RETIREE TRAVEL

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CIA-RDP78-03091A000200020002-4
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April 22, 1971
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Approved For Reuse 2001/08/28 : eIAr-RDP.7.8-03091AO00020062-4 7) 0 Eel, DD/S 71-1510 2 2 APR 1971 *OGC Has Reviewed* MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director -Comptroller SUBJECT : Retiree Travel Attached is a proposal to adopt an administrative authority under the Foreign Service Act to provide death and retirement travel benefits to employees who retire under the Civil Service Retirement System. Larry Houston and I believe the rationale offered is a legitimate one and that there is no need to coordinate further with the other Deputies. We would like to urge both early and speedy consideration since its adoption prior to the end of May could benefit that large number of our people who are leaving in order to be in an annuity status by 1 June 1971. eputy Director for Support Att Memo for ExDir-Compt frm DD/S subj: Administrative Authorities (DD/S 71-1407) dtd 21 April 1971 Approved For Release 2001/08/28 : CIA-RDI ,,78-03091AQQ0200020002-4 Approved or Relse 2001/08/28 : CIA- 8-0S091A0(W'00020002-4 21 APR 1671 MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director -Comptroller SUBJECT Administrative Authorities REFERENCE (a) Memo dtd 30 April 68 for Ex. Dir. -Compt. fr DD/S, Same Subject '(b) Memo dtd 21 May 68 for Ex. Dir. -.Compt. fr DD/S, Same Subject (c) Memo dtd 23 June 70 for DD/S fr. General Counsel, Subj: Administrative Adoption of Statutory Benefits 1. This memorandum contains a recommendation for your approval; such recommendation is contained in paragraph 6. 2. Reference (a) recommended the adoption of the administrative authority of the Foreign Service Act, as amended, to permit the payment of travel and trans- portation expenses for employees retiring under the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System (CIARDS) to a place designated in the United States, its territories or possessions. This recommendation, which you approved on 30 April 1968, followed an extensive review made of existing Agency authorities in the fields of travel expenses, allowances and other fringe benefits provided to Agency employees to insure that these are as favorable as those provided by ex- isting laws enacted for other government employees in similar circumstances. On 23 May 1968 you approved the recommendation in reference (b) to adopt another administrative authority of the Foreign Service Act to permit reimbursement of travel and transportation expenses of the dependents of a deceased CIARDS partic- ipant to a designated place of residence regardless of the participant's PCS point, U. S. or abroad. We believe it is now appropriate to reconsider the basis for ,limiting these death and retiree travel benefits to participants in CIARDS. 3. Key to our reconsideration of present authority is the Agency's retirement policy which applies equally to employees in CIARDS or the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). As early as 1959 the retirement policy was that employees would be expected to retire at age 60 with 30 years of service, or at age 62 with at least five years of service under the then existing optional retirement provisions of the CSRS. On 3 May 1968, after an in-depth review by the Agency's senior echelon, the Director of Central Intelligence decreed that it would continue to be Agency policy that employees under the CSRS be required to retire at age 60 or as soon Approved For Release 2001/08/28 ~ 1 - -0309j1~1 a4 n1n 02-4 ' I-._,1-1,Ltl Approved For RelWse 2001/08/28 : CIA-RDP78-03091A0000020062-4' thereafter as they are eligible for optional retirement under the law. Paragraph 12 of the rationale for the age 60 retirement policy (attached to the memorandum approved by the Director on 3 May 1968) is pertinent to this memorandum. "12. In summary, the age 60 retirement policy is a key element of the Agency's efforts to attain excellence in its staffing. Without the policy the entire personnel program of the Agency would be impaired. The most vigorous and productive individuals, finding themselves stymied, will leave the service or will never be persuaded to enter in the first place. By shortening the career span of all employees, service in intelligence will continue to be highly attractive to outstanding young men and women. In the end, our national intelligence objectives will be best served. " 4. The Agency's early retirement policy for employees under either CIARDS or CSRS is ample evidence that the conditions of employment for our personnel are such as to set them apart from other Federal employees. Having established a requirement for retirement at age 60 under both systems, based on the premise that such action was deemed necessary for the proper administration of all employ- ees, it would appear logical and equitable that similar retiree and death travel benefits should flow from this policy. It would also appear logical and equitable to provide these benefits only to those employees under CSRS who in fact retire at age 60 or as soon thereafter as they are eligible for optional retirement, unless the employee's retirement is extended by the Agency but in no event should the benefit be available after age 62. 