CSC WOULD STILL FORCE DEADWOOD RETIREMENTS

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• Publication Date: February 19, 1971
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHt
CSC Would Still Force
Deadwood Retirements
By JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer
The Civil Service Commission ing the CSC that option and
favors giving federal employes President Johnson signed th
bill into law.
ight to retire optionally
the r on immediate full annuities /But 30-year optional retir
age. * Lainly would be opposed by tuu
CSC and vetoed by President
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CSC says that the government ;
in return should have the right + without giving the government
to force the retirement of em- forced retirement rights.
ployes with 30 or more years A bill that would appear to
of service "who are over the have a . little better chance is
hill" and not doing an ode- the one offered by Rep. Dom-
hill"
job. inick Daniels, D-N.J., that
would allow employes to retire
It is extremely unlikely that
y y . optionally on full annuities aft-
government employe unions er a combination of years of
would agree, even in return service and age that total 80.
for the 30 year optional retire Coupled with this wou be a
Four or five years ago when istration to allow earlier re-
Congress was considering the tirement privileges for em-
bill to allow federal employes ployes when layoffs occur in
to retire optionally on full an- order to save the jobs of
nuities at age 55 after 30 years younger workers.
service, the CSC asked for au- Whether the administration
thorization to force retirement would agree to the Daniels'
of employes under the same formula remains to be seen.
combination of service and The administration may insist
age. that any earlier retirement
Congress nonetheless ap- privileges extended to em-
proved the bill without provid- ployes when reduction-in-force
are not involved be accompat
nied by the right to force rel
tirement under the same corn'
bination of age and years 'of
service.
* * * *
NO RETROACTIVE PRO-
MOTIONS-The controller
general has ruled that federal
employes . are not entitled to
retroactive promotions, even
though they started their more
important duties prior to ) the
date they were officially pro-
moted. The decision is B-
171064.
It held that salary for the
higher grade starts only when
the promotion is made official.
The case involved a Federal
Avia'.'on Administration em-
ploye who was assigned the
duties of a higher-grade job
the month before he was ac-
tually promoted. He sought
compensation for the interim
period.
But the controller general
ruled that federal employes
are entitled only to the sala-
ries of the positions to which,
they are appointed regardless
of the duties they actually per-
form.
COST OF LIVING TURN-
DOWN-Civil Service Com-
cases the annual adjustments
at least equal to the cost of
living since their previous pay
aiusment.
Ham ton noted that in most
mission C hairman Robert
Hampton has turned down the
recommendation of the CSC's
national wage policy commit-
tee that the annual wage ad-
justments of government per
diem (blue collar) workers be
exceed the amount of the
cost-of-living rise.
But he said that the main
reason for rejecting the com-
mittee's recommendation is
that federal blue-collar pay is
based on prevailing industry
locality rates and that to base
it on other factors would be in
violation of the basic concept
f this s""temm,."
B00415R0. 6s6 Qf? iittee is
composed of federal personnel
management and union offi-
cials.
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Fe ruary 5, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD SENATE in ail
625. A bill for the relief of ?Lugarda these studies and investigations show S. 606. A bill to amend the civil Service
Losoya Damian-Ruiz; and that the major problem encountered by Retirement Act, as amended, to provide min-
8. 626. A bill for the relief of Werner Al- the elderly- is inadequate income. All of imum annuities for employee annuitants and
fred Thanner; to the Committee on the Judi- spouse survivor annuitants; to the Commit-,
us in this Chamber are aware of the many tee on Post Office and Civil Service.
ciary. By Mr. METCALF: hours of discussion given in the final days
627. A bill to repeal the provisions of of the 91st Congress to increasing bene-
I feel that it S. 607 AND S. 608-INTRODUCTION
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y.
