Volume 65 · 90
Public Law 82–53
To amend section 6 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.
Approved June 26, 1951
Statutory text
AN ACT
To amend section 6 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 6 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (Act of June 20, 1949, ch. 227, sec. 6, 63 Stat. 211) is hereby amended by the addition of a
subsection “(f)” as follows:
“(f) (1) Notwithstanding section 2 of the Act of July 31, 1894
Employment of retired officers.
(28 Stat. 205), as amended (5 U. S. C. A. 62), or any other law prohibiting the employment of any retired commissioned or warrant officer of the armed services, the Agency is hereby authorized to employ and to pay the compensation of not more than fifteen retired officers or warrant officers of the armed services while performing service for the Agency, but while so serving such retired officer or warrant officer will be entitled to receive only the compensation of his position with the Agency, or his retired pay. whichever he may elect.
“(2) Nothing in this section shall limit or affect the appointment of and payment of compensation to retired officers or warrant officers not presently or hereafter prohibited by law.”
Approved June 26, 1951.