5. In reference (c) the General Counsel noted that the discussion of the merits of extending retiree and death travel benefits to participants in CIARDS and not to employees covered by the CSRS placed great weight on the fact that CIARDS participants had met measurable standards which distinguished them from normal CSRS participants. He went on to say that this may not be a valid distinction inasmuch as such benefits had previously.been granted to participants under both systems who were stationed abroad and, therefore, there is an apparent inequity for employees who are stationed PCS in the United States. The General Counsel concluded that he would offer no legal objection to an extension of death and retiree travel benefits to employees covered by CSRS if such action is deemed necessary for the proper administration of employees of the Agency. 6. In line with the above, and pursuant to the authority delegated to you by the Director of Central Intelligence on 5 October 1967, it is recommended that effective with the date of your approval you determine it to be necessary for the Approved For Release 2001 /08/28 by l TT-03091 A00020002000 L, Y t Approved'For Realise 2001/08/28 : "1-03091 Ad 200020002-4 proper administration of all employees of the Agency to adopt the administrative authority of the Foreign Service Act, as amended, to provide to participants in the CSRS the same death and retirement travel benefits now approved for CIARDS participants, provided the employee: (a) is a staff employee, a staff agent, a career agent, or a contract employee converted from staff status without a break in service; (b) retires on or before his scheduled retirement date as determined by (c) retires on or before his 62nd birthday when his extension beyond a date of his eligibility for optional retirement was approved by the Director. ohn W. Coffby eputy Director for Support 25X1A A General Counse 2- A The recommendation contained in paragraph 6 is approved. Executive Director-Comptroller Approved For Release 2001/08/20. EP'h'T78-03091 A000200020002-4 #xocutivo its;%Jr( 4kpproved .Fbr R 2001/08/28 : CIA-RDP7.8-03091A000- 020002-4. MEMORANDUM FOIL: Executive Director-Comptroller SUBJECT ' REFERENCE Adminiistxative Authorities Memo dtd 10 Oct 67 for DD/S fx Ex. Dix.-Compt.., *same subj 1. 'this memorandum contains a recommendation for your approval; 1. such recommendation is contained in paragraph 4. 2. In referent memorandum,' you asked for a review to be made of existing Agency authorities in' the fields of travel expenses, allowances, and other fringe benefits provided to Agency employees to ensure that they are. as favorable as those provided by existing laws enacted for other Government employees in similar circumstances and that I recommend to you what changes, if any, would be appropriate in the light of this - principle. Subsequently, a committee, which I had constituted for this puxpope, reviewed CIA authorities and the administrative authorities of other agen Ios and has recommondod the adoption of a number of proposals currently authorized under the Foreign Service Act, as amended. 3. The first authority proposed for adoption by the Agency is the payment of travel and transportation expenses to employees retiring under the Central Intelligence Retirement Act regardless of his PCS point (U.S. or abroad) to a place he designates in the U.S., its territories or posses- sions. It is described in detail in Attachment A which has been taken from the commit-tee?xeport. 4. It is recommended that you approve the adoption of the adminis- trative authority of the Foreign. Service Act, as amended, pertaining to this proposal, with an effective date of 30 April 1968. Following your approval, this authority will be ineorpoxated into Agency regulations. Approved Fo,r Rdlea'se 2001/08/28 , Gait-RDP78-030 0 02-4 i i Deputy Director 1zoposal 1 of Achninis native Authorities Committee R nr+n?rf' 1A'm 1 Oe . : Approved'For Release 20011Q8126 : CI4-RD,78-030'91A000200020002-4 1 - ER, w/Atc 1 - General Counsel, w/At'c 1 - Legislative Counsel, w/A t 1 SSA..DD/S, w/Att 1.