MORE LIBERAL BENEFITS FOR A MOVING EXPERIENCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00338R000400580005-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 6, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 17, 1983
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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4faMeliberai Benefits for a Moving Experience
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Beginning this week, Federal
#.,'agents,'managers, auditors and see-
?^'retaries'transfered to,other cities can
-i:take along an extra 7,000 pounds of
household goods.
Thanks to legislation, signed by
,,the: president, Monday, the approx-
a?imately 28,000 feds who pull up
Xstakes each year on orders from their
.agencies will also be able to get spe-
cial tax reimbursement for moving
expenses. In some cases their agen-
eies may contract with a real estate
'firm to sell their houses for them.
`&' The legislation upgrading federal
'e, moving expenses was written by Sen.
`'John Warner (D-Va.) and Rep.
Frank Wolf (R-Va.). They had a lot
",of legislation-moving help from
b,Reps. Steny Hoyer (D=Md.) and Vic
Fazio (D-Calif.), who also have, a lot
,,,of U.S. worker constituents.
The new moving regulations in-
crease from 11,000 to 18,000 pounds
the. amount of household goods
Uncle S ~1 pay to move.. It also
doubles o odays-the amount of
ai
f t 10nF,.
p[oyes may be reimbursed
for ,; pr~lsl i expenses associated
with m'oves, and raises the amounts
.~T-thegovernment will. pay for expenses
_' incu'rred' in buying a new home (to
, $7,500)'and in selling an old home
(too$15;000).
Moving is a way of life.for many
;~ employes in law enforcement work,
and at agencies such as the Internal
Revenue Service, Defense and others
with" rotation policies or big field op-
erations, According to testimony
t presented. to Congress when the bill
was being considered, the average
federal worker (prior to the new law)
was 'spending between $8,000 and
$9,000 for unreimbursed expenses
when moving for the government.
The improvements will still leave
the government, behind. what many
private firms pay when they move
employes., But it is a giant step for-
ward, particularly from this Congress
and this. administation, neither of
which have gkne ai,k of M~ei Zt ty to
do anything140 for
U.S. wt rkei?s.
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