LANTOS PANEL TO EXPLORE "CAFETERIA" BENEFIT PLAN FOR FEDERAL WORKERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00530R000400720008-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2012
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 22, 1988
• Content Type: MISC

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MAJORITY MEMBERS
Jack Brooks, Texas, Chairman
John Conyers. Jr., Michigan
Careless Collins, Illinois
Glenn English. Oklahoma
Henry A. Waxman, California
Ted Weiss, New York
Mike Synar, Oklahoma
Stephen L. Neal, North Carolina
Doug Barnard, Jr., Georgia
Barney Frank, Massachusetts
Torn Lantos. California
Robert E. Wise. Jr., West Virginia
Major R. Owens, New York
Edolphus Towns, New York
John M. Spratt, Jr., South Carolina
Joe Kober. Pennsylvania
Ben Erdreich, Alabama
Gerald D. Kleczka, Wisconsin
Albert G. Bustamente. Texas
Matthew G. Martinez, California
Thomas C. Sawyer, Ohio
Louise M. Slaughter, New York
Bill Grant, Florida
Nancy Pelosi, California
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MINORITY MEMBERS
Frank Horton, New York
Robert S. Walker, Pennsylvania
William F. Clinger, Jr., Pennsylvania
Al McCandless, California
Larry E. Craig, Idaho
Howard C. Nielson, Utah
Joseph J. DioGuardi, New York
Jim Lightfoot. Iowa
Beau Boutier, Texas
Donald E. "Buz" Lukens, Ohio
Amory Houghton. Jr., New York
J. Dennis Hasten. Illinois
Jon L. Kyl, Arizona
Ernest L. Konnyu, California
James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma
CONTACT: Stuart Weisberg or Roland Williams
Employment F. Housing Subcommittee
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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LANTOS PANEL TO EXPLORE "CAFETERIA" BENEFIT PLAN FOR
FEDERAL WORKERS
The feasibility of establishing a "cafeteria" flexible
benefit plan or a flexible spending account for Federal workers
will be the subject of a hearing to be held by the Employment and
Housing Subcommittee, under the chairmanship of Congressman Tom
Lantos, (D-CA). The hearing was announced by full Government
Operations Committee Chairman Jack Brooks, (D-Texas).
The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, March 1 at 9:30 a.m.
in Room 2203 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
In recent years a growing number of companies in the private
sector have been offering their workers "cafeteria" benefit
plans, which permit workers to design their own benefit package
by selecting from a menu of available fringe benefits. There has
also been an increased private sector use of flexible spending
accounts or reimbursement accounts which allow workers to set
aside pre-tax dollars to pay for child care costs, care of an
elderly dependent, or health care expenses.
Subcommittee Chairman Lantos stated, "The growth of
'cafeteria' benefit plans in the private sector reflects the
dramatic increase in the number of two-wage earner families and
changing family needs. The concept that one size fits all is as
absurd with respect to benefits as with clothing. Federal
workers should also be given the opportunity to tailor their
benefits to meet their individual or family needs."
Witnesses scheduled to testify at the hearing include:
Constance Horner, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management;
representatives from the General Accounting Office; Kenneth
Blaylock, President of the American Federation of Government
Employees (AFGE); James Pierce, President of the National
Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE); Robert Tobias, President
of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU); Becky Steele of
the Marriott Corporation; and Laura Keenan from the Employers
Council on Flexible Compensation.
Other Members of the Subcommittee are: Bill Grant, (D-FL);
Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA); Ted Weiss, (D-NY); Joseph J. DioGuardi,
(R-NY); Jon L. Kyl, (R-AZ) and Christopher Shays, (R-Conn.).
Jack Brooks, (D-Texas) and Frank Horton, (R-NY) are ex officio
members.
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Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/08/24: CIA-RDP90-00530R000400720008-6