LETTER TO MR. ROBERT E. HAMPTON, CHAIRMAN FROM PHILIP J. PHILBIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 1, 2005
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: December 31, 1970
• Content Type: LETTER

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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
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December 31, 1970
Mr. Robert E. Hampton, Chairman
Civil Service Commission
1900 E Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20415
pOD WILSON, CALIF.
CIIAI1LFS S. GUIISCR, CALIF.
ALEXANDER PIRNIC, N.Y.
DUIIWAI1D G. HALL, MO.
DONALD D. CLANCY, OHIO
ROBERT T. STAFFORD, VT.
CARLETON J. KING, N.Y.
WILLIAM L. DICKINSON, AIJI.
CHARLES W. WHALEN. JR., OHIO
CO FOREMAN, N. MEX.
JOHN C. HUNT, N.J.
G. WILLIAM WHI7L'HUI7SY, VA.
RODERT J. CORBETT, PA.
J. GLENN DEALL, JR.. MD.
STAFF
JOHN R. DLANDFORD, CHIEF COUNSEL
FRANK M. SLAYINSHEK, ASSISTANT CHIEF COUNSEL
EARL J. MORGAN, PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMOER
WILLIAM H. COOK, COUNSEL
RALPH MARSHALL, PROFCSSIONAL STAFF MEMBER
JOHN J. FORD, PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER
GEORGE NORRIS. COUNSEL
JAMES F. MHUMATE, JR., COUNSEL
WILLIAM H. HOGAN, JR., COUNSEL
H. HOLLIGTER CANTUS, PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER
ONEEA L. STOCK$TILL, EXECUTNE SECRETARY
Dear Mr. Chairman:
It is my.understanding that some question has arisen in your
office concerning the legislative intent of the Congress on recent
changes made to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act
(50 U.S.C. 403) as contained in S. 4571.
To avoid any question whether the amendment to subsection
(c)(1) of section 252 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement
Act (50 U.S.C. 403 note) as contained in S. 4571 of the 91st Congress
was intended to cover past Government contributions of all present
participants and former participants in the Central Intelligence
Agency Retirement and Disability System, I consider it pertinent
to provide you with additional information on this subject.
In the hearings conducted by this Committee on a similar
legislative proposal (H.R. 16306 of the 89th Congress which was
passed by the House but not acted upon by the Senate) and on the
present bill it was the understanding of this Committee that the
section authorizing automatic transfer of employee and employer
contributions,would include all past Government contributions for
present and former participants. Thus, the objective would be
attained of-assuring that the retirement fund incurring the potential
or actual liability for the payment of benefits would also be in
receipt of all contributions made by or on behalf of the employee
so covered.
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Mr:, Robert E. Hampton
December 51, 1970,
This is made explicit in the testimony given to this Committee
that the enactment of this provision would add about $33 million to the,
Cit Retirement Fund representing all of the accumulated prior Govern-
ment contributions made on behalf of employees who have transfer;:ed
from the Civil Service retirement system to the Central Intelligence
Agency Retirement and Disability-System.
Sincerely,
Philip J. 11hilbin
Chairman
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'Floor Statement for Mr. :hilbin on S. 4571
A bill "To amend the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964
for Certain Employees, as amended, and for other purposes."
Mr. Speaker:
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The 414" recently passed S. 4571, a bill amending the Central Intelligence
Agency Retirement Act of 1964.
The purpose of the bill was essentially to provide Central Intelligence
retirees with the same benefits recently provided Civil Service retirees.
However, included in the legislation was a provision which authorized
the Civil Service Commission to transfer to the CIA retirement fund all
Government contributions previously accumulated in the Civil Service
retirement fund when aTr employees of the Civil Service transferred into
the Agency's retirement system.
The purpose of this authorization was to insure the actuarial soundness
of the CIA retirement fund. Testimony developed by the Committee indicated
that execution of this authority would'result in the transfer of approximately
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$33 million from the Civil Service retirement fund to the CIA retirement
fund. This sum would have represented past Government contributions for
all Agency employees transferred to the CIA retirement system since 1964.
I am now advised that some staff people on the Civil Service Corunission
have questioned legislative intent in this regard. I am therefore making
this statement to erase any doubt in the minds of any responsible authority
as to the legislative intent of the Congress in this regard.
I trust that this will take care of the problem.
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