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810/19/76
ACTION
THE WHITE HOUSE
OCT 17
WASHINGTON
Last Day: October 18
October 15, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Postid
FROM:
JIM CANNON
10/18/76
SUBJECT:
H.R. 13615 - CIA Retirement Act Amendments
Attached for your consideration is H.R. 13615, sponsored by
Representative Hebert.
11/18/76
The enrolled bill would restructure the financing of the
Central Intelligence Agency retirement system by adopting
substantially the same funding procedures that govern the
Civil Service retirement and Foreign Service retirement
systems. The bill incorporates, with minor modifications,
the amendments to CIAR originally proposed by the Administration.
A detailed explanation of the provisions of the enrolled bill
is provided in OMB's enrolled bill report at Tab A.
OMB, Max Friedersdorf, Counsel's Office (Kilberg), NSC and
I recommend approval of the enrolled bill.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign H.R. 13615 at Tab B.
FORD LIBRARY GETATE
Digitized from Box 65 of the White House Records Office Legislation Case Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
OF THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
UNITED
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
STATIVE
STATE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
OCT 11 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 13615 - CIA Retirement Act
Amendments
Sponsor - Rep. Hebert (D) Louisiana
Last Day for Action
October 18, 1976 - Monday
Purpose
Improves financing of the Central Intelligence Agency
retirement system (CIAR), makes "catch up" benefit and
other changes to parallel comparable amendments recently
enacted for the Civil Service retirement system (CSR),
and establishes an administrative procedure for effecting
future conforming changes through Presidential action.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Central Intelligence Agency
Approval
Civil Service Commission
Approval
Department of the Treasury
Approval
Discussion
The enrolled bill incorporates, with minor modifications,
the amendments to CIAR originally proposed by the Administra-
tion.
It would restructure the financing of the CIAR system by
adopting substantially the same funding procedures that
govern the CSR and Foreign Service retirement (FSR)
systems. To this end, the bill would authorize annual
appropriations to the CIAR Fund to cover the excess of
normal cost not met by agency/employee contributions; to
reimburse that portion of annuities attributable to free
credit for military service; and to pay interest on the
unfunded liability. In addition, the enrolled bill would
2
require that future increases in unfunded liability result-
ing from new or liberalized benefits, extension of coverage,
or salary increases be amortized through appropriations in
30 equal annual installments.
Because the FSR and CIAR systems are smaller than CSR, and
have lower turnover, steeper salary progression, earlier
retirement and a more generous annuity computation formula
than CSR, the matching 7% agency/employee contribution
rate is not sufficient to cover the cost of their retirement
benefits. Thus the two smaller systems have a higher
"normal cost" than CSR. The enrolled bill, accordingly,
includes an annual appropriation authorization to cover the
deficiency, similar to the one that was recently enacted
for the FSR in P.L. 94-350, approved July 12, 1976.
The enrolled bill would make certain provisions of the CIAR
system conform to features enacted for CSR, to maintain
general parity between the two systems. These features
include increases in annuities for pre-1969 retirees or
their survivors; guarantee of a minimum annuity equal to
the primary insurance amount under Social Security; new
eligibility requirements and procedures for disability
benefits and for various classes of survivors; and modifica-
tions in service credit, beneficiary, and waiver provisions.
The enrolled bill would also authorize the President, by
Executive order, to promulgate future changes in CIAR to
match those enacted for CSR, without the need for further
"catch up" legislation. The President would adopt such
changes when he determines that CSR amendments affect pro-
visions which are substantially identical to those under
CIA and are appropriate for application to CIA employees
or retirees. The administrative provisions would be ef-
fective retroactively to the date of the corresponding CSR
amendment. A similar provision for Executive adoption of
CSR changes was included in P.L. 94-350 for the FSR system.
The CIA has supplied revised cost estimates in its attached
views letter on the enrolled bill that reflect the most
recent actuarial valuation of the CIAR Fund. The agency
states that the new financing provisions of the bill would
result in requirements for appropriations that would range
from $35.1 million in fiscal year 1978 to $59.1 million in
fiscal year 1982. Funds for fiscal year 1977 were included
in the budget.
