Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992

Summary

Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities in specified departments and agencies of the U.S. Government, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Declares that the authorized amounts and personnel ceilings for such intelligence activities are those specified in the classified schedule of authorizations. Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to employ civilian personnel in excess of the ceiling for such personnel when necessary for the performance of important intelligence functions. Requires that the President's annual budget submission to the Congress contain unclassified statements of the total amount requested for the coming fiscal year, and the total expenditures in the previous fiscal year, for intelligence and intelligence-related activities. Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require that any authorization bill for intelligence and intelligence-related activities that is reported by a conference committee contain an unclassified statement of the aggregate amount of such funds authorized to be appropriated. Title II: Intelligence Community Staff - Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Staff for FY 1992. Establishes an end strength ceiling of 240 full-time Intelligence Community Staff employees, including 50 full-time personnel who are authorized to serve in the Security Evaluation Office. Provides that such staff and activities shall be administered in the same manner as the CIA staff and activities are administered. Title III: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for FY 1992. Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees to provide that, with respect to provisions relating to the computation of survivor benefits for the child or children of a deceased participant or annuitant in the CIA Retirement and Disability System (CIARDS), the existence of the child's other parent, whether that parent is the spouse or former spouse of the employee or annuitant, shall be recognized and the child paid at the rate applicable to a single orphan. Grants CIARDS retirees an additional 18-month period from the date of retirement during which they may change the survivor benefit election made at the time of retirement if they were married at the time of retirement, to provide for or increase a current spouse survivor annuity, subject to specified conditions. Authorizes the DCI to waive the 30-month application requirement with respect to CIARDS survivor benefits. Gives the DCI discretion to provide for reimbursement of less than 100 percent of the costs associated with medical exams and related travel for employees incident to CIARDS disability retirement determinations. Allows survivor benefits to be provided for a previous spouse by court order or an election in the case of any CIARDS annuitant (regardless of the annuitant's date of retirement) whose divorce occurs after September 29, 1990. Provides for mandatory retirement for CIARDS participants of level four or above of the Senior Intelligence Service pay schedule (under current law, of grade GS-18 or above) upon reaching age 65. Excludes CIA foreign national employees who serve overseas and who have been appointed after December 31, 1989, from the definition of "employee" for purposes of provisions relating to the Civil Service Retirement Systems (CSRS). Precludes Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) participation by CIA foreign national employees who serve overseas and are subject to CSRS. Permits the DCI to exclude from Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) coverage certain CIA foreign nationals who are permanent resident aliens serving overseas. Repeals the statutory entitlement that qualified former spouses of CIA employees covered under FERS currently have to a share of the employee's TSP benefits. Specifies the survivor benefits payable to a qualified former spouse. Eliminates the requirement that the former husband or wife may qualify as a "former spouse" for purposes of such Act only if such spouse (together with the participant) has spent five years outside the United States. Provides that such spouse must have been carried for at least ten years of creditable service by the participant, at least five years of which must have been spent by the participant outside the United States or otherwise in a position whose duties have qualified him or her for designation as a participant under such Act. Title IV: General Provisions - Permits appropriations authorized by this Act for benefits for Federal employees to be increased as may be necessary for increases in compensation or benefits authorized by law. Title V: Federal Bureau of Investigation Provisions - Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to study the establishment of an undergraduate training program for FBI employees that is similar in purpose, conditions, content, and administration to such programs administered by the CIA, National Security Agency, and Defense Intelligence Agency. Authorizes the Director to carry out any such program in a fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available for that purpose, and only after review and approval by the Department of Justice and the Office of Management and Budget. Title VI: Central Intelligence Agency Provisions - Provides that the position of Inspector General (IG) of the CIA shall be compensated at a statutory level comparable to the IGs of other Government agencies. Title VII: National Security Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to create a new title, which may be cited as the National Security Education Act of 1991. Directs the National Security Education Board (NSEB) (established under this Act) to conduct a program which awards: (1) scholarships to undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens or resident aliens to enable such students to study abroad, for at least one semester, in countries identified by the NSEB as critical countries; (2) fellowships to graduate students who are U.S. citizens or resident aliens to enable such students to pursue education in the United States in the disciplines of international studies, area studies, and foreign languages that the NSEB determines to be critical areas of such disciplines, provided that such students agree to work for the Government or in the field of education in the area of study for which the scholarship was awarded; and (3) grants to institutions of higher education to enable such institutions to establish, operate, and improve programs in international studies, area studies, and foreign languages that the NSEB determines to be critical areas. Sets forth additional requirements with respect to: (1) agreements required before making such awards; (2) development of criteria for making such awards, including merit review; (3) disbursement of information regarding the activities assisted under this title; and (4) annual adjustment of such awards for inflation. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish the NSEB. Sets forth provisions with respect to the composition, term of office, compensation, and functions of the NSEB. Establishes in the Treasury the National Security Education Trust Fund. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Defense to transfer a specified amount to the Fund from funds appropriated for FY 1992 pursuant to the Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992; (2) the NSEB to reserve specified funds for scholarships, fellowships, and grants; and (3) the Secretary of the Treasury to invest in full amounts transferred to the Fund. Sets forth: (1) administrative provisions (with respect to NSEB activities); (2) reporting requirements (by the NSEB to the President and the Congress); (3) provisions for the appointment and compensation of an Executive Secretary of the NSEB; and (4) auditing provisions.

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  summary · EN · 16 October 1991

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 24 July 1991

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