LETTER TO MR, GEORGE L. CARY FROM FERNANDO OAXACA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2005
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• Publication Date: December 18, 1975
• Content Type: LETTER

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET /
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20503 December 18, 1975
Mr. George L. Cary
Legislative Counsel
Central Intelligence Agency,
Washington, D.C. 20505
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Dear Mr. Cary:
The Council of State Governments and affiliated organizations
have requested assistance in developing legislative proposals
for consideration by the State legislatures in their 1977
sessions. For over thirty years this service has been re-
quested of Federal agencies by the States.
Coordination of this program is carried on by the Intergovern-
mental Relations and Regional Operations Division in the Office
of Management and Budget. Any proposals for State legislation
which your agency may wish to have circulated among the State
legislatures by this procedure should be forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget. This office will request the
comments of other interested Federal agencies, review the
relationship of your proposal to the program of the President,
and when appropriate, forward the idea to the Committee on
Suggested State Legislation, Council of State Governments. It
will not be necessary to resubmit items previously given cir-
culation unless there is a significant change in the situation.
In some instances, legislative proposals emanating from State
governments and be Federal
for appropriate
Budget.
Following Committee review, approved legislative proposals are
published and circulated to appropriate State officials in the
annual volume of 5u ested State Legislation. A copy of the
1976 SSL Volume is-enclosed or your review.
In order to facilitate Committee consideration of the proposals
each proposal should be submitted in the form of a legislative
draft consistent wit t e format ou in in t e enclosed st e
manual. Proposals not susceptible to treatment as a legislative
draft should be submitted as a draft statement which sets forth
the problem and outlines approaches to its solution. Your
attention is directed to the Committee's standards for publi-
cation of statements in lieu of draft acts at pages xi-xii,
1976 Suggested State Legislation.
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We would appreciate receiving six (6) copies of any proposed
legislative drafts and accompanying explanatory statements
your agency may wish to submit.
Proposals should be submitted to Mr. Vincent Puritano,
Deputy Associate Director for Intergovernmental Relations and
Regional Operations, Office of Management and Budget, by
February 1, 1976 to permit time for coordination-with other
Federal agencies and consideration by the Committee prior to
its 1976 meetings.
In order to assure full attention to your suggestions it is
essential that the February 1, 1976 submittal date be observed.
We are advised that special arrangements will be made to facili-
tate consideration of proposals contingent upon congressional
action which may be taken after February 1. These should be
prepared by you and sent along as soon as possible. It would
be helpful if you anticipate making such later proposals to
inform us and give as much indication as possible of their
substance.
In the event that there are questions concerning this procedure,
please communicate with Mr. Vincent Puritano at 395-3774.
Sincerely,
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Fernando Oaxaca
Associate Director for
Management and Operations
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