secur
the Federal Power Act which exempt from fits under socia
Federal Power Commission regulation the should be pointed out that the majority OF BILLS ENTITLED "UTILITY
issuance of securities by public utilities sub- of civil service annuitants are not CONSUMERS' COUNSEL AND IN-
ject to certain State regulation; to the Com- covered by social security, but rely solely FORMATION ACT OF 1971" AND
mittee on Commerce. on their civil service annuities for re- "INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANS-
By Mr. EASTLAND: tirement income. The financial needs of PORTATION CONSUMERS' COUN-
8. 628. A bill for the relief of Anthony
6 and these retirees are no different than those SEL AND INFORMATION ACT OF
. S. 29. 629. A bill for the relief of Chen-Poi of social security recipients, and it is only 1971," RESPECTIVELY
Miao; to the Committee on the Judiciary. fair that similar attention and action Mr. METCALF. Mr. President, I intro-
By Mr. JACKSON: be given to increasing civil service duce for appropriate reference two bills
S. 630. A bill to provide for the cooperation annuities. designed to provide information and
between the Secretary of the interior and of an approximate 997,000 retired. counsel which the public and regulators
the States with respect to the future regu- Federal employees and survivors, some need in their dealings with large public
fation of surface mining operations, and for 276,000 receive annuities of less than $100 service corporations. They are: The
other purposes; and per month, and about 515,000 receive less Utility Consumers' Counsel and Infor-
S, 631. A bill declaring a public interest p
in the open beaches of the Nation, providing than $200 per month. Using a poverty motion Consumers' 1971, and Counsel the and Informa-
acquisition the protection of such interest, for the level income of $3,000 per annum, there tion Act of
acquisition of easements pertaining to such are presently 619,000 or more than 60 tion Act of 1971.
seaward beaches and for the orderly man- percent of these former Government The first bill was the subject of 21
agement and control thereof; to the Com- workers and survivors living in poverty. days of hearings. before the Senate Sub-
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs. No one needs to be reminded of the committee on Intergovernmental Rela-
(The remarks of Mr. JACKSON, when he in- ever increasing cost of living, which tions in 1969. Title 1 of the bill, which
approprriiate h thheaaddis, ings.) appear below under the steadily reduces the purchasing power deals with counsel, includes all the
appropriate
By Mr. JACKSON (for himself, Mr. AL- of everyone, but especially those on fixed changes made by the subcommittee dur-
LOTT, Mr. CHURCH, Mr. GRAVEL, Mr. retirement incomes, often to the point ing its five markup sessions on the bill
JORDAN 'Of Idaho, Mr. Moss and Mr. of putting them in dire financial need. (S. 607) during the 91st Congress. Title
STEVENS) : My bill would provide some assistance 1, as now introduced, was both improved
8. 682. A bill to amend the Water Re- by granting the greatest percentage in- and approved by the subcommittee,
sources Planning Act (79 stet. 244) to in- creases to those with the present lowest Title 2 of the bill is identical to the
by b provision for a national t of the policy annuities, putting the money where it markup version presented to the sub
Resourcurees Council Cougncil the and river driver bthe commis- sr is most desperately needed. Many of committee by staff, following the hear
basin
sions and J)Y providing financial assistance these people retired a number of years ings and consultation between majority
for statewide land use planning; to the Com- ago when salaries were much lower and and minority staff. The addition and de-
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs. the retirement computation formula was letion of reporting requirements reflect
(The remarks of Mr. JACKsoN when he in- much less liberal than it is today. The the recommendations made by witnesses
troduced the bill appear below under the small annuities their years of service Their testimony, in the seven volumes
appropriate heading.) produced are not adequate to main- of hearings on S. 607, is a useful refer-
ixlolf ICK) : (for himself and Mr. tain an acceptable standard of living ence for those who wish to familiarize
ALLOTT By DO $y Mr 4.
S. 833. A A bill f'the relief of James E. in today's economy. themselves with the legislation, as is the
for
Fry, Junior, and Margaret E. Fry; to the S. 605, the second bill I. introduce ex- summary of the hearings by the subcom-
Committee on the Judiciary. cludes the first $5,000 of civil service mittee chairman (Mr. MUSKIE) which
By Mr. ALLOTT: retirement annuity from gross income appears in the February 26, 1970, CoN-
S. 634. A bill for the relief of Michael D. under Internal Revenue Code of 1954. GRESSIONAL RECORD, beginning on page
Manemann; to the Committee on the Judi- Under present law, social security pen- 52449.
ciary. lions and railroad retirement benefits The second bill I am introducing to-
By Mr. ALLOTT Mr. himself, Mr. are exempted from income tax payment.
