CHANGES IN RETIREMENT AND SALARIES - XII

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B01152R001001360057-7
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 14, 2007
• Sequence Number: 57
• Publication Date: March 17, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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D/OLL
,17 August 1983
These will provide you with, the information
relative to the introduction of legislation
concerning retirement..-
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OFFICER'S
INITIALS
12 August 1983
COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom
to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)
Attached is AFSA material
titled 'Changes in Retirement
and Salaries. Issues V. VI,
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4,. 1983
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L.i.st .'itc_>t effort in Sei1, tc-- to oseven t in l lion Cf net hires
_ind. r ~..:ial security. End Summar;.
Ille f u'11 Senate win soon $':;e ii
:-(-' , t ., bill t` ?:IC'.iber2tli:?Ci Or ti:~ ;:.~^lc~ S?_C[rrlt`?' .
Th will be the o i ue as the one the HOUs: a
VIII) c.~ last week
see rt.t~ revert ~_.ar= e s.__~
LiI inc111i:a e the )roV_-S.iCr- to =or alt
nG:tilt/ iii" .e~ I f and
enp oy 'C:.S' into the 2;i) ial ....'.ur1ty syst?..^:2? !h s bill
':Ontains none. of the proposed !changes in the retirement system -- see retire-
ment message 11. For distinction).
?I'i._ la t po;;si.bie i:opc of ti!Lrart i.r this r?
le;isl l ._v ,.ill tie an ar...end-
ment to be introduced by Senator Russel Long which would delay putting new
federal ertnlvees under social security
i next January ?, or until a
Supplementary civil service retirement plan is put into effect, whichever
is later. This amendment would do two things: it would prevent new employees
from having to pa;- into both social security and the civil or foreign service
C?
system and it would give Congress time to adequately debate this issue once
it is out from under the crushing pressure of the social security salvation
package. If this passes, the consensus on the rill is that since next year is
an election year, it would be unlikely that the inclusion plan would be pursued.
This amendment was offered in the finance ccamittee but was defeated on a 6-10
vote.
iiil .either proposed ama ndmn?:'nt will ccma from Senator Ted _i !t e\ens. This one
would still have new hires goin_ into ti !u social st'_c.lrit s te'
Il, 'hut would
give them the option of contributing only to social secuL-it-; until a ncw
Sup7Jemental plan is implemented. The .cv`rnment would make. contributions
to the sttpplemelntarv program (;,;hen it is established) for the full ti;2O that
i:h ~_? i?~.c?yeo had been i.n i;rn''ernm.~2nt.
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:arch 3, 1983
CHANGES IN RETIREMENT AND SALARIES - V & VI
St;'`^4ARy - The importance of receiving messages and letters from the field and
t.:a_hifngton membership cannot be overemphasized. In conformity with our dual
assault on the retirement changes, AFSA strongly suggests that messages address
the interests and concerns of your intended readers. End summary.
As described in previous messages, AFSA.is pursuing a two track policy
to prevent implementation of-the "reforms" listed in the President's budget
ressage. The experiences of the past six weeks have taught us that while
there are many valid reasons to op,ose these reforms, some arguments work with
certain decision makers, other arguments don't. The interests and coriderns of
your reader should be kept in mind when drafting any message.
AFS1 has now received over 70 cables from the field. These messages
are important for several reasons -- they provide us with insights and well
ilC l`ht out arguments, and they are tan4.lbie proof of the outrage and concern
with which the Foreign Service views these changes. Please keep them coming.
The messages which have come from i\mbassadors is he field, both career
and -or-career, have been particularly want. Chapters are encouraged to
nee with their chiefs-of-mission to discuss the effects of the proposed
chan-es of the Foreign Service.