3
It is longstanding Administration policy to maintain the
smaller independent retirement systems in substantial
conformity with basic features of the CSR system on which
they are patterned. Conforming legislation for FSR has
already been enacted in P.L. 94-350 and the CIA legislation
is long overdue.
In their views letter on the enrolled bill, the Civil
Service Commission and the Treasury Department state that
conformity between Federal retirement systems is desirable
wherever possible. The CIA urges approval of the bill as
vital to its retirement program and retirees. We concur
in these views and recommend that you approve H.R. 13615.
Jr Director T. Tily Lynn
Enclosures
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.:
8
Date: October 11
Time: 1000pm
FOR ACTION:
NSC/S on
CC (for information):
Jack Marsh
David Lissy on
Ed Schmults
Max Frieder sdorf oh
Steve McConahey defa
Bobbie Bilberg
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date:
σ ctober 13
Time: 1100am
SUBJECT:
HR 13615-CIA Retirement Act Amendments
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
X
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
please return to judy johnston, ground floor west wing
STATES FORD
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
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For the President
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
7 October 1976
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 our comments concerning
enrolled bill, H.R. 13615, "To amend the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, as amended, and for
other purposes."
Title I of H.R. 13615 improves the financial soundness of the
CIA Retirement Fund by adopting procedures approved by the 91st
Congress for the Civil Service and Foreign Service retirement systems
and for the Foreign Service retirement system in the 94th Congress.
There is one important difference in that the Agency's funding proce-
dures provide for annual appropriation authority rather than the indef-
inite permanent authority for the Civil Service and Foreign Service
retirement systems. Under Title I, an annual appropriation, beginning
fiscal year 1977, would be authorized under a formula to cover outlays
not met by contributions.
Based on the President's original budget request for fiscal year
1977, $28.3 million for this purpose was included in the Defense
Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1977, Public Law 94-419, subject to
the passage of authorizing legislation. The $28.3 million figure was
based on a 1968 actuarial study prepared by the Actuary of the Treasury
Department. Subsequent to the submission of this legislation to the
Congress, an updated actuarial study was completed. Enclosed is the
revised cost estimate for the projected fiscal years 1978 to 1982 based
on the updated study. These figures do not include any anticipated
pay raises or annuity increases based on cost-of-living adjustments.
REVOLUTION
AMERICAN
BICENTENNIAL
1776-1976
Title II of H.R. 13615 conforms the CIA Retirement Act to changes
in the Civil Service retirement system to establish parity between the
two systems. These include surviving spouse annuities and benefits;
definition of surviving child; increase in annuities to certain retirees
prior to 20 October 1969; establishment of a minimum annuity; retire-
ment credit for separation for work injuries; retirement credit as
military service for certain service in the Public Health Service or
the Coast and Geodetic Survey; disability annuities; waiver of pay-
ments in certain instances; and changing of a beneficiary.
Title II also proposes an administrative procedure, by Executive
order, to adopt for the Agency system future changes in the Civil Service
system which are substantially identical to provisions in the Agency
system. This was approved for the Foreign Service retirement system
in Section 503 of Public Law 94-350.
Also enclosed is a Sectional Analysis of H.R. 13615 which explains
all provisions of the bill.
We strongly urge that the President approve this legislation which
is vital to the Agency's retirement program and our retirees.
Sincerely,
Etthnoche
E. H. Knoche
Deputy Director
Enclosures
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SECTIONAL ANALYSIS
SECTIONAL ANALYSIS AND EXPLANATION
TITLE I--FINANCING
Section 101 amends section 111 of the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, as amended, to add three
definitions concerning the funding of the System:
"Fund balance" is defined as the par value of securities
in which retirement money is invested plus the uninvested cash
remaining in the Retirement Fund.
"Unfunded liability" is defined as the estimated amount
needed to finance all benefits payable from the Fund less the
money now in the Fund and to be placed in the Fund in the
future.
"Normal cost" is defined as the level percentage of
payroll required to meet the cost of benefits payable under
the System, less the expenses attributable to service
performed under another retirement system.
