JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76M00527R000700150068-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 24, 2003
• Sequence Number: 68
• Publication Date: November 25, 1974
• Content Type: NOTES

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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Monday - 25 November 1974
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1. Bill Jones, INR/State, called for some
assistance in handling a constituent request referred to State by Senator
John Sparkman (D., Ala. ). We forwarded to Jones the standard package used
by Mr. Thuermer answering requests for CIA material for use by college
debate teams.
called to alert us that the House Ways and Means
Committee had ordered reported a bill to repeal section 912 of the Internal
Revenue Code exempting Government foreign area allowances from income 25X1A
taxation. This was done in conjunction with a repeal of section 911 excluding
certain earned income abroad from taxation. OGC, and
OP, were alerted. This measure alrea y faces some serious
opposition in the Senate in connection with the oil depletion allowance provisions.
3. Called Jim Davidson, Counsel, Senate
Government Operations Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, and
expressed our appreciation for his efforts in securing exemption for the Agency
from most of the provisions of S 1, the Senate right of privacy bill. I
pointed out that in the version appearing in the Congressional Record of
November 22nd, the exemption for intelligence sources and methods was
erroneously worded "designed" rather than "designated for protection from
unauthorized disclosure pursuant to 50 U. S. C. A. 403. " Davidson said that
this was a clerical error and would be corrected.
4. After discussing with OP4
I returned a call from Gale Farrell, office of Representative Edward P. Boland
(D., Mass. ), concerning a constituent who operates an employment placement
company and who inquired as to seeking a contract with the Agency. I explained
that the Agency has no contracts with any employment placement organization
which charges fees since this is against the law; if, however, the constituent
operates a charitable or similar nonprofit company assisting minority and EEO
applicants, we would be pleased to have someone talk to them. She said she
would check and call me back.
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5. I Called the office of Charles F. Simms,
OMB /OGC, in response to their memorandum to the Agency requesting
comments on a proposed Executive Order, "Continuance of Certain Federal
Advisory Committees. " The proposed Order is pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and extends the existance of advisory committees
created by the President. I explained that we would have no comment since
we are expressly exempt from the provisions of the Act. No written reply is
necessary.
6. Called Rebecca Switzer, office of Senator
James Abourezk D. , S. Dak. ), in response to her earlier call requesting
a rough estimate of the Agency's yearly budget. I explained that this figure
was not for publication. She seemed totally unfamiliar with the Agency's
appropriation process in the Congress, and it appeared her request was more
personal than official.
7. Called Jim Kronfeld, Staff Counsel,
House Government Operations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and
Government Information, and inquired as to whether. he had any information
concerning the.case of the Agency employee referred to by Representative
Bob Eckhardt (D., Tex.) in his floor statement last week supporting
Representative Bella S. Abzug's (D., N. Y.) amendment to strike the Agency's
exemption from H. R. 16373, the right of privacy bill. Kronfeld said the staff
had no information on the case. He suggested that we check directly with
Representative-Eckhardt's office.
We discussed the Senate vote Friday passing H. R. 16373, but
substituting the text of the Senate bill, S. 3418. Kronfeld felt that the two
bills were so different that it would be very difficult, if not impossible,
to reconcile the differences in conference. He doubted that there would be
a privacy bill this Congress. He said the House might very well pass S. 3418
and substitute the text of its bill, and would hope to go to conference with the
Senate-numbered bill rather than the House-numbered bill. In conference he
would hope that the conferees would accept most of the House bill. He
reaffirmed that the conferees will support an Agency exemption as provided
in the House bill. A decision should. be made this week, and he will let me know.
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