TITLE VII--STUDY OF INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL SYSTEMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP10M02287R000200160035-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2012
• Sequence Number: 35
• Content Type: REGULATION

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TITLE VII--STUDY OF INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL SYSTEMS
SECTION 701
Section 701 of the conference report requires the Director of
Central intelligence to contract with the National Academy of Public
Administration to perform an objective study of personnel management
and compensation systems affecting civilian
pe-r~s.aane,l o f t h e Unite d
States intelligence community.
Section 601 of the House bill would have created a Commission on
Intelligence Personnel Systems to review personnel recruitment,
retention, management and compensation programs of the U.S.
intelligence community. The commission would have been made up of
three members, one appointed by the President, another by the
Speaker of the House, and a third by the Majority Leader of the
Senate. The House felt the Commission was necessary to provide a
comprehensive review of current,programs; assess the need for
changes, especially those required by the unique circumstances of
the different intelligence missions and functions of each
Intelligence Agency; [activities] and to present recommendations to
the Congress for necessary changes after considering the potential
divergencies the proposed changes would create either among
intelligence agencies or between the intelligence community and the
Federal Civil Service. The Senate amendment had no comparable
provision.
The conference agreement provides for the conduct of the study
that would have been required by the House bill except that under
the conference agreement, the study shall be conducted by the
National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), an independent
Federally-chartered institution with significant expertise in
government management issues and an excellent reputation for
objective, thorough study.
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The eonferer e Qoree nt directs the Director of Ce^trai Inte1i tierce to
contract With LPA to cord rt the stud of ir.teibcence sonnea t
it is the ex-0-ct.atlo', of the conferee- t ,at the Dire-:tc Fill cons..:it wits': the
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1a.rz uaae of the confEre -:e o=ree.-Tent ais?:, proviOes that the Director of
Central Intelliac- rce, the Direct-r of tf:e Inte11iaerce COr-r;lrnity Staff, ar)
all eler nts of the 1ntEiliOe')CE coTrn. ^.itv rr ist proviO- ne essarv sJppol- t,
inClu:~ir per so%mel, to the pane. as we. as acceSE to all inforrGtior:
relatir): to 1ntelilae)ce perso-Lnel c.' ltLarL71 r,t 1SSJEE . The Conferees
further uroc the Director of Central Ir,tellicerce to erls.i-? that rier7erS arx
staff of the N P1-. parr are given every r asure of CoOpEration ar that
security investigations ar>d review necessary to provide clearances for them
are given priority attention.
proGuce interir, a alvtical reports
before t :E require: CO. rdetio- of them f irna.l report by San i rv 2G, 19E'. The
can ere E believe ti:ct SJCi. iritE_ lr. reportE CO' 1C be use to tale
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The conferees are aware that some intelligence agencies may seek,
to institute changes in their [personnel management and)
compensation programs during the period in which NAPA is conducting
the intelligence personnel study. The conferees [do not] wish to
[discourage] encourage [personnel management and) compensation
improvements implemented within the framework of current programs.
However, the purpose of the study is to provide a baseline for a
comprehensive review by the intelligence committees of all of the
intelligence personnel needs of the different intelligence agencies
presented in a coherent and coordinated fashion. CThe conferees
believe that significant, non-urgent changes in [personnel
management or) compensation programs should be reviewed very
carefully before they are implemented.
The conferees consider the authorized programs for fiscal year
.988 to include only those [personnel mans em and] compensation
programs in effect at the time the budget was submitted and
justified. [Changes to those programs would be of special
Congressional interest and would require submission to the
appropriate committees for consideration under established
reprogramming or transfer procedures While the conferees do not
intend to discourage any change, they emphasize that any
contemplated program changes hould be submitted well in advance of
the date anticipated for implementation. (Unless submitted as part
of the annual fiscal year 1989 budget request, such proposals should
be submitted at least 30 days prior to proposed implementation
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