LETTER TO JAMES M. FREY(SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00338R000400530015-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 28, 2008
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: June 12, 1984
• Content Type: LETTER

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? Central Intelligence Agency -
OLL 84-2039/2
12 June 1984
Mr. James M. Frey
Assistant Director for Legislative Reference
Office of Management and Budget
Washington, D.C. 20503
Dear Mr. Frey:
This is in response to your request for the views of the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on an Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) draft bill to amend the authority to establish
special rates of pay for certain Federal employees. The
Central Intelligence Agency supports the purpose of this draft
bill.
The OPM bill would amend 5 U.S.C. ?5303 to expand the
current special pay rate authority to permit the use of this
authority when staffing problems are attributable not only to
higher private sector pay but also to the undesirable
geographic location and/or working conditions of a job. The
OPM amendment would also increase the permissible range of
special pay rates to a maximum of 60 percent of the regular
rate range.
Although the CIA is not covered by the special pay
authority amended by the OPM draft bill and, in fact, has its
own authority to establish special pay scales, the CIA supports
the purpose of this bill. This bill recognizes that
undesirable geographic location or working conditions of a job
can hinder the recruitment and retention of personnel. Indeed,
CIA believes that these, and related, factors play an even more
significant role in recruitment and retention of the young,
highly motivated, top-quality personnel needed at the CIA.
While this legislation does not affect CIA, it is gratifying,
nonetheless, to see legislation of this type.
We appreciate the opportunity to comment upon this draft
legislation.
Deputy Director, Office of L?egislati a Liaison
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