,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ag1 #bjac ,mr4  
,ross introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure !
 timely issuance ( regulations by ,f$]al
 ag5cies4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,no ,regulations1 ,no ,pay 
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,hold+ pay (         
responsible (ficial 9 escr[ ^u failure  
to issue regulations 9 timely mann]  7a7
 ,hold+ sal>y 9 escr[  7#a7 ,9 g5]al    
,if1 by ! date specifi$ by law1 an ag5cy
 has n issu$ regulations requir$ by su* 
law1 dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#b71 ! payroll adm9i/rator ( t ag5cy   
%all deposit 9 an escr[ acc\nt all      
am\nts ( basic pay o!rwise payable to ! 
individual :o 7) respect to su*         
regulations7 is ! responsible (ficial ( 
su* ag5cy1 & %all release su* am\nts to 
su* (ficial only ^u ! expiration ( su*  
p]iod4  7#b7 ,p]iod describ$ ,) respect 
to a responsible (ficial ^: pay is )held

 "u p>agraph 7#a7 = fail+ to issue      
regulations 9 timely fa%ion1 ! p]iod    
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is ! p]iod--    
7,a7 beg9n+ on ! day aft] ! date        
specifi$ by law = ! issuance ( su*      
regulations2 &  7,b7 end+ on ! date on  
:i* su* regulations are issu$4  7#c7    
,)hold+ & remittance ( am\nts f paym5ts 
held 9 escr[ ,! payroll adm9i/rator %all
 provide = ! same )hold+ & remittance ) 
respect to a paym5t deposit$ 9 an escr[ 
acc\nt "u p>agraph 7#a7 t w\ld apply to 
! paym5t if ! paym5t 7 n subject to     
p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,release ( am\nts  
at end ( appo9tm5t ,not)/&+ any o!r     
provision ( ?is section1 ! payroll      
adm9i/rator %all release = paym5t to a  
responsible (ficial ^: pay has be5 )held
 "u ?is section any pay :i* 0 s )held f 
su* (ficial & :i* rema9s 9 an escr[     
acc\nt "u ?is section on ! la/ day on   
:i* t individual s]ves 9 ! (fice by     
virtue ( :i* su* individual is consid]$ 
to be ! responsible (ficial4  7#e7 ,role
 ( ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury ,! ,secret>y 

( ! ,treasury %all provide a payroll    
adm9i/rator ( an ag5cy ) su* assi/ance z
 may be necess>y to enable su* payroll  
adm9i/rator to c>ry out ?is section4    
7b7 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is ,act--
  7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy means an ,executive  
ag5cy )9 ! mean+ ( section #aje ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#b7 ! t]m    
regulation means a rule1 )9 ! mean+ (   
section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 requir$ by law to be issu$ by a  
date c]ta92  7#c7 ! t]m responsible     
(ficial1 z us$ ) respect to any         
regulations1 is--  7,a7 ! specific      
(ficial :o is requir$ by law to issue   
su* regulations2 or  7,b7 if no specific
 (ficial is provid$ =1 ! head ( ! ag5cy 
involv$2  7#d7 ! t]m (ficial means an   
individual hold+ a position to :i*      
appo9tm5ts are made by confirmation ( ! 
,s5ate1 b does n include a memb] ( !    
arm$ =ces 7z def9$ by section #baja (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72 &  7#e7 
! t]m payroll adm9i/rator1 z us$ )      
respect to a responsible (ficial )9 an  

ag5cy1 means ! p]son )9 su* ag5cy :o is 
responsible = disburs+ ! basic pay ( su*
 (ficial4  #c4 ,effective date ,?is ,act
 %all take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act & %all apply ) respect to   
any regulations requir$ to be issu$ by a
 date occurr+ on or aft] su* date1      
except t1 9 no ev5t %all any am\nt be   
deposit$ into an escr[ acc\nt "u ?is    
,act :i* 7disreg>d+ ?is ,act7 w\ld      
o!rwise be payable dur+ ! #cj-;day p]iod
 beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4