,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,kilm] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 &   
,mr4 ,heck ( ,wa%+ton7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to protect ! eligibility = ,f$]al      
employm5t & access to classifi$         
in=mation = ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se civilian
 employees :o may incur f9ancial h>d%ips
 z a result ( furl\ghs dictat$ by       
seque/ration4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,security ,cle>ance    
,protection ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,on ,m>* 
#a1 #bjac1 pursuant to ! ,budget        
,control ,act ( #bjaa1 across-!-bo>d    
sp5d+ cuts w5t into effect1 trigg]+ a   
massive cut 9 ,f$]al discretion>y sp5d+ 
across ea* ,f$]al dep>tm5t & ag5cy until
 #a4b trillion 9 sav+s is a*iev$4  7#b7 
,! impact ( ! cuts f seque/ration w be  
significant & w affect _m civilian      
employees :o "w = ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 "s

 ( :om h&le classifi$ mat]ials to       
protect national security4  7#c7 ,to    
absorb su* budget cuts1 ,f$]al dep>tm5t 
& ag5cies w furl\gh _m civilian         
employees = up to #bb days a ye>4  7#d7 
,"s civilian employees w incur f9ancial 
h>d%ips & may n be able to meet _!      
f9ancial obligations due to loss ( pay4 
7#e7 ,seque/ration & employee furl\ghs  
are a result ( circum/ances outside ( ! 
control ( ,f$]al employees & no fault ( 
_! own4  #c4 ,no effect on access to    
classifi$ in=mation due to seque/ration 
,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all ensure t1 if
 any f9ancial h>d%ip is incurr$ by a    
civilian employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,def5se due to a furl\gh z a result (   
seque/ration "u section #bea;,a ( !     
,balanc$ ,budget & ,em]g5cy ,deficit    
,control ,act ( #aihe1 t f9ancial h>d%ip
 w n affect ! employee's--  7#a7        
eligibility = cont9u$ suitability =     
employm5t by ! ,dep>tm5t2  7#b7 access  
to classifi$ in=mation2 or  7#c7        
suitability to hold a position critical 

to national security4