INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1988

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE,
Washington, DC, December 9, 1985.
Hon. DAVE DURENBERGER,
Chairman, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,
Washington, DC.
DEAR DAVE: Thanks for your letter of December 5 concerning lo-
gistical advice to the contras.
I do agree with you that. the Conferees on the FY 1986 Intelli-
gence Authorization Act did not put the entire subject of logistics
off limits. However, we did constrain CIA activities in significant
ways. Further, the Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 1985
also constrains the-CIA. The Agency is not to participate in any
way in the distribution of humanitarian assistance. The Agency
may only provide advice and support to other U.S. government
agencies responsible for the distribution of the assistance. Thus,
the Act makes clear direct CIA logistics advice on the effective dis-
tribution of humanitarian assistance is not appropriate. The Con-
ference Report does not amend the Supplemental Appropriations
Act.
The other problem, as I see it, is that logistical advice on how to
distribute food inside Nicaragua is as useful for the distribution of
ammunition as it is for food. Both items are essential for the con-
duct of military and paramilitary operations in Nicaragua. Thus,
advice in this area can well be seen as military advice to the con-
tras. It would ill serve the Agency to become embroiled in contro-
versy at this juncture regarding a matter about which Congress
has expressed such repeated reservations.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely yours,
LEE H. HAMILTON, Chairman.
100TH CONGRESS I RF.i`T-I?
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES {I Fart I
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR
1988
Mr. STOKES, from the Permanent Select Committee on Inter
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 21121
The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to whom wa,
referred the bill (H.R. 2112) to authorize appropriations for fisca'
year 1988 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities o the U.S. Government, for the Intelligence Community Staff, for the
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, anc
for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorabl3
thereon and recommend that the bill do pass.
(1) Authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1988 fai) the
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the o-:4. Gov
ernment, (b) the Intelligence Community Staff and (c) the Cen
tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System;
(2) Authorize .the personnel ceilings on September 30, 198 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the
U.S. Government;
(3) Permit the Director of Central Intelligence to authorize
personnel ceilings in fiscal year 1988 for any intelligence ele
ments up to 2 percent above the authorized levels;
(4) Provide restrictions on support for military or paramili
tary operations in Nicaragua;
(5) Provide retirement benefits for certain former spouses o
CIA personnel;
(6) Provide a uniform allowance for certain civilian employ
ees overseas of the Defense Intelligence Agency;
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intelligence committees of the Congress promptly when the special
termination authority is exercised.
The authority granted by Section 1590(e)(1) is identical to that
provided by Section 1604(e) of Title 10 concerning special termina-
tion authority for DIA. The authority of Section 1590(e)(1) likewise
has not been exercised.
The committee has decided to extend for another fiscal year the
authority of Section 1590(e)(1) but to defer consideration of perma-
nent extension until the Commission created by Section 601 of the
bill has submitted its report.
Section 601 of the bill would create a Commission on Intelligence
Personnel Systems. The Commission will be charged with review-
ing, across the board, personnel recruitment;, retention, manage-
ment, and compensation programs of the U.S. intelligence commu-
nity. The Commission is to review these personnel systems, com-
pare them with those available to the great bulk of the Federal
Civil Service and make recommendations to the Congress on the
future development, restructuring or adjustment of those personnel
systems affecting intelligence personnel.
The committee feels such a Commission is necessary for several
reasons. Over the past nine years, the Congress, principally the in-
telligence committees, has been asked repeatedly to make adjust-
ments in management and personnel programs for certain intelli-
gence agencies. The justification for the requested changes has
often been that intelligence personnel serve under circumstances so
dissimilar to those of most civil servants that differences in com-
pensation or management are required. The Congress has been
sympathetic to many, but not all, such requests. Often it has asked
how other intelligence personnel in similar circumstances would be
treated and has sought to ensure equality of treatment for those
serving under similar circumstances. Just as often, the executive
branch had undertaken no similar effort.
The committee has come to realize that this annual adjustment
of personnel and management programs remains unfocused beyond
the interests of individual agencies. It recognizes significant differ-
ences in the legal authorities of different elements within the intel-
ligence community. The committee believes that requests for piece-
meal adjustments are likely to continue. It anticipates that the
Central Intelligence Agency may propose sweeping changes in its
personnel and management approach that, whatever their merits,
would have the effect of further emphasizing the differences in
these areas among various intelligence agencies-and-particularly
between CIA and the Federal Civil Service 1The committee wishes)
to forestall - consideration of the restructuring of CIA's personnels
-=system until it is better informed about how such ch_ anges __wilY
(affect agencies besides CIA ` ~~ ~~~
Tlie committee has structured the make-up of the Commission to
ensure that it is non-partisan, experienced in personnel and man-
agement matters, and brings the perspective of private citizens to
the complex but important issues the Commission must weigh. The
committee does not intend to exclude former government officials
from serving on the Commission, but instead feels that experieflce
in government managerial positions would serve members of the
Commission well in the pursuit of their review.
The committee has recommended the authorization of $500,000
for the Commission's operations during fiscal year 1987, to be
drawn from funds authorized to be appropriated for the Intelli-
gence Community Staff. In addition, Section 601(d) provides that all
heads of elements of the intelligence community may assist the
Commission in the conduct of its review by detailing personnel and
other support. The committee believes that such support will be in
the interest of all intelligence elements, since the intelligence com-
munity will benefit from the first comprehensive report and recom-
mendations on the personnel and management systems under
which their employees must perform their duties.
The committee urges appropriate intelligence officials to assist
the Commission in its work, particularly including the gran+= of
appropriate clearances and access to relevant records and of als.
The committee also urges the President, the Speaker of the House
and the Majority Leader of the Senate to expeditiously appoint the
Members of the Commission so that they can devote the necessary
time to the completion of their report and recommendations.
COMMITTEE POSITION
On April 23, 1987, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelli-
gence, a quorum being present, approved the bill and by voice vote
(with Mr. Brown voting no) ordered it favorably reported.
OVERSIGHT FINDINGS
With respect to clause 2(l)(3)(A) of Rule XI of the House of Repre-
sentatives, the committee has held extensive hearings regarding
the nature and conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of the U.S. Government in considering this legislation.
This review is outlined under the section of this report describing
the scope of the committee review. A wide range of recommenda-
tions regarding intelligence programs and their managemetias
been included within the classified annex of this report.
FISCAL YEAR COST PROJECTIONS
With respect to clause 2(l)(3)(B) of Rule XI of the House of Repre-
sentatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, this legislation does not provide new budget authority or tax
expenditures. The committee has attempted pursuant to clause
7(a)(1) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to
ascertain the outlays which will occur in fiscal year 1988 and the 5
years following if these amounts are appropriated. These estimates
are contained in the classified annex and are in accordance with
those of the executive branch.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATE
With respect to clause 2(l)(3)(C) of Rule XI of the House of Repre-
sentatives, the committee has received no report from the Congres-
sional Budget Office.
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