BIBLE, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. DOMINICx, day, the Transportation Consumers'
Mr, BENNETT, and Mr. Moss) : The same treatment should be ac- Counsel and Information Act of 1971, is
S. 836. A bill to amend the Mining and corded at least a portion of civil serv- identical to S. 4588, which I introduced
Minerals Policy Act of 1970; to the Com- ice anuities. 1970. Tbill is similar
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs. S. 606, the third bill I introduce pro- on in concept December r 16, the 1970. This consumers' bill is r
(The remarks of Mr. ALLoTT when he vides minimum annuities under the civil in eed for the utility transportation conbill.
the bill appear below under the service retirement law. My bill would The e n n' bill, especially as regards the
appropriate heading.) guarantee a monthly annuity to a single sumers By Mr. CASE (for himself and Mr. railroad industry and the Interstate
MONTOYA) : person of $100 per month, and $200 per Commerce Commission-or its succes-
S. 638. A bill to permit immediate re- month for annuitants with a spouse or sor-is elaborated in my December 16 re-
tirement of certain Federal employees; to dependents. If such guarantees are marks, beginning on page S20373.
the Committee on Post Office and Civil awarded social security beneficiaries, like Mr. President, these two bills are de-
'Service. treatment should be granted civil serv- meaning to two of the
(The remarks of Mr. CASE when he intro- ice annuitants. signed ed to to rig give hts eanngto t on of the
duced the bill appear below under the appro- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- consumer rig Kennedy, Johnson, and
priate heading.) pore (Mr. METCALF).The bills will be re- Nixon. They are the right to be informed
ceived and appropriately referred. and the right are the e right
"'' 604, S. 605, AND S. 606-INTRODUC- The bills, introduced by Mr. MONTOYA,
TION OF BILLS TO CORRECT THE were severally read twice by their titles At present it is difficult and in some
INEQUITIES AFFECTING RETIRED and referred as follows: cases impossible for users or regulators
CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES B. 604. A bill to increase annuities payable of utility and transportation services to
under the provisions of title 5, United States obtain detailed basic information about
Mr. MONTOYA. Mr. President, I am Code, relating to civil service retirement; to electric, gas, telephone, rail, and airline
introducing legislation to provide an in- the Committee on Post Office and Civil companies. By basic information I mean:
crease in the annuities of civil service Service. Who owns the company? Who works for
retirees and their survivors. We are all S. 605. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- it? Where does its money go? What are
aware of the many studies done in recent received enue Code of 1954 v provide that the first its policies? Law enforcement, in anti-
years on the problems facing this COixn- nuity utty from m the as United service States or any any agency cy trust as well as rate and service matters,
try's senior citizens. It is interesting to thereof shall be excluded from gross income; depend on timely and full answers to
note that the common conclusion of all to the Committee on Finance. such questions.
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -SENATE Feb)'2car'y 5, 19-1
The public l:ias as much difficulty be- and ordered to be printed in .the RECORD, peeration at the ral t provided for level fng heard as it does becoming informed, as follows: of the Executive s-heclule.
Our peculiar regulatory system permits S. 607, A bill to establish an indene?ident (b) The Counsel may--
a regulated corporation to pass on to agency to be known as the U.S. Office of (1) Promulgate such rules and regulation:;
consumers the costly presentations to utility Consumers' Counsel to represent the as may be required to carry out the func-
the commission and the elaborate ad- consumers of the Nation before Federal and bons of the Office; and
vertising and Public relations efforts that State regulatory agencies with respect to (2) delegate to any other officer or ern-
accompany them. But the public is not matters pertaining to certain electric, gas, ployee of the Office authority for the per-
accomed, through either tlxe tax or rate telephone, and telegraph utilities; to pro- forinanee of any duty imposed, or the ex-
vide grants and other Federal asst ranee to ercise of any power conferred, upon the
structure, funds for its own presenta- State and local governments for the e;stab- Counsel by this Act, and any reference here-
tions, Its own experts to counter the lishment and operation of utility consumers' in to the Counsel shall include his duty au-
claims made by the corporation. counsels; to improve methods for obtaining thorized delegate or delegates
Indeed, a prospective party to a rate and disseminating information with respect PERSONNEL AND Pe'vasS of TILE OFFICE
case may have to spend hundreds or even to the operations of utility companies of in- SEC, 102. (a) The Counsel shall, subject i }
thousands. of dollars, before obtaining terest to the Federal Government and other civil service laws and the Hatch Act, appoint
Counsel, simply to purchase the trail- consumers; and for other purposes; to the and fix the compensation of such personnel
script of the other side's testimony to Committee on Government Operations: as he determines to be required for the per-
the commission. Administrative proce-? S. 607 formasice of the fnnci.ions of the Office.
