An Act to amend the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for certain employees, and for other purposes
PL 90-539 (H.R.18786), enacted 09/30/1968

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PUBLIC LAW 90-539-SEPT. 30, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
eiied approach to the special problems of such children. Such programs 
shall be distributed to the greatest extent possible throughout the 
Nation, and shall be carried out both in urban and in rural areas. Such 
programs shall include activities and services designed to (1) facilitate 
the intellectual, emotional, physical, mental, social, and language de-
velopment of such children; (2) encourage the participation of the 
parents of such children in the development and operation of any such 
program; and (3) acquaint the community to be served by any such 
program with the problems and potentialities of such children. 
(b) Each arrangement for developing or carrying out a program 
authorized by this section shall provide for the effective coordination 
of each such program with similar programs in the schools of the 
community to be served by such a program. 
Federal share. 
^g) No arrangement pursuant to this Act shall provide for the pay-
ment of more than 90 per centum of the cost of developing, carrying 
out, or evaluating such a program. Non-Federal contributions may be 
in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including, but not limited to, plant, 
equipment, and services. 
EVALUATION 
SEC. 3. The Commissioner shall conduct either directly or by con-
tract with independent organizations a thorough and continuing 
evaluation of the effectiveness of each program assisted under this Act. 
DEFINITION OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN 
SEC. 4. As used in this Act, the term "handicapped children" means 
mentally retarded, hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, visually 
handicapped, seriously emotionally disturbed, crippled, or other 
health-impaired children who by reason thereof require special educa-
tion and related services. 
APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED 
S E C 5. There is authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of 
this Act $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1969, $10,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and $12,000,000 for the fiscal 
year ending June 30,1971. 
Approved September 30, 1968. 
Public Law 90-539 
September30, 1968 
AN A C T 
[H.R. 18786] 
To amend the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain 
Employees, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houae of Representatives 
of the 
Central Intel- 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 291 of 
Ac^^Mge^l!"^^""^"* ^he Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain 
amendment.' 
Employees (78 Stat. 1043; 50 U.S.C. 403 note) is amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 291. (a) On the basis of determinations made by the Director 
pertaining to per centum change in the Price Index, the following 
adjustments shall be made: 
'" (1) Each annuity payable from the fund on January 1,1967, shall 
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be increased on that date by (a) 12.4 per centum for annuities which 
connnence on or before January 1, 1966, or (b) 4.9 per centum for 
annuities which commence on or between January 2, 1966, and Jan-
uary 1,1967. 
"(2) Each month beginning with November 1966, the Director shall 
determine the per centum change in the price index. Effective the first 
day of the third month which begins after the price index shall have 
equaled a rise of at least 8 per centum for three, consecutive months 
over the price index for the base month, each annuity payable from 
the fund which has a commencing date not later than .such effective 
date shall be increased by the per centum rise in the price index (calcu-
lated on the highest level of the price index during the three consecutive 
months) adjusted to the nearest one-tenth of 1 per centum. 
"(b) Eligibility for an annuity increase under this section shall be 
governed by the commencing date of each annuity payable from the 
fund as of the eft'ective date of an increase, except as follows: 
"(1) Effective from its commencing date, an annuity payable from 
the fund to an annuitant's survivor (other than a child entitled under 
section 221(c)), which annuity commences the day after annuitant's 
death and after January 1, 1967, shall be increased by the total per 
centum increase the annuitant was receiving under this section at 
death; or if death occurred between January 1, 1967, and date of 
enactment, the per centum increase the annuitant would have received. 
''(2) Eft'ective from its commencing date, an annuity payable from 
the fund to a child under section 221(c), which annuity commences 
the day after annuitant's death and after January 1, 1967, shall be 
increased by (a) 2 per centum if the annuity from which it is derived 
commenced on or before January 1, 1966, or (b) 1 per centum if the 
annuity from which it is derived commenced on or between January 
2, 1966, and January 1, 1967. 
"(3) For the purposes of computing an annuity which commences 
after January 1, 1967, to a child under section 221(c), the items $600, 
$720, $1,800, and $2,160 appearing in section 221(c) shall be increased 
by 10.2 per centum plus the total per centum increase allowed and in 
force under section 291(a) (2) for employee annuities, and, in the case 
of a deceased annuitant, the items 40 per centum and 50 per centum 
appearing in section 221 (c) shall be increased by the total per centum 
increase allowed and in force under this section to the annuitant at 
death; or if death occurred between January 1,1967, and date of enact-
ment, the per centum increase the annuitant would have received. 
"(c) Any annuity increased under this section .shall be decreased by 
the amount of increase in force and effect with respect to that annuity 
under section 291 prior to the date of enactment of this subsection. 
"(d) The term 'price index' shall mean the Consumer Price Index 
"Price index." 
(all items—United States city average) published monthly by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics. The term 'base month' shall mean the 
"Base month." 
month of October 1966 for the first increase under section 291(a) (2) 
and thereafter the month for which the price index showed a per 
centum rise forming the basis for a cost-of-living annuity increase. 
"(e) No increase m annuity provided by this section shall be com-
puted on any additional annuity purchased at retirement by voluntary 
contributions. 
"(f) The monthly installment of annuity after adjustment under 
this section shall be fixed at the nearest dollar, except that such install-
ment shall, after adjustment, reflect an increase of at least $1." 
Approved September 30, 1968. 
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