The preceding definitions are necessary for implementing subsequent
provisions of the bill; definitions comparable to the first two were adopted
by the Civil Service Retirement System under section 101 (3) of Public Law
91-93; the normal cost definition is similar to that proposed for the Foreign
Service system under Section 512 of Public Law 94-350.
Section 102 amends section 261 of the Act to add three new paragraphs
concerning the funding of the System:
New paragraph (b) authorizes appropriations to the Fund
in equal annual installments over a 30-year period to finance
any newly created unfunded liability incurred by the enactment
of future legislation, or the exercise of authority based on
statute, including benefit improvements for active employees,
extension of coverage to new groups of employees, general
salary increases, and any new statutory annuity increases
(other than automatic cost-of-living adjustments). Interest
would be required to be included in these amortized payments
at the rate used in the then most recent valuation of the system.
New paragraph (c) provides authority for annual
appropriations, for that portion of the normal cost of the
system which is not being currently defrayed by contributions.
New paragraph (d) provides authority for annual
appropriations, for interest on the unfunded liability
computed for that year at the interest rate used in the then
most recent valuation of the system, and for that portion
of disbursement for annuities for that year which the Director
estimates is attributable to credit allowed for military service.
Payments under this paragraph would commence with fiscal
year 1977, at 70 percent of the prescribed amount. An
additional 10 percent would be paid in each subsequent
year until, in 1980 and in each subsequent year, 100 per-
cent of the prescribed amount would be paid.
Provisions identical to new paragraphs (b) and (d) except for a
change in the effective date and a change in the appropriation authority
in paragraph (d), were enacted for the Civil Service by Sections
103 (a) (2) and 103(b) of Public Law 91-93 and for the Foreign Service
by Sections 104(a) and 104(b) of Public Law 91-201. A provision similar
to new paragraph (c) has been adopted for the Foreign Service system,
except for a change in the appropriation authority, in Section 512 of
Public Law 94-350.
TITLE II--RETIREMENT ACT AMENDMENTS
Section 201 removes dependency requirements from the definition of
the term "widower" and thereby conforms the Act to the requirement of
Public Law 92-187 concerning equality of benefits for married women Federal
employees. As a result, widowers of female participants or retirees will
be accorded the same benefits as widows of deceased male participants or
retirees. Section 201 also changes the definition of child to include an
adopted child who is under a petition for adoption at the time of the partici-
pant's death and makes such child eligible for survivorship benefits if
the surviving spouse proceeds with the adoption. Section 201 further
changes the definition of "widow" and "widower" to reduce from two years
to one year the marriage requirement to be entitled to a survivor annuity
and thereby conform the Act to Public Law 93-260.
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Section 202 amends the Act as follows:
First, it amends the current provision for annuity for
surviving spouse to whom the retiree was married at the time
of retirement by authorizing payment of that annuity to a
subsequent spouse. The spouse acquired after retirement
must qualify as a widow or widower as those terms are
defined in section 204 of the Act as amended by section 201
of the bill.
Second, it authorizes a survivor annuity for a widow
or widower of a retiree who was unmarried at the time of
retirement, subject to the election of a reduced annuity for
this purpose by the retiree pursuant to section 203 of the bill.
Third, it requires the surviving spouse, widow, or
widower to elect between the benefits afforded under section
202 of the bill and any other entitlements to survivor benefits
from a retirement system for Government employees.
Fourth, it provides for the commencement and termination
date for the survivor annuities provided under section 202
of the bill.
Fifth, it provides that a participant must at the time of
retirement elect in writing not to provide any surviving spouse
benefits as provided in section 221(b). This adopts a pro-
vision in Section 8339(j), Title 5, of the Civil Service retire-
ment system.
Finally, it provides that annuities reduced to provide for
a surviving spouse shall for each full month during which an
annuitant is not married, be recomputed and paid as if the
annuity had not been reduced. Upon remarriage, the annuity
would be reduced by the same percentage as in effect at the
time of retirement. All annuities are covered except no
increase in annuity may be made for any period prior to
November 1, 1974. This conforms the Act to Public Law 93-474,
which became effective October 26, 1974.
