,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #b1 #bjac,mr4 
,hall introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = 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 )hold
 ! pay ( ,memb]s ( ,congress1 !         
,presid5t1 & ! ,vice ,presid5t if a     
,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9 effect or !       
,gov]nm5t is unable to make paym5ts or  
meet obligations because ! public debt  
limit has be5 rea*$1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,pay ,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,)hold+
 ( ,pay ( ,memb]s ( ,congress if        
,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9 effect or public  
debt limit is rea*$  7a7 ,hold+ ,sal>ies
 9 ,escr[ ,if dur+ any pay p]iod dur+ a 
,congress a ,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9 effect
 or ! public debt limit is rea*$1 !     

payroll adm9i/rator ( a ,h\se (         
,congress %all-- 7#a7 )hold f ! paym5ts 
o!rwise requir$ to be made ) respect to 
! 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 #ca7 = ! pay p]iod2 
&  7,b7 ! numb] ( #bd-;h\r p]iods dur+  
:i* ! ,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9 effect or ! 
public debt limit is rea*$ 7z ! case may
 be7 :i* occur dur+ ! pay p]iod2 &  7#b7
 deposit 9 an escr[ acc\nt all am\nts   
)held "u p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,transf] to
 ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury at end ( !     
,congress  7#a7 ,transf] ,! payroll     
adm9i/rator ( a ,h\se ( ,congress %all  
transf] to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury any
 am\nts rema9+ 9 any escr[ acc\nt "u ?is
 section on ! la/ day ( ! ,congress     
involv$4  7#b7 ,requir+ ,am\nts to be   
,us$ = ,deficit ,r$uction ,any am\nts   

transf]r$ to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be deposit$ 9 !   
,treasury & us$ = deficit r$uction4  7c7
 ,role ( ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury ,!     
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all provide !  
payroll adm9i/rators ( ! ,h\ses (       
,congress ) su* assi/ance z may be      
necess>y to enable ! payroll            
adm9i/rators to c>ry out ?is section4   
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! 
t]m ,memb] ( ,congress means an         
individual s]v+ 9 a position "u         
subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 (       
section #fja7;a7 ( ! ,legislative       
,reorganization ,act ( #aidf 7#b        
,u4,s4,c4 #ca72 &  7#b7 ! payroll       
adm9i/rator ( a ,h\se ( ,congress       
means-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives1 ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative  
,(fic] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 or  
an employee ( ! ,(fice ( ! ,*ief        
,adm9i/rative ,(fic] :o is designat$ 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  #c4 ,)hold+ (   
pay ( ,presid5t & ,vice ,presid5t if    
,gov]nm5t %utd[n occurs or public debt  
limit is rea*$  7a7 ,hold+ ,sal>ies 9   
,escr[ ,if dur+ any pay p]iod dur+ a    
,presid5t's or ,vice ,presid5t's t]m (  
(fice a ,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9 effect or 
! public debt limit is rea*$1 ! ,:ite   
,h\se ,(fice %all-- 7#a7 )hold f !      
paym5ts o!rwise requir$ to be made )    
respect to ! pay p]iod = ! comp5sation (
 ! ,presid5t or ! ,vice ,presid5t an    
am\nt equal to ! product (-- 7,a7 an    
am\nt equal to "o day's wor? ( pay "u ! 
annual rate ( comp5sation ( ! ,presid5t 
"u #ajb ( title #c1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 or ! annual rate ( sal>y ( ! ,vice     
,presid5t "u section #ajd ( title #c1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7z ! case may be71 =
 ! pay p]iod2 &  7,b7 ! numb] ( #bd-;h\r
 p]iods dur+ :i* ! ,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9
 effect or ! public debt limit is rea*$ 
7z ! case may be7 :i* occur dur+ ! pay  

p]iod2 &  7#b7 deposit 9 an escr[ acc\nt
 all am\nts )held "u p>agraph 7#a74  7b7
 ,role ( ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury ,!     
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all provide !  
,:ite ,h\se ,(fice ) su* assi/ance z may
 be necess>y to enable ! ,:ite ,h\se    
,(fice to c>ry out ?is section4  7c7    
,transf] to ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury at  
end ( ,t]m ( ,(fice  7#a7 ,transf] ,!   
,:ite ,h\se ,(fice %all transf] to !    
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury any am\nts      
rema9+ 9 any escr[ acc\nt "u ?is section
 on ! la/ day ( ! ,presid5t's or ,vice  
,presid5t's t]m ( (fice involv$4  7#b7  
,requir+ ,am\nts to be ,us$ = ,deficit  
,r$uction ,any am\nts transf]r$ to !    
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury "u p>agraph 7#a7
 %all be deposit$ 9 ! ,treasury & us$ = 
deficit r$uction4  #d4 ,det]m9ations    
7a7 ,gov]nm5t ,%utd[n ,= purposes ( ?is 
,act1 a ,gov]nm5t %utd[n %all be        
consid]$ 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  7b7 ,public     
,debt ,limit ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1 !  
public debt limit %all be consid]$ to be
 rea*$ if ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t is unable  
to make paym5ts or meet obligations     
because ! public debt limit "u section  
#caja ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
has be5 rea*$4