,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bedd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #g1 #bjai,mr4 ,case introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 to clarify that1 during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after ,october #a1 #bjbj1 positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing ,federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the ,anti-,deficiency ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,designating travel reimbursement services as excepted services under the ,anti-,deficiency ,act 7a7 ,in general ,section #acdb of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,an officer and inserting 7#a7 ,an officer2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,any services by an officer or employee relating to paying or reimbursing ,federal employees for official travel expenses shall be deemed1 for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 services for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property4 4 7b7 ,application ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall apply to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after ,october #a1 #bjbj4