,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #djdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,ro?fus introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & 
,means1 & 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 susp5d ! debt   
ceil+ tempor>ily1 to hold ! sal>ies (   
,memb]s ( a ,h\se ( ,congress 9 escr[ if
 ! ,h\se ( ,congress does n agree to a  
budget resolution or pass regul>        
appropriation bills on a timely basis   
dur+ a ,congress1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,gett+ ,gov]nm5t to ,"w ,act ( #bjad4   
#b4 ,tempor>y ,susp5sion ( ,debt ,ceil+ 
7a7 ,susp5sion ,section #caja7;b7 (     
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n  
apply = ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ on ,febru>y  
#b1 #bjae4  7b7 ,special ,rule ,relat+  

to ,obligations ,issu$ ,dur+ ,susp5sion 
,p]iod ,effective ,febru>y #c1 #bjae1 ! 
limitation 9 section #caja7;b7 ( title  
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z increas$ by 
section #caja;,a ( su* title1 is        
increas$ to ! ext5t t--  7#a7 ! face    
am\nt ( obligations issu$ "u *apt] #ca (
 su* title & ! face am\nt ( obligations 
^: pr9cipal & int]e/ are gu>ante$ by !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t 7except gu>ante$
 obligations held by ! ,secret>y ( !    
,treasury7 out/&+ on ,febru>y #c1 #bjae1
 exce$s  7#b7 ! face am\nt ( su*        
obligations out/&+ on ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  ,an obligation    
%all n be tak5 into acc\nt "u p>agraph  
7#a7 unless ! issuance ( su* obligation 
0 necess>y to fund a commitm5t incurr$  
by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t requir$ paym5t  
be=e ,febru>y #c1 #bjae4  #c4 ,hold+    
sal>ies ( memb]s ( congress 9 escr[ ^u  
failure to agree to budget resolution or
 pass regul> appropriations bills  7a7  
,failure ,to ,pass ,budget ,resolution  
7#a7 ,hold+ sal>ies 9 escr[ ,if by      

,april #ae ( any cal5d> ye> 7beg9n+ )   
#bjae71 a ,h\se ( ,congress has n agre$ 
to a concurr5t resolution on ! budget   
pursuant to section #cja ( !            
,congressional ,budget ,act ( #aigd = ! 
fiscal ye> :i* beg9s on ,octob] #a ( t  
cal5d> ye>1 dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#b7 ! payroll adm9i/rator ( t 
,h\se ( ,congress %all deposit 9 an     
escr[ acc\nt all paym5ts o!rwise requir$
 to be made dur+ su* p]iod = !          
comp5sation ( ,memb]s ( ,congress :o    
s]ve 9 t ,h\se ( ,congress1 & %all      
release su* paym5ts to su* ,memb]s only 
^u ! expiration ( su* p]iod4  7#b7      
,p]iod describ$ ,) respect to a ,h\se ( 
,congress & a cal5d> ye>1 ! p]iod       
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is ! p]iod :i*  
beg9s on ,april #af ( ! cal5d> ye> &    
ends on ! e>li] (--  7,a7 ! day on :i* !
 ,h\se ( ,congress agrees to a concurr5t
 resolution on ! budget = ! fiscal ye>  
:i* beg9s on ,octob] #a ( t cal5d> ye>2 
or  7,b7 ! la/ day ( ! ,congress dur+   
:i* t cal5d> ye> occurs4  7b7 ,failure  

,to ,pass ,regul> ,appropriation ,bills 
7#a7 ,hold+ sal>ies 9 escr[ ,if by ,july
 #ca ( any cal5d> ye> 7beg9n+ ) #bjad71 
a ,h\se ( ,congress has n pass$ ea* ( ! 
regul> appropriation bills = ! fiscal   
ye> :i* beg9s on ,octob] #a ( t cal5d>  
ye>1 dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#b7 ! payroll adm9i/rator ( t ,h\se (  
,congress %all deposit 9 an escr[ acc\nt
 all paym5ts o!rwise requir$ to be made 
dur+ su* p]iod = ! comp5sation ( ,memb]s
 ( ,congress :o s]ve 9 t ,h\se (        
,congress1 & %all release su* paym5ts to
 su* ,memb]s only ^u ! expiration ( su* 
p]iod4  7#b7 ,p]iod describ$ ,) respect 
to a ,h\se ( ,congress & a cal5d> ye>1 !
 p]iod describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is !     
p]iod :i* beg9s on ,augu/ #a ( ! cal5d> 
ye> & ends on ! e>li] (--  7,a7 ! fir/  
day by :i* ! ,h\se ( ,congress has pass$
 ea* ( ! regul> appropriation bills = ! 
fiscal ye> :i* beg9s on ,octob] #a ( t  
cal5d> ye>2 or  7,b7 ! la/ day ( !      
,congress dur+ :i* t cal5d> ye> occurs4 
7#c7 ,regul> appropriation bill def9$ ,!

 t]m regul> appropriation bill means any
 annual appropriation bill :i*1 )       
respect to ! ,congress involv$1 is "u ! 
jurisdiction ( a s+le subcommittee ( !  
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives 7pursuant to ! ,rules 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives = t         
,congress7 & a s+le subcommittee ( !    
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate
 7pursuant to ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate74
  7c7 ,adm9i/ration ( ,escr[  7#a7      
,)hold+ & remittance ( am\nts f paym5ts 
held 9 escr[ ,! payroll adm9i/rator %all
 provide = ! same )hold+ & remittance ) 
respect to a paym5t deposit$ 9 an escr[ 
acc\nt "u subsection 7a7 or subsection  
7b7 t w\ld apply to ! paym5t if ! paym5t
 7 n subject to su* section4  7#b7 ,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 ,release ( ,am\nts
 at end ( a ,congress ,9 ord] to ensure 

t ?is section is c>ri$ out 9 a mann]    
consi/5t ) ! tw5ty-sev5? article (      
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 ( ! ,congress dur+ 
:i* ! am\nts 7 deposit$ 9 su* acc\nt4   
7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7 !
 t]m ,memb] includes a ,delegate or     
,resid5t ,commission] to ! ,congress2 & 
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