A bill to amend section 236 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees to limit the number of employees that may be retired under such Act during specified periods.
Public Law 93-31 · S. 1494 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on May 8, 1973 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Howard Cannon (D-NV)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Increases, under the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act, the number of participants retiring on an annuity to twenty-one hundred between July 1, 1969 and June 30, 1974 (formerly limited to eight hundred).
Makes the limitation on the number of retirements fifteen hundred for the period beginning July 1, 1974, and ending June 30, 1979. (Amends 50 U.S.C. 403)
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- May 8, 1973Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-31.
- May 1, 1973PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Apr 30, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Apr 12, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Armed Services Committee
- Apr 11, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Armed Services Committee
- Apr 10, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Apr 5, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Armed Services Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.