H.R. 3447 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3447 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 12, 2013Mr. Brady of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that Federal employees who receive back pay for a period during which they are furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations may not also receive unemployment compensation for the same period. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Furloughed Federal Employee Double Dip Elimination Act. 2. Clarification (a) In general Section 8508 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (a) before the first sentence; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) The rules and regulations shall include provisions to ensure that, in the case of a Federal employee who receives back pay for a period during which such employee was furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations— (1) such back pay shall be treated in the same way as Federal wages attributable to such employee; and (2) the period to which such back pay relates shall be treated in the same way as a period of Federal service attributable to such employee. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective as of September 30, 2013.