dares designed to discourage public pal'- Be it enacted by the Senate and House (ta) In the performance of the function.,
durestiOri of Representatives o/ the United States of of the Office, the Counsel is authorizticed-
tic America in Congress assembled, That this (1) to obtain the service of experts anti
The Interstate Commerce Commission, Act may be cited its the Utility Consumers' consultants in accordance with section 3108
for example, Contracts with a private re- Counsel and Information Act of 1971. of title 5 of the United States Code;
porting firm to make one public copy of DEFINITIONS (2) to appoint suer, advisory committees
transcripts. T1;}e ICC permits that re- SEC, 2. As used in this Act- as the Counsel may determine to be nece,s-
porting company to charge more than (a) The term "Federal agency" means any sary or desirable for the effective perform-
s dollar a page for transcripts, according department, agency, or instrumentality, in- anee of the functions of the Office;
to information reported by the ICC staff eluding any wholly owned Government cor- (3) -Lo designate representatives ede
this month. poration, of the executive branch of Govern- to such committees as the Counsel may in -
-
The ICC recently announced the great ment. termine to be necessary or desirable to main-
str
freight rate and rate base investigation of (b) The term "State" means any State and Lain with h de ei deepartme rtmennts. with agencies, Federal and ingencl
1971. The ICC says its investigations and ec>
of the United States, any territory or posses- ga mentalities of the States which are engaged
ed
hearings will include participation qy sion of the United States, the District of in activities related to the functions of the
shippers, will include
stockmen, merchants, Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Office; and
Rico, or political subdivision, department, (4) the the public generally. I believe, Mr. Chair- agency, or instrumentality of any of them, iti to use Federal an eeS, ate personnel n, and with
man, that those of us who want our con- but does not include the Panama Canal zone: chides Federal and State agencies, with
stituents to have a voice in regulatory (c) The term "utility" means: went their consent, therefor with determined ar b t heimburse-
matters such as freight rates had better (1) any company which owns or operates (c) Upon e by them.
pay attention, very soon, to the proce- facilities used for the generation, transinis- each Federal request agency in ade h the Counsel,
authorized and di-
dures used by the commissions for pro- sion or distribution of electric energy for rested-~
viding necessary Information commissions
and u o- sale, other than sale to tenants or the em-
p ployees of the company operating such facili- (1) is o make its services, greatest personnel, and
counsel. ties for their own use and not for resale: extenttis? the Office blc avail In the ti
ts
he gre per fforor ance of its
Friday night we heard the President (2) any company which owns or operates extent
Office of discuss governmitntal po'Ver. The actual facilities used In the production, generation functions; and
power structure among regulatory corn- or distributions of natural or manufactured lo(2)tions subla relatting g to o the cis si law and of in-ion Missions and the industries they were gas for heat, light and power (other than formation in the interest a cf nof se,
created to regulate distribution only in enclosed portable con- to furnish to the est Office of such national
ais quite unlike the tamers or distribution to tenants or em- estimates, such examples used by the President. players such fa- suggestions, eand statistics as the
of the company operating Counsel may determine to be necessary Regulatory reaponsibility for energy cilities for their own use and not for resale)* desirable for the performance of the f nc-
and transportation corporations is not and
centralized in Washington. It is diffused (3) any company which is a common Lions of the Office.
among more than 50 commissions, most carrier as defined in the Communications AEI'xL:>ENTATION OF PUBLIC INTEREST
of them at the State level. Most of these Act of 1934, as amended. SEC. 103. (a) Notwithstanding any other
commissions are dominated by the ill- (d) The term "company" means a corpo- provision of law, the Counsel is authorized to
they re
comry sions a
o sated by tore ration, a partnership, an association, a joint- petition for, Initiate, appear, or intervene
- stock company, a business trust or an organ- in, any investigation. complaint, action ap-
late. Reorganization and shuffling of re- ized group of persons, whether incorporated peal, or other proceeding, except a crim,inal
sponsibilities between Federal and State or not, Or any receiver, trustee or other proceeding, before any Federal, State, or local
and local commissions will not provide liquidating agent of any of the foregoing in agency, Federal or State court, in Record-
power for the people in their dealings his capacity as such; having an annual gross ance with the rules of practice and proce-
With energy and transportation corpo- operating revenue in excess of $1 million; dure of such agency or court, where in the
rations
rations which have government-like but not including any cooperatively, feder- opinion oY the Counsel, there is a matter or
Fewer, and izlfluerice. ally, municipally, or other publicly owned controversy affecting substantially the in-
person, company or organization, terests of consumers of utility services within
The public needs entry into the regu- (e) The term "utility service" means, any the United States: Provided, That such ac-
latory system, through easy access to full service provided for the public by a utility, tion by Counsel before any State or local
information and its own