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,mr4 ,leahy1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mrs4      
,%ahe51 & ,mr4 ,w>n]7 introduc$ ! foll[+
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#af1 #bjae,read ! second "t & plac$ on !
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comp5sation ( ,f$]al employees affect$  
by a lapse 9 appropriations4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al  
,employee ,fair ,treatm5t ,act ( #bjae4 
#b4 ,comp5sation = ,f$]al employees     
affect$ by a lapse 9 appropriations     
,section #acda ( title #ca1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subsection 7a77#a71 by /rik+ ,an (fic] &
 ins]t+ ,except z specifi$ 9 ?is        
sub*apt] or any o!r provision ( law1 an 
(fic]2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7c7 7#a7 ,9 ?is subsection--   
7,a7 ! t]m cov]$ lapse 9 appropriations 

means a lapse 9 appropriations t beg9s  
on or aft] ,octob] #a1 #bjae2 &  7,b7 ! 
t]m except$ employee means an except$   
employee or an employee p]=m+ em]g5cy   
"w1 z su* t]ms are def9$ by ! ,(fice (  
,p]sonnel ,managem5t4  7#b7 ,ea* ,f$]al 
employee furl\gh$ z a result ( a cov]$  
lapse 9 appropriations %all be paid = ! 
p]iod ( ! lapse 9 appropriations1 & ea* 
except$ employee :o is requir$ to p]=m  
"w dur+ a cov]$ lapse 9 appropriations  
%all be paid = su* "w1 at ! employee's  
/&>d rate ( pay at ! e>lie/ date        
possible aft] ! lapse 9 appropriations  
ends1 reg>dless ( s*$ul$ pay dates4     
7#c7 ,dur+ a cov]$ lapse 9              
appropriations1 ea* except$ employee :o 
is requir$ to p]=m "w %all be entitl$ to
 use leave "u *apt] #fc ( title #e1 or  
any o!r applicable law gov]n+ ! use (   
leave by ! except$ employee1 = :i*      
comp5sation %all be paid at ! e>lie/    
date possible aft] ! lapse 9            
appropriations ends1 reg>dless ( s*$ul$ 
pay dates4  4  ,septemb] #af1 #bjae,read

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