AGENCY VIEWS - H.R. 6277, 8 APRIL 1965

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• Publication Date: July 6, 1965
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MEMORANDUM FOR: DEPUTY DIRECTOR
This is the first of two actions planned in con-
nection with the Hays bill, Foreign Service Act
Amendments. The first is a formal stand by the
Agency supporting two benefits in the bill of general
applicability to all Federal agencies and has been
informally cleared through BOB, State, and the
Committee staff. The second is to seek retro-
activity of one of the benefits to cover our
employees injured in the Saigon bombing. We do
not plan to handle this item through BOB as
explained in the approval memor, dum.(
LAWRENCE R. HOUSTON
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Agency Views - H. R. 6277, 8 April 1965
1. This memorandum contains in paragraph 8 a recommendation
for the approval of the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence.
Z. H.R. 6277 was introduced on 15 March 1965 by Congressman
Hays and was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on
State Department Organization and Foreign Operations which he chairs.
The Bill proposes a unified personnel system for employees engaged in
foreign affairs functions. It also provides certain liberalizing benefits
for Foreign Service personnel, as well as two benefits of general appli-
cability for all overseas employees.
3. The Bill was not subject to prior clearance of the Bureau of
the Budget before it was introduced. However, subsequent to its introduc-
tion, BOB insisted that certain provisions in the Bill be tightened up. The
concessions to BOB in this connection are reflected in the Subcommittee
Print of the Bill dated 8 April 1965.
4. The attachments set forth Agency interest in the Bill as
identified through internal coordination. To date, all problems have
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been favorably resolved. However, two matters for Agency action are
still outstanding with respect to this legislation.
5. The first, which is the subject of this memorandum, is an
official stand by the Agency supporting the two provisions in the Bill
which are of general applicability to all Federal agencies having
employees abroad and would be most beneficial to the Agency. While
our comments on the Bill were not initially solicited by the Bureau of
the Budget, BOB has indicated they would welcome an Agency report
to Chairman Morgan, of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
6. The other outstanding action concerns the six-month admin-
istrative leave provision we are supporting in the attached report. We
are attempting to have this provision made retroactive so that it would
cover the cases of ten Agency employees now undergoing extensive
recuperation and rehabilitation caused by line-of-duty injuries since
the first of this year. These cases include Agency employees
injured in the Saigon bombing. While our proposal has received warm
support from the Department of State and the interested committees on
the Hill, the Department of State is against clearing this matter through
the Bureau of the Budget for fear that it may once again rock the boat on
this legislation. The tactics to be pursued and which have been agreed
upon so far by all parties concerned is to have Chairman Hays bring the
question of retroactivity up as a suggestion which has been proposed to
him and request Secretary Crockett's views on it in an executive session
of the Subcommittee. In these circumstances, Secretary Crockett could
comfortably and warmly endorse the retroactive provision.
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7. In this connection we are providing Secretary Crockett and
the Subcommittee with suggested language to accomplish our objective
as well as a blind memorandum detailing the types of cases that would
be covered by us.
8. It is recommended that the Deputy Director approve the
release of the attached letter to the Bureau of the Budget by signing
the report to Chairman Morgan on H. R. 6277.
LAWRENCE R. HOUSTON
General Counsel
Attachments:
a. OGC Memorandum for DDP and DDS, dated 19 April 1965,
Subject: Foreign Service Act Amendments of 1965
b, DDS Memorandum of Conversation, dated 16 June 1965,
Subject: H, R. 6277 - Proposed Amendments to the Foreign
Service Act of 1946
c. Memorandum for the Record, dated 16 June 1965,
Subject: Agency Action - H. R. 6277, Subcommittee Print,
8 April 1965
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Remarks: 12 July 1965
Blind memorandum setting forth cases we
would handle if administrative leave provision
were made retroactive and draft legislation to
accomplish this purpose were also given to
Chairman Hays along with the letter to Morgan.
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