BILLS IN THE 84TH CONGRESS OF INTEREST TO CIA

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• Publication Date: November 15, 1955
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NOTEo Tb4s is the final report for the First
Sessi .of tiie 84th Cuixgreas, Please leatroy
Pr tzars i auc c 1d Er v x :11 y" 4^.t1nue
to be supplied during the Second Session.
BILL NO, I DESCRIPTION OF BILL
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BILLS B S4
SS OF INTEREST TO CIA
Senate
Re ,#
Passed Hn-ase
Senate Repte# 1 House
ember 1955
page I
STAT
Of this
000
5 500
H. R. 7278
Supplemental Appropriations Act.
1094
7/26/55
1116
1586
7/14/55
Z19
8/4/55
,
6,
Total appropriated. $
sum6, $3. 0006, 000 is for preparation of detail, $
(Cannon)
1956. Chapter III contains appropria-
)
(Conf
plans and specifications, and $2.500.000 is
ties for the CIA headquarters instal-
,
for preliminary steps in connection with &C
lal -sn,
Parkway extension if the Langley site is
selected.
S, 609
At. -nic Weapons Award Act of 1955.
622
6/28/55
7/6/55
165
DCI designated as a member of the Awards
(Hf kc enlooper
Pi :.vides rewards for information
7/15/55
Board to determine entitlement to, and
tic Anderson)
cc: cerning illegal introduction into
amount of award. DCI also to join in deci-
sion as to whether an alien supplying ouch
Ho R, 78
thr U. S. . or illegal manufacture or
information is entitled to permanent entry
(Cole)
ac? 4isition in the U.S., of special
901
7/5/55
into U. S, Payment of awards to be made
H, R, 6901
nu- tear material and atomic weapons.
(Cole)
from C 1A
as
S
6
T
Fe eral employees pay increase Act.
58
3, 25/55
~
857
6/20/55
94
e in pay for Federal employees,
7, 5"io i% ncre
~
(Johnston)
910
6/28/55
H. R. 4688
(C oaf.)
(Murray)
}
Provides a maximum of $l2 per diem in
IL R. 4918
ernment Employees Travel
Co-
lieu of the present $9 Getting, S"here0 due to
(Dawson)
. ens cR Act ,
6/22/5
504
6 `20."55
189
^c $1-'al. travel ~ ~o, ?eta c ~a s,ed^h ou -
H,1~, 6295
Classr
Ila
No Change
1088
7/28/55
is inadequate to meet actual expenses") Agenal
(Fa
ecell)
fied
eelassi
TS S C STA
348
5/19/55
(ConfL)
head may prescrxbc for actual e Y ens _S- nottn
S. i580
Winston)
ass. Chan ed To.
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 BILL NO; I DESCRIPTION OF BILL
H. R. I
Trade Agreements Extension
(Cooper) ! bill.
H. J. Rea. 157
(Walter)
S. J. Res, 21
(Humphrey and
Stennis)
H, R. 5560
(Cooper)
H. R. 5700
Brooks
S. 2628
(Johnston and
Carlson)
H. R. 7619
(Murray)
To establish a Commission on
Government Security.
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Senate Passed House Paesed P, L:
Relating to the free importation of
personal and household effects brought
into the United States under Govern-
meat orders,
To provide for the strengthening of
the Reserve Forces,
To increase rates of compensation of
the heads and assistant heads of execu-
tive departments and certain other
Government officials,
690
Approved For Relea
t
50 2/18/55 86
745 6/x1/55
(Conf, )
911 X6/29/55
304
8/9155
1407
6/27/55 (Conf)
6/30/55
859
6/23/55
7/14/55 987 7/1/55
7/30/55
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6/30/55
305
8/9/55
Issue No, 4, 15 November 1955
COMMENTS
STAT
A Commission composed of 12 members to
study the entire Government security program,
including espionage disloyalty, sabotage, un-
authorized disclosures, and to recommend
necessary changes, Intelligence information
will not be released to the' Commission? where
in the opinion of the President, it will ii crfere
ence res
ibili
with agency intelli
g
p ns
ti
-atio:aal ec irit
Continues until I July 1958 the exemption
from customs duty of personal and household
effects of persons in the service of the United
States returning to the U.S. as well a^saf
returning me nbers of Iris fan~,Ljv.
