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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ae1 #bjac ,mr4 
,blunt 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4     
,hoev51 ,mr4 ,wick]1 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4
 ,enzi1 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4
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foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
provide flexibility to ag5cies on       
det]m9+ :at employees are ess5tial      
p]sonnel 9 implem5t+ ! seque/]4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ess5tial ,s]vices ,act ( #bjac4  #b4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--  7#a7 ! t]m   
ag5cy means an ,executive ag5cy 7z def9$
 9 section #aje ( title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code72 &  7#b7 ! t]m ess5tial   
employee means an employee t p]=ms "w   
involv+ ! safety ( human life or !      
protection ( prop]ty1 z det]m9$ by !    
head ( ! ag5cy4  #c4 ,furl\gh           
flexibility  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 implem5t+ !
 seque/] requir$ by section #bea;,a ( ! 

,balanc$ ,budget & ,em]g5cy ,deficit    
,control ,act ( #aihe1 z ord]$ on ,m>*  
#a1 #bjac1 ! head ( an ag5cy may furl\gh
 su* employees ( ! ag5cy z are requir$  
to a*ieve ! fund+ r$uction requir$ by ! 
seque/] = ! ag5cy1 b %all exempt        
ess5tial employees4  7b7 ,transf] (     
budget>y res\rces ,! head ( an ag5cy may
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to c>ry out subsection 7a71 subject to !
 limitation t transf]s may only be made 
to ma9ta9 ess5tial employees4