REDUCTION-IN-FORCE, RETIREMENT, AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT, INSURANCE, AND HEALTH BENEFITS United States. Congress. OF THE House. COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 14960 A BILL TO CHANGE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE THADDEUS J. DULSKI, New York, Chairman DAVID N. HENDERSON, North Carolina, Vice Chairman Ayers, Larrie, president, North Island Association, Inc., Naval Air Station, North Island, Coronado, Calif., accompanied by Charles Omelina, production superintendent, line manager, Naval Air Rework Facility, North Island, Coronado, Calif - - Chatten, John D., grand lodge representative, International Asso- ciation of Machinists, accompanied by Joseph Sandoval, president, Metal Trades Council, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, business manager, Local 2145, International Brotherhood of Electrical Hatfield, Russ, president, Federal Employees Metal Trades Council, Haug, Shain B., attorney, accompanied by Joseph Wagner - Hixson, Hunter P., 6511 Test Parachute Group, El Centro, Calif.; Edward Quijada, 6511 Test Parachute Group, El Centro, Calif.; and Gary L. Flores, 6511 Test Parachute Group, Heber, Calif - - . Jacobson, Ray, Director, Bureau of Policies and Standards, U.S. Newcomb, Norman, director, Regional Office of Civilian Manpower Ritesund, Curtis, district 12 vice president of the American Federation of Government Employees, accompanied by G. E. Ehrhart, presi- dent, local 1085, North Island Naval Air Station; Bob Flaugher, vice president, local 1085; Henry Wheeler, president, AFGE local 2623, San Bruno; Wayne Miller, security guard, Naval Station, San Diego; Milton Hepner, national representative, San Diego Area, AFGE; Roy Phelps, national representative, Oakland area, AFGE; Peter Lowe, business agent, AFGE Local 1533, Oakland; Leroy Moody, unit vice president, public works department, Naval Supply Center, Oakland, Calif. Valdes, William C., Director of Personnel Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Communications from- Briley, Asa T., director, San Francisco region, Civil Service Com- Cousins, R. W., Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Dubke, Duane B., San Diego, Calif., letter dated May 24, 1972. letter dated June 20, 1972, with attachments regarding loans Jacobson, Ray, Director, Bureau of Policies and Standards, Civil Service Commission, letter dated September 8, 1972, with attach- ments in response to several questions that were raised during the |