Letters to Congress ss initial. instinc iras to stress the uniqueness
the Foreign Se_rv:.ce both: in terms of tole hay y
-~s. 1?)s of a career overseas
our C '.petit .4 __ "up or out" Dersonne i S ySte. . 1v1_ Oi:''eT' U7-or
ds, to dis-
a-socla_tE o:.irs_I:%es from, the Civil Seri ic._ as far. :
_ , '1S possible. 't~OLdE?Jer, our
feedback has been such that. it is now :;else; that .
this "d;.sass^ciatio.z"
:coach, while the proper one to take in`i isle the Department and with the
11:in1nistration, will. not be productive ith the Congressional committees
aich wii1ost direc l with the proposals. . m r l.y -ea l v;e have had exhaustive
discussions with Hill staffers and members of Co grc:s_; and we believe that at
this our interests on the Hill are best served by working with Civil.
crvice groups to ili the entire package.
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AFSA therefore" rec?).!nends that letters to Congress not focus on
requests for differential ;-e~,t?nent f a. the Civil Service. tress instead
the negative F ~
effect of these, proposals of the Federal Service as demonstrated
by the e~-ample of. the effects on the Foreign Service. The good ship Federal
Service is under att.:ck but it is not ve time to go over the side screaming
every man, woman and child fcr himself The working group is drafting talking
points with this new tactic in -mind.
Comments on Contacting Congressmen - In general, members of Congress
pay attention to letters from two sources -- from their constituents and from
organizations which spear- to topics of interest. Hil.;. staffers tell us that
unsolicited letters From individuals with no ties to the me-ber's district
are given little attention and less weight. It is our reco,:unendati"on, there-
fore, that chapter ;;embers can be most effective by writing to their hometown
representatives. If Foreign Service life has left you without a current
"hometown", we suggest you use your parents place of residence, intended
retirement area, where you grew up, etc. Names and addresses of Congressmen
and Senators are available in the Congressional Directory.
A number of posts have requested the names of key members to write to.
We are providing the membership cf the two committees which i"gill most directly
deal with these proposals but again we recommend writing to hometown
representatives instead at this stage. We provide these names primarily so
that employees can readily ceteraire if their representative is on one of
these ccrrrnjttees:
CO ntITiEE ON POST 0Fi'ICE A~?,'D CIVIL SERVICE:
:ajori.ty: Representatives William D. FL rd (Ni.) , Morris Udall (AZ), William
Clay (MO) Patricia Schroede , ,,
r (CO), Robert Garcia (,,,;Y) ; :?ii_riey Leland (TX),
Donald J. Albosta (MT), Gas Patron (PA) , Mary Rose Oakar (OH) , ' Charles
E. Soh?: ?er 01Y), iron de Lugo (VI , Thom: A. Daschle f (SD) , Gerry Sikorski
(`f?~)
Douglas Bosco (CAL), Katie Hall (IND). (209 Cannon House Office Building, D.C. 20515)
Minority: Representatives Gene Taylor (MO), Benjamin A. Gil-,,,.an (NY), Tom
Corcoran (IL), James A. Courter (NJ), Charles Pashas an, Jr.. (CA), William E.
Dannemeyer (CA), Daniel B. Crane (IL), Frank. R. Wolf (V;,) , Wendell Bailey (MO),
Connie Max (FL). (304A Cannon house Office Building, D.C. 20515)
COMMITTEE ON GOVERN E;?7TAL .FFAIRS:
1?`ajority: Senators. i?;i11i n V. Roth, Jr. (DE), Charles H. Percy (IL),
Ted Stevans (AK), Charles McC. Mathias (ND), John C. Danforth (MO), William S.
Cohen (a'ME), David Durenb'urg'r (M!), I?.r3- William. rren Pudmar. (LJri), Armstrong g
(CO),
Thad Cochran (MISS). (33-06 Dirksen Senate Office. Building, D.C. 20510)
Minority: Senator' Thomas F. Eagleton (No), Henry M. Jackson (W
c1) , Lawton
Chiles (FL), Sam Nunn (GA), John H. Glenn (OH), Jim Sasser (TN). Carl N.
Levin (:Il), Jeff ;iiL?g n.an (i'`i, (6206 i)irkse] Senate 01f ice Building, D.C. 20510)
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