~ DD/S Chrono, W/o Att SSA&SPA-DD/S:HM/xlrr. (25 April 68). Rewxitten:AnD/S:JWC/ms (30 April 68) 1 - C/4upport/AF on 8 May 68 w/Att ~.; ...c.~ v v - .._, N .~... __'AOpravedFar P 2oD OFty, 8t ..-C1A RDe7$_43Q 1 ?' The recommendation contained in paxadxaph 4 is approved. Distribution:. Orig. -? Adse (return to DD/S - Subject 25X1A Appp'aved For ReI 20''94db8/28 : CIA-RDP78-03091AO00 020002-4 MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director- Comptroller ~'M?Y 196V. SUBJECT : ' Administrative Authorities REFERENCE : Memo dtd 30 Apr 68 to Ex. Dir. -Compt. fr DD/S, same subj. 1. This memorandum contains a recommendation for your approval; such recommendation is contained in paragraph 4. 2. On 30 April 1968, you approved the recommendation in referent memorandum (Attachment "A") that the Agency adopt the administrative authority of the Foreign Service Act, as amended, which provides for payment of travel and transportation expenses of,retirees regardless' of their PCS point (U. S. or abroad) to a designated place in the U. S., its territories or possessions-. . 3. A closely related, but separate, provision of the Foreign Service'Act provides for the reimbursement of travel and transporta- tion expenses of the dependents of a deceased employee to a designated place of residence, regardless of the employee's PCS point (U.S. or abroad). At Attachment "B" is a copy of paragraph 126. 5-3, Vol. V.1, of Foreign Service Travel Regulations containing this authority. The Agency does not now have this authority. It would appear that there is no significant difference between the service requirements of certain employees of this Agency and members of the Foreign Service as regards the requirement to serve tours of duty at any location through- out the world including the U. S. While there may be other instances also, we suggest that this has particular pertinence to employees of 25X1A the Office of Communications and certain employees assigned to the DP. Both of these components at which their respective em- 25X1A ployees serve tours of duty between PCS oversews assignments; Another example is of WSJ Division where employees serve tours of duty between overseas assignments. It would not appear to be 25X1A reasonable to expect the dependents of deceased employees stationed 25X1A on a tour basis 25X1A or'-,,at th~ station to remain in these locations as their "places of re' idence. " Under current Agency Regulations, Approve d,For-Release,;20p1f08/28 : CIA-RDP78-03091.A000200020002-4 Approved For Release 2,QQ1/08/28 : CIA-RDP78-03091AGO0200020002-4 law however, such dependents would normally have no travel and transporta- tion entitlements. Should the death of these same employees occur at an overseas installation, while serving'a tour of duty, their dependents could be returned at government expense to a designated place of residence in the U. S. Although we n mention but these three components as examples, there must be many instances of similar circumstances where, should. an employee die while in the U. S, between overseas tours, his dependents must personally bear the travel and transportation expenses to the place 'where they will permanently reside. 4. Since the administrative authority of the Foreign Service which provides for this benefit was intended to cover members of a governxrent service required to serve tours of duty in both foreign areas and in the U. S. , and these requirements parallel those of that group of Agency em-. ployees for whom the benefits of the CIA Retirement System are intended to apply, it would be my thought that the Foreign Service authority covering this subject be adopted by the Agency for application to members of the CIA Retirement System. It is recommended, therefore, that you approve the adoption of the administrative authority of the Foreign Service Act, as amended, pertaining to this proposal. Following your approval, this authority will. be incorporated into Agency'Regulations. 25X1A Atts CONCUR: Approved F.or'.Release 20911 8,/28 : C 03091~400;U2Q0 2DOA2,4': 1 .. DD/S2 T 1 ?. DD/I 1'W DD/S 1 SSA-DD/S .., for return to DD/S.8ubj. proWed q,i~ ele t#tl.I i28 CIA-RDP78-030,, 10. 2gdtl offd '4 Apprpved For. Rele /1Deputy'Director #or Science & Technology Deputy Director for Intelligenco.' The recommendation contained in paragraph 4' is approved. 25XIA Distribution: Orig - Ex. Dir. - Compt. 1>ES~ 1-OGC . 2 DD/P IL C ECK >ATION TOP AND av l l um 2 O AS OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP r Egg DATE IN TIALS /IZQ /,tC' 5 6 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE Remarks : G` t4&i e 4o .off ?.t.4 t _. Ale FOLD HERE TO RETURN TO SENDER FROM: NAME. 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