,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #aa1        
#bjac,mr4 ,kingston 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,wolf1 and ,mr4    
,moran7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide that all ,federal   
employees shall be deemed to be         
employees excepted from furlough for    
purposes of the ,government shutdown    
commencing on or about ,october #a1     
#bjac1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,treatment of ,federal employees during 
,government shutdown  7a7 ,in general   
,this ,act applies with respect to any  
lapse in appropriations commencing on or
 about ,october #a1 #bjac4  7b7 ,all    
employees treated as excepted employees 
,during a lapse in appropriations       
described in subsection 7a71 all        
,federal employees shall1 for purposes  
of section #acdb of title #ca1 ,united  
,states ,code 7and notwithstanding the  

last sentence of such section71 be      
deemed to be performing services        
relating to emergencies involving the   
safety of human life or the protection  
of property4  7c7 ,normal rules relating
 to leave and holidays ,effective as of 
,october #a1 #bjac1 ,federal employees  
considered excepted from furlough during
 a lapse in appropriations which is     
described in subsection 7a71 and which  
affects the agency activity in which the
 employee is engaged1 shall not be      
considered to be furloughed when on     
leave and shall be subject to the same  
laws1 rules1 and regulations relating to
 leave and holidays as would apply if no
 lapse in appropriations had occurred4  
7d7 ,compensation for furloughed        
employees ,federal employees furloughed 
as a result of a lapse in appropriations
 described in subsection 7a7 shall be   
compensated at their standard rate of   
compensation1 for the period for which  
they were so furloughed1 as soon as     
practicable after such lapse in         

appropriations ends4  7e7 ,definition   
,for purposes of this ,act1 the term    
,federal employee means an officer or   
employee of the ,united ,states         
,government4