,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #ce #aae? ,,congress  
#a/ ,session  ,s4 #hfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate 
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #e      
7legislative day1 ,april #d71 #bjag,mr4 
,c>d9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4
 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mrs4          
,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mr4
 ,w>n]1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4   
,udall1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,ms4
 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 &  
,mr4 ,br[n7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read ! fir/ "t  ,april #g1 #bjag,read
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,,bill  ,to provide = ! comp5sation (   
,f$]al employees affect$ by lapses 9    
appropriations4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,employee   
,fair ,treatm5t ,act ( #bjag4  #b4      
,comp5sation = ,f$]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 any lapse 9        
appropriations t beg9s on or aft] ,april
 #bh1 #bjag2 &  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
 ( pay1 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  ,april #g1        
#bjag,read ! second "t & plac$ on !     
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