3
Section 203 provides a retiree who is unmarried at the time of
retirement with an irrevocable election to select a reduced annuity and
provide, under section 202 of the bill, survivorship protection for a
spouse acquired after retirement. The election must be received within
one year after the marriage and voids any election made at the time of
retirement for a survivor annuity for an individual with an insurable
interest as authorized under current law (section 221 of the Act). The
retiree's annuity is paid at the reduced rate starting with the first day
of the month following receipt of the election.
Section 204 imposes a minimum retirement annuity based upon
the Social Security minimum primary insurance amount and conforms
the Act to the requirements of Public Law 93-273, which increased
certain annuities and was signed into law April 26, 1974. The annuitant's
monthly benefit would not be increased to such minimum if the individual
receives any other periodic payment from the United States Government
of a similar nature, including, but not limited to, social security, annuity,
other civilian or military retired pay, pension, or veterans compensation,
and the monthly rate of such periodic payment equals or exceeds the
smallest primary insurance amount which may be in effect from time to
time.
Sections 205, 206, and 207 amend section 231 of the Act to allow
persons who are separated or retired on a nondisability retirement to
later apply under specified requirements for a disability retirement if
a disabling condition existed at the time of separation or retirement. The
changes also grant termination authority to the Director in those instances
where there has been restoration of earning capacity; allow voluntary or
involuntary retirement for such restored retirees; and assure that
periods of voluntary or involuntary retirement do not count for service
credit. These amendments adopt existing authorities in Section 8337,
Title 5, of the Civil Service retirement system.
Section 208 changes the "Death in Service" provisions of the Act
(section 232) to remove the dependency requirements currently attached
to the payment of a survivor annuity to a widower of a female participant
who dies in service. The changes are compatible with the changes made
in the definition of the term "widower" under section 201 of the bill.
4
Section 209 amends section 241 of the Act with regard to filing
designation of beneficiary for the payment of contributions and interest
in excess of benefits received to survivors of participants under the
Act. The amendment states clearly that theorder of preference set
out in that section shall prevail over any extraneous document desig-
nating a beneficiary unless the designation has been received by the
Director. This conforms the Act to a similar provision in the Civil
Service Retirement system under Public Law 89-373 approved
March 23, 1966. The provision was sought by the Civil Service
Commission to make clear that the statutory order of precedence
prevails and avoid the problems of conflicting case law and resultant
serious delays in paying insurance claims to survivors. Adoption
of the provision by the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement
Act will avoid these same problems.
Section 210 updates the citation in section 251 of the Act. Section
210 also provides retirement service credit for periods of separation
from Federal Government employment covered by employees' compensa-
tion for work injuries under 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.
Section 211 amends section 252 of the Act to credit service in
the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service after
June 30, 1960, or as a commissioned officer in the Coast and Geodetic
Survey after June 30, 1961. This conforms the Act to Public Law 86-
415, approved April 8, 1960, which credits, as military service under
the Civil Service Retirement Act, certain prior service in the Regular
or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service after June 30, 1960,
and conforms the Act to Public Law 87-233, approved September 14,
1961, which similarly credits under the Civil Service system service
as a commissioned officer in the Coast and Geodetic Survey (now
functionally within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
Section 212 adds a new section to "PART G--MONEYS" to grant
the Director the authority to waive recovery of payments from a
recipient made under the Act if in the judgment of the Director the
individual is without fault and recovery would be against equity and
good conscience. This section also allows the Director to withhold or
recover moneys mentioned under the Act from a former employee of the
Agency where there is a finding and certification by the Director that
the former employee exercised fraud. This section conforms the Act
5
to a similar provision in the Civil Service retirement system (section
8346 of Title 5, U.S.C., Public Law 89-554), which became effective
September 6, 1966. The necessity for this provision was highlighted
as the result of the recent overpayment in cost-of-living increases
for all Government retirement systems based on a miscalculation of
the data utilized. This section would be made effective sufficiently
retroactive to allow the Director to waive the overpayment to annuitants
under the Agency's retirement system as was done by the Civil
Service Commission in December 1974 for Civil Service retirees.
