PRESCIENT
. epics nr tolvettocuteit 4t1DOLNICILT
Nonorable John C. qtennis
Chairsam. Committee, on Appropristiene
United States Senate
Washington,
igatipipai!ope4)4., ass,
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MeV rx. Chsirsions.
Xs the %Mee and Senate prepare to go iv comet-eh... 01. ii.u.
4/15, the W/ *fib^ Treasury, retsial 6etvice, ani
Government Appropriations bill, I would like to ...4.,ecs the
hduioistration's view* on the Congressional Avflim tn %tat.. on
this bill.
While hotel versions of the bill containpro.tinli.r. :tupprrted
by the AdministiAtt tt, the senate-passed verefl is in lewral
sore eeeiiiistent with the President's budget requ..nt,
there are owl/oral funding and language provision ot .oncelv In
the 4dianietration that t need to bring to your attentton.
The Ldulnietration stroogly urges that funding levet5 be
restored to those level requested in the Piestdent'.; imatiet. U.
is critical to restoze the $5.3 billion tot internal
Revenue Serviee au was supporte4 hy the House. Thu Sc ,141114 tovel
Would force sharp cutbacks either in IRS At..:Sisf.1;tor. tv the
majority of taxpayer:. who are trying to comply with 4 t'omplex tax
lew or in IRS revenne-cienerating activities to colfert fag llos
those who choose to ray their tair share. Thv ispak.1 of the*
i0i0Gr S*Oate ifsVel on refuting rroctaeing and taxis;.yer .:nrysces
vould be devantetiu4 it revenue-generating activitivs %dery to bc
fully protected as coiled fOr in the Bipartisan Oudnet
Az a seam* of providing funding far theee reftlorations of the
regueste4 funding levels, we urge CoOgreito adort the
President's ?revenue foreoone" proposal. Afioptton -1 1ht'
Proposal would reduce ths postal subsidy trots thu ttttisel
. and senate-ipalised tevvls of.14)* million to :19 a
sz.vings of $017 ftilliort. The Adminiati at ion hs rev tousty
sought COogressional approval of this prop:1431 that .a-eko to
eliminate inepproprtat4 subsidies for certain ela3nes timat1erc
is.g., pitutigious professional irsde OrgahiZAtivils, plotitatNte
business Seminar companies, *piggy beck" advettiset, we
again Wilt your eprreval in nrder to provide itigniirtet tor sure
critical purposes.
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IIIMICAL LETTERS SENT TO HONORABLE SlINIn cotar,
ticskylwkLs EDWARD R. ROYBAL. HONORABLE JOSEPH !.KELN,
W:0041.1.ALE NARK 0. waTIELD, HONORABLE RnUERT DOLE,
HONOWIALZ MN'S DECOSCIAI, KONOSASLE JAMIE: L. WHIrIEN,
AVO 00g3thIlLi PETT V. DONSMICI
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If UM Cenftrires choose not to adopt the adminiA.4410,..,
. full peopose.1, we ask that you restrict thc L'ultst.lv tt tevrin
:provided in the Iry 149i ravenue foregone approptiation II, that
' fiscal year, the preferred sellers were recptitc.1 vaN lot :0
; percent Of their al tor tetl overhead costs the r.ame pr000rt ion
they absorbed Crow TY Igitfi until the April 1. vise' !,..41..oc
increase. .11% the conference bill, these sailers wonio not 1.e.
required to aahsorl, any ovelher.d costs. therotl, hnhocesr.ailly
,incressing the dcticit $ts.e
Tho: dour? bill contains a pruvision that i.f.tr...t2 tt
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Presi4sint'? albilit) to execute appropriations t7ttutr. 1141
would racoaar.slind tont the Presilent veto the hilt I: Pi is
presented with this iArovision. The prnwieion rruvi,'.c:1 that
'funds may be umed by OPP to prevent or delay the oblitimitio or
agpenditure of funds identified in eithobr an appropriatimirl btli
or in aCCompianyinii rsporta, with the sole exception
propasole immumitte hy law. It apparently is intondea to eke
report language accompanying this and other approoriatioi, oille
i-- even if written after this provision is rms.-tea
1?814sinot on
;the axecutivt Oran:h ae if enacted Iht0 13w. Thdct, ovelmIttee
'reports that not coevett with conetitutiunal recitotreartat?-.
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full legislative Attton (i.e., consideration And p:vlsagr lvoth
prewmcltAirflt
Rouses end for Presidential J141,4tUSO$ tolvtild
improperly be given dignity with statutc:. enacted tuft. 13w,
,These concerns' cirlilv raise tun4ancntal conatituti(Inat mauvs
under the atakw care" And 'presentment* cideses. t would welcome
an opportunity to out an arrangement in the revolt that it
mutually acceptable oikt recognizes the approptiate -t hnth
brencheel bet Lie present language, we helieves, is
conatitution&lly infirm and therefore unaccept.lhie
Further, thie lsnuttAge creates ambititsktio,-. to thp
11'4.8W/1u:toe autactioly to isplesPnt and enforce other tab-.. nuch
as Criusse-itudison-Hol 1 int: which requires his to withhold and
eitcpester funde it ftpecifisbd deficit targets inc exceeded This
provision see iradifertently affect other Sub?.Cattlive .1.ttfttory
authorities of the Premigient..
