MY DEAR MR. WARREN:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00434A000300050021-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 21
• Content Type: LETTER

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The Honorable
Lindsay C. Warren
Comptroller General of the
United States
Washington 25p D. C.
Ply dear Mr, Warren;
Submitted for your ccnsideration is the question as to whether this
cy has the authority under Section It) of Public Law 110 and Title 5t
U. S. Code Sec. 150, to reimburse certain prospective employees for ex-
penses incurred in securing the required medical examination to determine
physical eligibility for appointment to duty.
Circutames peculiar to this Agency could appear to make it advan-
tageous and to the interest and benefit of the government to bear the cost of
such examinations. Specifically, this Agency requires a security clearance
for each applicant before final action is taken to appoint him to duty, and the
cost of processing the necessary security check exceeds two hundred dollars.
After clearance, and incident to appointment, the applicant is examined as to
physical eligibility. This examination is normally conducted at a Federal or
State installation at no expense to the prospective employee; hove
cases such facilities are not available in the area where the applicant resides,
and in other oases available State or Federal facilities cannot be utilized be-
cause of specific security requirements incident to the employment of a par-
ticular individual.
As can be seen from the foregoing, there is a possibility that a prospective
employee may not satisfactorily pass his medical examination,, thereby prohibiting
appointment,, and the cost of processing security clearance amounts to a loss to
Accordingly, steps are being taken to have applicants examined
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prior to the institution of security clearance action and it would therefore
appear that the Government would benefit in bearing the cost incurred by the
applicant in those cases where the services of a private physician must be
utilized. In considering this matter, there should be rcpt in mind
fact that employment is not aseured by passing the required medical
tion when conducted prior to security check,
The early furnishing of your opinion in the matter will be greatly
appreciated.
Sincerely,
ALTER B. SMITH
Director of Central Intelligence
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