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FULL COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 11474 AND H.R. 11544,
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS BY CONTRACTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
AND THE ARMED FORCES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES,
Washington, D.C., Tuesday, April 5, 1960.
The committee met at 10:25 a.m., Hon. Carl Vinson, chairman,
presiding.
The CHAIRMAN. Let the committee come to order. I recognize
Mr. Kilday.
Mr. KILDAY. I think I should call attention of the committee to a
situation existing with reference to the bill H.R. 10959 which is
scheduled for debate on the floor of the House tomorrow, affecting
retired officers.
You will recall that the committee reported out, and a rule has
been granted on the committee bill.
In the intervening time, the entire matter has gotten out of focus,
and I feel that the committee should take cognizance of that fact.
It has been made to appear by many statements in the press that
the committee did a futile thing in the bill which it reported.
You will recall that the bill we reported provided that should a
retired officer within a period of time stated in the bill, accept em-
ployment involving selling to the Department of Defense or a mili-
tary department, that he would forfeit his retired pay during the
period of time that he was so engaged.
It also provided for registration by retired officers who accepted
positions in selling-positions within the terms of the bill, that is,
they should register with the Department.
It also required that the contractor, in bidding, would disclose
the retired personnel in his employment and upon award, would like-
wise disclose the retired persons within his employment.
I insist that under no proper construction of the bill reported could
it be regarded as a futile act or as a mere gesture.
In the first place, law-abiding men abide by the law whether there
be a criminal penalty attached to its violation or not.
We are not dealing here with the criminal element. We are dealing
here with a group of gentlemen who have served long and faithfully
in the armed services, and because of that long and faithful service
have qualified for their retirement rights.
I insist that what is necessary to secure the kind of conduct we
want is to state the nature of the conduct we want and that it will
be abided by.
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