Providing for the organization and training
of the Reserve Forces,
These bills would increase the salaries
the DCI from $16, 000 to $22, 000 and the DDCI
frown $14, 800 to $20? 000, This bill would
raise these positions in the Government execw
five wage scale to a r clat>
the Goverarn,e t -OiDs I `'
V (S i
step rasing the
its steps into G-'..c
 BILL.N
H.R,3820
(Corbett)
R. R. 5843
vLs1
H. R. 697
(Rhodes)
H, R. 3340
(Tollefson)
H, 8.3913
(Metcalf)
H, R. 3793
(O'Hara)
HLR,3934
(Powell)
H. R. 4014
(Quigley)
S, 949, 1191
(Magnuson)
S. 810
(Langer
H. R. 2425
(Rees)
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To provide additional leave of absence
in the U, S, for Federal employees
stationed abroad.
A bill with respect to the recognition
of organizations of Federal employees,
To place all Federal employee training
authorities (including CIA) in one bill,
Issue No. 4, 15 November 1955
Theae bills provide not to exceed one week of
leave 'o. the U. S. for each four months of ovei
seas service upon completion of 24 months rf'
continucue service oversells. This tsju td
tion to the leave ranted underresa Taws.
CIA and FBI are specfically exempted fi
these proposals, except in 5,810. CIA will
oppose, on accuity grow:>aha, any Version
which does not contain the exemption for the
Agency,
This bill re-enacts Sec.4 of the CIA Act of
1949, and exempts CIA from other portions
of the bill. Director of Training recomme
support of HR2425 in preference to other bills
which would limit CIA training authority. T s%--'
Bureau of the Budget forwarded a proposed
allmf ;mtrptinn b4111 On this subject ?,,, CTLP~ for
comment, This proposal repeals CIA's train"
ing authorization without effective sabsttute&
and CIA has objected to its submission to the
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 BILL NO.
H. R. 3819
(Corbett)
S. 1875.
(Knowland)
H. R. 6014
(Byrnes)
H. R. 6118
(Cooper)
DESCRIPTION OF BILL
To revise laws relating to Federal em-
ployees overseas. (Overseas
Allowances Act of 1955).
To provide income tax relief for mem-
bers of the Armed Forces held against
their will by Communist government
authorities.
H. R. 6716 To amend the copyright laws to
(Crumpacker) authorize suit against the United
S. 750
(Wiley)
H. R. 3882
(Celler)
He R. 4102
(Reed)
States for copyright infringement by
the United States.
To require the registration of certain
persons who have knowledge of, or
have received instructions or assign-
ment in, the espionage service of a
foreign government,
P. L.
No,
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Issue No. 4, 15 November 1955
Page 4.
COMMITS
This bill provides quarters allowance, cost
of living allowance, an education allowance
for dependent children, storage allowance
'and post C
1C. ede~tar
stationed abroad or in the territories. The
Administration's proposals have not yet been
S. 1875 and H. R. 6014 were drafted by the
Treasury and Defense Departments to provide
tax relief for members of the Armed Forces
who were held against their will by a Com-
munist government authority or were missing
in action in a combat zone. An attempt will be
made to broaden these bills to include relief
for civilian employees of the Government.
This bill will authorize copyright infringe-
ment suits to be brought against the United
States where there is infringement by the
Government, At present such suits cannot
be brought and the Government employees are
individually liable.
Exempts those - who have received such
knowledge by reason of governmental
employment and those concerning whann
the DCI has made a written determination
that registration would not be in the
interest of national security. Hearings
completed before House Judiciary Com-
mittee.
 BILL NQ,,
S. 2368
(Smatthers)
S. 2470
-(McCarthy).
H. R,7336
(Mrs. Church)
H. R. 7053
(Alger)
DESCRIPTION OF BILL
CIA INTERNAL USE ONLY
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Senate Passed? House Passed P. t
Rept. # Senatekept. # House No.
To amend the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act in regard
to real property management.
S. 2247 To amend the Federal Property and Ad-
(Saltonstall) ministrative Services Act with respect
S. 2478 to utilization and disposal of excess and
(McCarthy) surplus property under the control of
S. 2591 executive agencies.
(Kennedy and
Martin)
S. 2365
(Smathers for
Kennedy)
S. 2469
-..(McCarthy)
H. R.. 7333
Extending the authority of GSA with
respect to warehouses and other storage
facilities operated by civilian agencies
-of the Government.
1182 7/30/55
Issue No, 40 15 November 1955
Page 5,
These bills provide that the Administrator of
GSA shall have complete authority and respon-
sibility with respect to management of all real
property opted or leaved by U, S, abd prey-
e -tly managed by any executive agency. fdcTud=
ing all matters relating to acquisition. main-
tenance, protection and disposal together with
periodic inspections to determine compliance
with GSA standards and regulations. All funds
for operation and maintenance of general pur-
pose public buildings shall be appropriated to
GSA and expended under their direction.