Section 213 adds a new "PART K--CONFORMITY WITH CIVIL
SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM" to the Act to authorize administrative
changes in Central Intelligence Agency retirement provisions to
maintain existing conformity between the Civil Service and Central
Intelligence Agency retirement systems. Under this amendment,
whenever a law enacted after January 1, 1975 amends a provision of
the Civil Service retirement system or otherwise changes retirement
benefits for employees or annuitants under that system which prior
thereto had been substantially identical to a corresponding provision
of law governing benefits payable under the Central Intelligence
Agency retirement system, the President, if he determines it appro-
priate to maintain the previous conformity between the two systems
could issue an order to apply the new Civil Service provision or
benefit to the Central Intelligence Agency. This could be done retro-
actively in the interest of equity where necessary.
In addition to the applicability of this proposal to amendments of
Civil Service retirement provisions that were substantially identical
to corresponding Central Intelligence Agency retirement provisions
immediately prior to enactment of the Civil Service amendment, it is
intended that the proposal apply to amendments of Civil Service
provisions enacted after January 1, 1975 but before enactment of
this bill which were substantially identical either to corresponding
Central Intelligence Agency retirement provisions when this bill is
introduced or to Central Intelligence Agency retirement provisions
as proposed in this bill.
Authority would not be available under the proposal to change a
Central Intelligence Agency retirement provision that had not been sub-
stantially identical to the Civil Service provision prior to the latter's
amendment. For example, if the present regular Civil Service multipli-
cation factor, which is less than 2 percent for the first ten years of
service, were increased, a corresponding increase could not be extended
to the Central Intelligence Agency retirement system multiplication factor
is 2 percent for all years of service. Neither could a change affecting
6
only a special group, such as the change in the law-enforcement
employee multiplication factor made by Public Law 93-950, be extended
to the Central Intelligence Agency retirement system under this authority
because this proposal would be applicable only to amendments of Civil
Service retirement provisions applicable generally.
Section 213 is based upon Section 512 of Public Law 94-350, which
amended the Foreign Service Retirement Act. This establishes authority
to adopt by administrative action applicable changes in the Civil Service
system and shortens the existing time lag resulting from normal Executive
and Legislative processing to adopt separately for the Agency retirement
system each applicable change in the Civil Service system. The proposal
does not in any way abridge the right of Congress to enact future laws
changing the Central Intelligence Agency retirement system provisions
or benefits.
Section 214 increases annuities that occurred prior to October 20, 1969,
and further conforms the Act to the requirements of Public Law 93-273,
which authorized payment effective August 1, 1974. Retirees under the
Act (and Civil Service retirees) prior to October 20, 1969, did not receive
the liberalization in retirement computation made under Public Law 91-
185, effective December 30, 1969. Under Public Law 91-185 the computation
of annuities was changed from a high -5 years average salary to a high
-3 years average salary and unused sick leave was counted as service
for annuity computation purposes.
Section 215 provides effective dates in phase with those established
for the Civil Service Retirement System in connection with identical changes.
These dates assure that the treatment afforded retirees and their survivors
under the CIA Retirement Act will not be different than that afforded retirees
and their survivors under the Civil Service Retirement System. Section
215 provides that all of the provisions in the bill become operative effective
October 1, 1976.
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COST ESTIMATE
COST ESTIMATES*
Title I
Cost estimates for financing the CIA Retirement System are as follows:
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
(Dollars in Millions)
35.1
42.5
51.0
54.8
59.1
No estimates are provided for Section 102(b) insasmuch as all costs under
that Section are prospective contingent upon enactment of new or liberalized
benefits, extension of coverage or increases in salaries on which benefits
are computed.
Title II
Cost estimates of changes to conform the CIA Retirement System to
the Civil Service Retirement System are as follows:
Section 202 of Title II restores to full annuity the reduction for
survivor annuity upon death of the spouse.
ESTIMATED COST
(Cost in Millions)
$3.8 increase in unfunded liability for the Fund.
