,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,february #i 7legislative day1 ,february
 #h71 #bjah4  ,amendment3  ,that the    
bill from the ,house of ,representatives
 7,h4,r4 #acja7 entitled ,an ,act making
 appropriations for the ,department of  
,defense for the fiscal year ending     
,september #cj1 #bjag1 and for other    
purposes41 do pass with the following   
,strike all after the enacting clause   
and insert the following3 #aja4 ,the    
,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 
7division ,d of ,public ,law #aae-ef7 is
 further amended by inserting after     
section #afe the following new section3 
#aff4 7a7 ,employees furloughed as a    
result of any lapse in appropriations   
which begins on or about ,february #i1  
#bjah1 shall be compensated at their    
standard rate of compensation1 for the  
period of such lapse in appropriations1 
as soon as practicable after such lapse 
in appropriations ends4  7b7 ,for       
purposes of this section1 employee      
means3 7#a7 a ,federal employee2  7#b7  

an employee of the ,district of         
,columbia ,courts2  7#c7 an employee of 
the ,public ,defender ,service for the  
,district of ,columbia2 or  7#d7 a      
,district of ,columbia ,government      
employee4  7c7 ,all obligations incurred
 in anticipation of the appropriations  
made and authority granted by this      
division for the purposes of maintaining
 the essential level of activity to     
protect life and property and bringing  
about orderly termination of ,government
 functions1 and for purposes as         
otherwise authorized by law1 are hereby 
ratified and approved if otherwise in   
accord with the provisions of this      
division4  4  #ajb4 ,for the purposes of
 division ,d of ,public ,law #aae-ef1   
the time covered by such division shall 
be considered to include the period     
which began on or about ,february #i1   
#bjah1 during which there occurred a    
lapse in appropriations4 ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,continuing             
,appropriations ,amendments ,act1 #bjah4

  ,secretary