Pub. L. 100-178, tit. VII, sec. 701 (as amended)

Sec. 701. [50 U.S.C. 403 nt] (a) The Director of Central Intelligence shall undertake to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration (hereinafter referred to as the Academy) for an objective study which shall be classified and which shall consist of a comprehensive review and comparative analysis of all personnel management and compensation systems affecting civilian personnel of agencies and entities of the intelligence community. (b) In conducting the study described in subsection (a), the Academy shall determine the adequacy of existing personnel systems to further the ability of intelligence agencies or entities to perform their missions, and make such recommendations for legislative, regulative or other changes as the Academy determines advisable. (c) The study described in subsection (a) shall be completed in final form no later than January 20, 1989, and such study, and any interim report of such study, shall be transmitted upon receipt by the Director of Central Intelligence to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (d) Of the amount available to the Intelligence Community Staff for fiscal year 1988 under section 201, not more than $500,000 shall be available for the study described in subsection (a). (e) The Director of Central Intelligence, the Director of the Intelligence Community Staff, and the heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall provide such support and appropriate access to necessary information as the Academy may require to complete the study described in subsection (a).