Lnothor wWtter et coocern in this bill' is the r?quilom,.111 rue
absorption of thr proposed WY raise- The hdailu..tl.itioit
'supports the Service version of a len poicetit .nt.:01101ton
requirement, however the SPIIALe limited tt.e iht-uption
applicability to funds of the Treasury/Postal 1,,ti by pia:tit,' tit,?
language provision into "Central Pluvision -- Title v" is
Xesinistration strongly urges the conferees to twl;:ity thr
alosorption prevision to apply to the entire twvertipf.nt by
inserting in Title vl the following language: egut.h stms mAy
Le neCescary for flr.cal year 1989 pay raises tor prtAirau.- imwhfti
by this or any Other fect shall be abserbed within the ieveiv nt
each ouch Act."
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: Other liattgaoge provisions of Concern to the AdminiMtAtim.
taeludo:
?? the unconstitutional restriction in iTertion ? et too
NOUS* bill on USO ut the national uccurtty cupaovee
lkonelisclosure atirxresent, which is identical to J VIOVt,.1.$11.
? struck down hy thc U.S. District Cnurt for the os..sos.'s .11
Coluabia on nay 27, 19111 because it 01ffirwlext....11.11.
restrict, the PreSident's power to tultall ubl
iiispOltea upon hit by his; express Conetitutional powci- .118.1
the role as the rxocutivo in foreige ? ??11?? .
(atjoralFederation Id rectors' EseloYet!. Y. II s., r 6")
waiver ot hudiretary controls eslablinhed Pv the
anti.-611IfiCiency Act ? los the leosse/pugehmpv ..vcsat
nevpits the obliqitiun C:
Administrattfins end congresses to provide AttitIllfll!:
excess of iSJU Wilton, this waiver could tcsott :e thc
s=)ring of roto dollars in the current year - A CICJI
understatement of the full costs of Ihe pioivct--
Congress ainsuld infinite the public et the fq11 ot
those projects to the tawpayer by reta in evel P.4. u
currently ir?etatute.
-- imposition or an ?Ts floor limiting the Adrinh.tt.ttinn's
ability to .dust ntatfin9 to workload and productIvity
Shifts in the ett?Itours ServiCe. Stire&U_nt AlcoNot.
ahd rircArleo... and the Federal Law Lntorcesent Tulining
Centel'. The!ac proponal3 are costly and uflueceghalv-
various pn.w1ons purporting to require con.lirlon:.,
committec apploval, As distinquichod from notitication And
the coniwollak ion that results iron excoutive-tetatJiattlie
coftity, for e)eculion of the law and exelcise at executive
power. such approval requirementr conflict with
COreetitUtionAi prieciples Ontlfleilltabd ift INS v. Chadka. 46:
UAL 929 (148)).
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These and other Administration concerns are dota1i.4i in the
enclosure. I ufge the conferees to consider these 4-retvern.:
they develop al Conference bill, in ths hope that I Can irCOMMICIO
to the ?made:A that he sign the bill.
sincerely yours,
Enclosure
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Perther, this broad langusge creates aftbigOliieS A.. in the
President's authority to ligament and entorc othot
such ass Clana-Rudisan-Hollinges which 1.-titttut"; hts to
withhOld anti sptpiestwr tunde if specified detiett tAtnetr
are tacevecieti. This provision *ay ipadvertenolu
other rubotintive statutory authorities nt thp rrer..tdvnt.
Nettonal 6^curity_yepluris liondisClosur.,. rhe
kdsinistrition requests that the Congress t
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?21, reastinq to notional security esspinyes nitnAvleinnare
egremients, trove H.R. 4775, the Ttessury-rwital
Appropriations Dili for TY 1969. Tht Humor Attoply.t the
provie5ort an4 the Senate truck it.
L?i:.cticz% 621 in identical tn f.cPo' hit. ol th.?
Truesury-Fostst notifies appropristionr. Act
the rv /10611 further appropriations enntinsi,sq I.
(P.11.... X00-202). The provision purport& to foliyiJ
Governmerit trots using appropriated fund,* tn
enforcn cettain agrmements with Fedrial eripInv
they not diacio:m without authority clAnnitted in-
to which thvy gAin sccesm during their tedera1
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v. Unlitetd_ Aates, No. 97-2284-no. the Unit^1 rt.-tete
brifiict colart for the District ot oolosisia 'wit! thtt
Mien G3i. .4 the ri 191111 Treanurv-Po,141
APProiltietif?nft act violatem the Conaiitnitnn
stateidt
he t'ourt
ftrtses etetute ftee. 630) ispersisnihty testitt-tt; thr
PrIttaident12; rnwer to fulfill obligationt: %Telt
hie by his. erpross constitutional pusers Atut ttlt. tole
of the Evncutive in ff.vreign relatinnn.
is, therefore, uniAmislantional.* :nlop
Section 62% of H.R. 4715 is both uorom.t.tnti,n.ti And
unwise. The Pro?ident possesses the 1.ott:Ittttt1tonal
authority leouire FeJeral ampinyei-s vhn volontAiiiv
ASSUbe FO051 inV3 Of high trust brihqinti 1? the
Nation's sto:A sensitive Set iets to ante., th;tre
mcvets. ..uch nnndincinsure agreements Aue
sefequaude in protnctinl that hattiOnal nectstity
U.S.. Custow:, .and_ Eximiso. !CrAiU
proposen to delote rho President's proonsed .fult
would alluv im the Customs 141.V1 A.V,)-1:4 to
11Z4ird for Ctistnnts ctlatou,Cial
complements the Admini*tkation's lenislative p l-
eaks the, A., vilorcm wirer fee conuistclA
prOviA;ioals 'he GATr. TZ a Senate proposAl vonio In in
violation vi I.ArT bocanar none of the Cotle.-tton. 1,1 VW)
would be to cover the coot Of Custom: C. mn..t..tAl
activities 10 Undcr the Menotti oropoJai,
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