,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #b1 #bjac,mr4 
,griff9 ( ,arkansas introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to provide = ! comp5sation ( any       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local employee        
furl\gh$ due to a lapse 9 appropriations
 :i* began on or ab\t ,octob] #a1 #bjac4
  #a4 ,comp5sation = furl\gh$ employees 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,any ,f$]al employee or    
,/ate or local employee furl\gh$ due to 
a lapse 9 appropriations 7f ! ,treasury 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates7 :i* began on or ab\t 
,octob] #a1 #bjac1 %all be comp5sat$ at 
su* employee's /&>d rate ( comp5sation1 
= ! p]iod ( su* lapse 9 appropriations1 
z soon z practicable aft] su* lapse 9   
appropriations ends4  7b7 ,def9itions ,=
 purposes ( ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m ,f$]al
 employee means an employee z def9$ by  
section #baje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code2  7#b7 ! t]m ,/ate or local       
employee means an individual employ$ by 

! gov]nm5t ( a ,/ate1 municipality1 or  
o!r political subdivision ( a ,/ate1 or 
by ! gov]nm5t ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 
^: pr9cipal employm5t is 9 connection ) 
an activity :i* is f9anc$ 9 :ole or 9 "p
 by loans or grants made by ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 &  7#c7 ! t]m ,/ate means a     
,/ate or t]ritory or possession ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates4