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,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,f>5?old 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1
 & ,mr4 ,lank=d7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to direct ! employ+ au?ority ( any     
(fic] or employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
:o is 9 contempt ( ,congress to n pay   
comp5sation to ! (fic] or employee :ile 
! (fic] or employee rema9s 9 contempt1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,contempt ,act4    
#b4 ,no paym5t ( comp5sation = ,f$]al   
employees 9 contempt ( ,congress  7a7   
,no ,paym5t ,p]mitt$ ,if an (fic] or    
employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t is 9 a    
p]iod ( contempt ( ,congress dur+ any   
pay p]iod1 ! head ( ! employ+ au?ority (
 ! employee %all n pay ! comp5sation    
o!rwise requir$ to be paid to ! (fic] or
 employee = su* pay p]iod4  7b7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--  7#a7 ! t]m   
(fic] has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section

 #bajd ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 
&  7#b7 ! t]m employee has ! mean+ giv5 
su* t]m 9 section #baje ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #c4 ,p]iod (      
contempt ( ,congress describ$  7a7      
,p]iod ,describ$ ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1
 a p]iod ( contempt ( ,congress is1 )   
respect to an (fic] or employee ( !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 any ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 
,! p]iod :i* beg9s on ! date on :i* a   
resolution hold+ ! (fic] or employee 9  
contempt is adopt$ by ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives or ,s5ate & ends on !   
date on :i* a resolution revok+ su*     
contempt is adopt$ by ! ,h\se or ,s5ate 
7z ! case may be74  7#b7 ,! p]iod :i*   
beg9s on ! date on :i* a /atem5t (      
contempt describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 is   
fil$ 9 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or     
,s5ate ) respect to ! (fic] or employee 
& :i* ends on ! date on :i* a /atem5t   
)draw+ su* /atem5t ( contempt is fil$ ) 
! ,h\se or ,s5ate 7z ! case may be74    
7b7 ,/atem5t ( ,contempt ,describ$ ,9   
?is ,act1 a /atem5t ( contempt is1 )    

respect to an individual1 a /atem5t (   
fact :i* has be5 fil$ ) ! ,presid5t ( ! 
,s5ate or ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives "u section #ajd ( !     
,revis$ ,/atutes 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aid7 t !
 individual has fail$ to appe>1 te/ify1 
produce in=mation1 or answ] p]t95t      
que/ions :5 summon$ by ,congress or a   
committee ( ,congress4