These bills would vest in the Administrator of
GSA exclusive authority with respect to the
utilization and disposal of excess and surplus
property, real and personal, which is under
the control of any executive agency.
These bills provide that the GSA shall exercise
all functions heretofore exercised by civilian
agencies of the Government with respect to the
operation and management of warehouses and
other storage facilities.
(Mrs. Church)
S. 2366 To amend the Federal Property and Ad-
(S-mathers and ministrative Services Act in regard to the
Kennedy) traffic management functions of the
H. R.6854 General Services Administration,
(Holifield)
These bills will place in GSA, or subject to
GSA policy, all transportation, traffic, and
public utility management now exercised by
agencies of the Government.
These series of bills arise out of the. recommendations of Hoover CommiseJeft, &#Ah them,
in effect, repeals the exemption granted to CIA in the Feder$1 Property and Administrative Services Act
in regard to these matters. The bills relating to real property management and surplus property contain a
provision authorizing the President to make specific exemptions by Executive Order, as does S. 2366.
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 BILL NO
.
,
DESCRIPTION OF BILL
Senate
Passed-'J"'
S
6
} Rept, #
Senate ,
,22
8
To establish in the Executive Office of
(Knowland)
the President a National Freedom Board
H. R. 6905
which shall direct the activities of the
(Jackson)
United States in promoting the cause of
H
R
6370
.freedom.
.
.
To provide for the establishment of the
(Carnahan)
Foreign Affairs Strategic Advisory
Board.
S. 147
(Knowland)
H. R. 5650
.-,,.(Celle r)
To require that U. S. agreements other
than treaties be sent to the Senate
within 30 days after final action.
To provide for the settlement of claims
of military personnel and civilian em-
ployees of the Government for damage
toe or loss, destruction, capture, or
abandonment of, personal property occur-
ring incident to their service.
House
~Rept.
Passed P? L,
House No.
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Issue No. 4, 15 November 1955
COMMENTS
Page 6.
The Board is to be composed of the Vice
President, Secretaries of State and Defense
Director of USIA, and five appointees from
utside govnramnen ,. The Board ahali? study
extsting government activities undertaken to
combat international communism and over-
see the execution of plans the Board recom-
r4ends,
The Board is to be composed of five members
apnr-Inted by the President, and the Secretaries
of State and Defense and the Directors of CIA
and USIA. The Board is to study conditions
affecting international affairs and means of
combatting the cold war to assist the Presi-
dent in these respects.
This will provides authority to settle such
claims as to personal property loss occurring
through reasons other than the owner's
negligence.
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t ?e Nc. 3 15 Novem.b=.
Re t. #
Senate''!---
Re t,#
House
No. }
S. Con. Rea. 2
To establish a Joint Committee on
Establishes a 1Z-member. Joint Committee
(Mansfield)
Central Intelligence. (Co-sponsored
on Central Intelligence. Three members
by Senators Barrett, Beall, Bender,
each shall come from the CIA subcom-
Capehart, Case of S.Dak.. Chavez,
mittees of the= Flee modSenate Committees.
Cotton, Daniel, Duff, Ervin, Flanders,
on the Armed Services and Appropriations.
Fulbright, George, Green, Hill,
To make cortinuing studies of CIA activi-
Humphrey, Jackson, ISefauve;P Langer,
ties,_ and of problems relating to the
Lehman, McNamara, Malone, Morse,
gathering, coordination? and utilization of
Mundt, Murray, Neely, Neuberger,
intelligences by the Government. (Referred
Pastore, Payne, Smathers, Smith of
to Committee on Rules and Administration);
Maine, Sparkman. Welker, and Young.
S. 2614
To establish a Joint Committee on
Establishes an 18-member Joint Committee,
(Smith, N.J.)
Foreign Intelligence,
with 9 members from each House. To make
continuing study of foreign intelligence'
activities of the Government and handle CIA
legislation. DCI to keep Committee fully in-
formed as to Agency activities. Carries
out recommendation of Hoover Commission.
(Referred to Committee on Forei Relations
H. Con. Res.3
To establish a Joint Committee on
Establishes a 10-member Joint Committee
(Brownson)
Central Intelligence.
on Central Intelligences with same functions
as S. Con, Res. 2, (Referred to Committee
on Rule a,)
H. Con. Rea, 28
To establish a Joint Committee on
~stablishes an 18-member Joint Committee
(Zablocki)
Intelligence Matters.
with 9 members each from the Senate and
House. Jurisdiction to. include CIA and re-
fated intelligences services. To make can-
tinuing studies of intelligence activities and
problems relating to gathering, caordination,
and utilization of intelligence by the Govern-
ment. (Referred to Committee on `,Ales),.
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