The normal cost of the CIA Reitrement System would be increased
by .160 percent of the payroll for participants.
Section 211 of Title II increases annuities based on separations
prior to 20 October 1969 by $240 per annum for annuitants and by
$132 per annum for surviving spouses.
ESTIMATED COST
(Dollars in Millions)
$1.1 increase in unfunded liability for the Fund.
*
Revised to give effect to actuarial study of the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System as of 31 December 1973.
UNITED
STATE
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20415
CHAIRMAN
October 7, 1976
Honorable James T. Lynn
Director, Office of Management and Budget
Executive Office of the President
Washington, D. C. 20503
Attention: Assistant Director for
Legislative Reference
Dear Mr. Lynn:
This is in reply to your request for the Commission's views on enrolled
bill, H.R. 13615, "To amend the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement
Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, as amended, and for other purposes."
Title I of the enrolled bill is designed to improve the financial sound-
ness of the CIA retirement system by adopting the same funding procedures
approved by the 91st Congress for the Civil Service and Foreign Service
retirement systems.
Title II of the enrolled bill contains a number of amendments designed to
incorporate liberalizations into the CIA retirement law similar to those
recently enacted into the Civil Service Retirement law. H.R. 13615 also
contains a provision for maintaining, without separate legislation, future
conformity between both systems for any liberalization enacted after
January 1, 1975 for participants in the Civil Service Retirement System.
The Commission views conformity between Federal retirement systems as a
desirable feature whenever possible.
Although the provisions of the enrolled bill do not directly or substan-
tially affect any of the programs administered by the Commission we have
no objections to these conforming amendments.
Accordingly, the Commission recommends that the President sign the enrolled
bill H.R. 13615.
Robert Sincerely yours,
Hampton
Chairman
OF
DEPARTMENT THE THE TREASURY
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20220
1789
OCT 8 1976
Director, Office of Management and Budget
Executive Office of the President
Washington, D. C. 20503
Attention: Assistant Director for Legislative
Reference
Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the views of this Department
on the enrolled enactment of H.R. 13615, "To amend the Central In-
telligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, as
amended, and for other purposes."
The enrolled enactment would make amendments to the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) Retirement Act of 1964 which would bring the
financing and benefits provisions of the CIA Retirement System into
conformity with the Civil Service and Foreign Service Retirement Systems.
The bill would also provide that when changes in the Civil Service Retirement
System are enacted in the future, conformity of the CIA Retirement System
to that retirement system can be achieved by Executive order instead of
requiring additional legislation.
The legislative history indicates that the enrolled enactment
incorporates recommendations made in draft legislation submitted by the
CIA.
The Department believes that conformity and equality between the
retirement systems is desirable. Therefore, we recommend that the
enrolled enactment be approved by the President.
Sincerely yours,
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.:
Date: October 11
Time: 1000pm
FOR ACTION:
CC (for information):
NSC/S
Jack Marsh
David Lissy
Ed Schmults
Max Friedersdorf
Steve McConahey
Bobbie Bilberg
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date:
o ctober 13
Time: 1100am
SUBJECT:
HR 13615-CIA Retirement Act Amendments
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
X
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
please return to judy johnston, ground floor west wing
10/12/76
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material uplease
K. R. COLE, JR.
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
For the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.:
Date: October 11
Time: 1000pm
FOR ACTION:
CC (for information):
NSC/S
Jack Marsh
David Lissy
Ed Schmults
Max Friedersdorf
Steve McConahey
Bobbie Bilberg
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date:
Time:
O ctober 13
1100am
SUBJECT:
HR 13615-CIA Retirement Act Amendments
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
x
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
please return to judy johnston, ground floor west wing
10-12
Recommed My
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material please
K. R. COLE, JR.
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately
For the President
MEMORANDUM
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
October 13, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JAMES M. CANNON
FROM:
Jeanne W. Davis nut
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SUBJECT:
H.R. 13615
The NSC Staff concurs in the proposed enrolled bill H.R. 13615 -
CIA Retirement Act Amendments.