,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cafj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1        
#bjac,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,new ,york introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 & 9  
addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce ! annual  
rate ( pay ( ,memb]s ( ,congress if a   
,gov]nm5t %utd[n occurs dur+ a ye>1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,gov]nm5t ,%utd[n      
,fairness ,act4  #b4 ,requir+ r$uction (
 pay ( ,memb]s ( ,congress if ,gov]nm5t 
%utd[n occurs  7a7 ,r$uction ( ,pay =   
,ea* ,day ( ,gov]nm5t ,%utd[n ,if on any
 day dur+ a ye> a ,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9 
effect1 ! annual rate ( pay applicable  
"u section #fja7;a7 ( ! ,legislative    
,reorganization ,act ( #aidf 7#b        
,u4,s4,c4 #ca7 ) respect to ea* ,memb] (

 ,congress = ! ye> %all be r$uc$ by an  
am\nt equal to ! product (-- 7#a7 an    
am\nt equal to "o day's wor? ( pay "u   
su* annual rate2 &  7#b7 ! numb] (      
#bd-;h\r p]iods dur+ :i* ! ,gov]nm5t    
%utd[n is 9 effect4  7b7 ,effective date
 ,?is section %all apply ) respect to   
days occurr+ aft] ! date ( ! regul>ly   
s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice    
held 9 ,novemb] #bjad4  #c4 ,special    
rule = "o hundr$ ?irte5? congress  7a7  
,hold+ ,sal>ies 9 ,escr[ ,if on any day 
dur+ ! ,"o ,hundr$ ,?irte5? ,congress a 
,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9 effect1 ! payroll 
adm9i/rator ( t ,h\se ( ,congress %all--
 7#a7 )hold f ! paym5ts o!rwise requir$ 
to be made ) respect to a pay p]iod = ! 
comp5sation ( ea* ,memb] ( ,congress :o 
s]ves 9 t ,h\se ( ,congress an am\nt    
equal to ! product (-- 7,a7 an am\nt    
equal to "o day's wor? ( pay "u ! annual
 rate ( pay applicable to ! ,memb] "u   
section #fja7;a7 ( ! ,legislative       
,reorganization ,act ( #aidf 7#b        
,u4,s4,c4 #ca72 &  7,b7 ! numb] (       

#bd-;h\r p]iods dur+ :i* ! ,gov]nm5t    
%utd[n is 9 effect :i* occur dur+ ! pay 
p]iod2 &  7#b7 deposit 9 an escr[ acc\nt
 all am\nts )held "u p>agraph 7#a74  7b7
 ,release ( am\nts at end ( ! congress  
,9 ord] to ensure t ?is section is c>ri$
 out 9 a mann] t %all n v>y !           
comp5sation ( ,s5ators or               
,repres5tatives 9 violation ( !         
,tw5ty-,sev5? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! payroll           
adm9i/rator ( a ,h\se ( ,congress %all  
release = paym5ts to ,memb]s ( t ,h\se (
 ,congress any am\nts rema9+ 9 any escr[
 acc\nt "u ?is section on ! la/ day ( ! 
,"o ,hundr$ ,?irte5? ,congress4  7c7    
,role ( secret>y ( ! treasury ,!        
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all provide !  
payroll adm9i/rators ( ! ,h\ses (       
,congress ) su* assi/ance z may be      
necess>y to enable ! payroll            
adm9i/rators to c>ry out ?is section4   
7d7 ,payroll adm9i/rator def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! payroll adm9i/rator ( a ,h\se
 ( ,congress means-- 7#a7 9 ! case ( !  

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! ,*ief        
,adm9i/rative ,(fic] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 or an employee ( !     
,(fice ( ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative ,(fic] :o
 is designat$ by ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative  
,(fic] to c>ry out ?is section2 &  7#b7 
9 ! case ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,secret>y ( !    
,s5ate1 or an employee ( ! ,(fice ( !   
,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate :o is designat$ by 
! ,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section4    
7e7 ,exception = ,days ,occurr+ ,aft]   
,g5]al ,election ,?is section does n    
apply ) respect to any day dur+ ! ,"o   
,hundr$ ,?irte5? ,congress :i* occurs   
aft] ! date ( ! regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al   
election = ,f$]al (fice held 9 ,novemb] 
#bjad4  #d4 ,det]m9ation ( ,gov]nm5t    
%utd[n ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1 a        
,gov]nm5t %utd[n %all be consid]$ to be 
9 effect if !re is a lapse 9            
appropriations = any ,f$]al ag5cy or    
dep>tm5t z a result ( a failure to enact
 a regul> appropriations bill or cont9u+
 resolution4  #e4 ,memb] ( ,congress    
def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,memb] (       

,congress means an individual s]v+ 9 a  
position "u subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 or  
7,c7 ( section #fja7;a7 ( ! ,legislative
 ,reorganization ,act ( #aidf 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #ca74