Senior Cryptologic Executive Service Act of 1979
Latest action. Placed on calendar in Senate.
(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Governmental Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 96-1014) Senior Cryptologic Executive Service Act of 1980 - =Title I: Senior Cryptologic Executive Service= - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to: (1) establish within the National Security Agency a Senior Cryptologic Executive Service (SCES) comparable to the Senior Executive Service (SES) established under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978; and (2) promulgate regulations governing the SCES which conform to the regulations governing the SES with respect to the establishment of positions, compensation, performance appraisal, removal and suspension, performance awards, sabbatical and annual leave, rank awards, entitlement to an annuity after involuntary separation from the SCES, annuity reduction for such an early retirement, and veterans' preference applicability. Authorizes the Director of the Agency to appoint individuals to SCES positions without regard to civil service laws. Permits the Director to detail or assign SCES members to non-SCES positions when it would be of benefit to the Agency or another Government agency. Requires the Agency to submit to specified congressional committees (with the budget submitted by the President during each odd-numbered year) a report including: (1) the percentage of SCES members employed at each pay rate at the end of the preceding fiscal year; (2) the number and amount of performance awards paid during such year; and (3) the number of SCES members removed for less than fully successful performance. Authorizes the Director to establish a merit pay system for Agency employees which is consistent with the merit pay system established under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to Senate with amendment(s)" stage on October 2, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on October 2, 1980: Placed on calendar in Senate.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
CHARLES MATHIAS (R-MD) introduced it on December 11, 1979, and 5 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 2 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on December 11, 1979, 17075 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16779 days ago, on October 2, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers