Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act
Became Public Law No: 103-36.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 20, 1993
Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act - Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence to establish a program under which employees may be offered separation pay to separate from service voluntarily, whether by retirement or resignation. Specifies that such separation pay: (1) may be offered only with the prior approval of the Director and to employees within such occupational groups or geographic locations, or subject to such other similar limitations, as the Director may require; (2) shall be paid in a lump sum, in a certain amount, and subject to specified treatment for purposes of computing Government benefits and determining severance pay based on any other separation; and (3) shall not be payable under this Act based on any separation occurring after September 30, 1997.
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