LETTER TO MR. JAMES M. FREY FROM FREDERICK P. HITZ

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00890R000300030034-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2003
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: April 16, 1981
• Content Type: LETTER

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THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
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Legislative Counsel
Mr. James M. Frey
Assistant Director for
Legislative Reference
Office of Management and Budget
Washington, D.C. 20503
Dear Mr. Frey:
This is in response to your request for the views of the
Central Intelligence Agency on H.R. 316, the "Limitation on
Government Recordkeeping Requirements and Actions Act of 1981."
For the reasons discussed below, this Agency opposes enactment
of this legislation.
Upon analysis, we find H.R. 316 to be vague and ambiguous
in breadth, scope, and purpose, and debilitating in impact.
By imposing a four year statute of limitation on the U.S.,
paragraph 2(a)(2) of the Bill would significantly reduce the
ability of the.Government to pursue its just claims and debts.
While most contract settlements are completed well within a
four year period, certain difficult ones could drag on.
Accordingly, in such cases, the Government's bargaining power
would continually diminish as the tolling of the four year
statute approaches.
In addition, paragraph 2 (a)(1) could impact negatively
on the CIA's classified procurement capability by removing
from the contractor at the end of a four year period all
contractual and legal obligations, including those concerning
security, and by arguably eliminating all legal remedies to
protect information and material that is sensitive or that
must remain classified. This provision might serve to frus-
trate the congressional intent behind section 3(d) of the
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403(d)).
Should you have any questions concerning our views,
not hesitate to contact this office directly. We would
appreciate being kept closely advised regarding the formu-
lation of an Administration position on this legislation.
Frederick i z
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