EMERGENCY ACTION TEAM

Squads will be assigned temporarily to posts as emergency threat requirements may dic-
tate and as approved by the Department. Upon arriving at a post, a squad, under the
leadership of the Security Officer in Charge will:

Conduct an immediate and detailed physical survey.

Conduct a survey to determine the capability and/or disposition of the host government to provide protection to meet the threat situation.

Amount

$ 125,000

3.

Make appropriate recommendations to meet the threat situation.

4.

Provide immediate, temporary services as may be required to meet the
threat situation including ordering appropriate supplies and equipment
from the Emergency Action Team stockpile.

5. Request TDY Marine Security Guard support as may be required for additional coverage, i.e., at residences, etc.

6. Request TDY Seabee support as may be required to assist in special

7.

construction or installations, i.e., closed circuit television, security lights, bars, grills, alarms, etc.

Provide the Department with a comprehensive report including recommendations concerning requirements for long-term protection of post personnel and installations commensurate with threat levels.

Utilize special defensive equipment available to the teams as required.

SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT

In order to provide the Emergency Team with the required material support, it will be
necessary to purchase certain specialized equipment. This equipment will consist of
such items as three high performance cars and other security items which will be
transported with a team or shipped to posts as necessary. Two of the three heavy
duty automobiles would be strategically stationed overseas. The overseas location
of the two cars would permit total flexibility in serving troubled countries within
The third car would be Washington based and readily available for dispatch
the areas.
to the areas when needed.

TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT

The three vehicles would be air shipped from their base station as occasioned by the existing emergency.

16,000

In addition to shipping the automobiles, it is estimated that a total of 7,500 pounds of specialized emergency equipment will be air shipped to troubled areas.

TRANSPORTATION OF TEAMS

30,000

The three Washington based Emergency Action Teams would travel on a temporary duty basis to those troubled areas as may be required.

12,200

21 Travel and Transportation of Persons:

Other Travel

22 Transportation of Things:

Transportation of Government Vehicles
All Other

RETIREMENT FUND CONTRIBUTIONS

No provision was made in the Department's 1971 budget estimates for the Salaries and Expenses
appropriation to cover the increased United States contributions to the Civil Service and
Foreign Service Retirement Funds. P.L. 91-93 and P.L. 91-201 require that a 7% contribution
be made by the U.S. Government, an increase of one-half of one percent over the former 6%
contribution. In view of the stringency of the Department's original 1971 estimates, these
statutory increases cannot be absorbed without adversely affecting other essential operating
expenses. The following increases are requested to meet these costs:

$ 650,000

Civil Service Retirement Fund
Foreign Service Retirement Fund

$ 334,000
316,000

The amounts requested for each of these Funds are based on the original 1971 budget estimates for retirement benefits which were calculated at 6 percent of net salary costs.

Explanation of Language Changes

1. Add the following proviso at the end of the paragraph under this heading:

":

Provided further, that in addition, this appropriation shall be available
for the purchase (not to exceed thirty-three) and modification of passenger
motor vehicles for protective purposes without regard to any maximum price
limitations otherwise established by law."

To provide adequate protection for United States Government officials abroad, the Department
requires authority to purchase armored cars and other vehicles equipped with high-performance
characteristics and to modify other existing Government-owned vehicles, as required, for
protective purposes. The proposed language change would grant this authority.

It is planned that a total of ten armored cars would be purchased. The vehicles would be
bullet-proofed, standard size sedans that would be assigned to certain overseas posts for the
protection of U.S. Government officials. In addition to these vehicles, 23 police-type sedans
equipped with special performance equipment would be purchased for use as follow-on cars and
for other security functions. As may be required by existing conditions other Government-owned
vehicles could be modified for protective purposes.