,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,wel* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ca1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide pay to  
employees except$ f furl\gh dur+ a      
,gov]nm5t %utd[n1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,nev] ,aga9 ,act4  #b4 ,provid+ sal>ies 
to except$ employees dur+ a ,gov]nm5t   
%utd[n ,section #acda ( title #ca1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ 9         
subsection 7c71 z add$ by ! ,gov]nm5t   
,employee ,fair ,treatm5t ,act ( #bjai1 
by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  7#b7  7,a7 ,ea* employee ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t or ( a ,di/rict 
( ,columbia public employ] furl\gh$ z a 
result ( a cov]$ lapse 9 appropriations 
%all be paid = ! p]iod ( ! lapse 9      
appropriations1 at ! employee's /&>d    
rate ( pay1 at ! e>lie/ date possible   
aft] su* lapse 9 appropriations ends1   

reg>dless ( s*$ul$ pay dates4  7,b7 7i7 
,) respect to ! lapse 9 appropriations  
beg9n+ on or ar\nd ,decemb] #bb1 #bjah--
  7,i7 ea* except$ employee :o 0 requir$
 to p]=m "w dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on !    
fir/ day ( su* lapse & end+ on ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ! ,nev] ,aga9 ,act %all be   
paid = su* "w1 at ! employee's /&>d rate
 ( pay1 at ! e>lie/ date possible aft] !
 date ( enactm5t1 reg>dless ( s*$ul$ pay
 dates2 &  7,,ii7 = ! rema9d] ( su*     
lapse1 ea* except$ employee :o is       
requir$ to p]=m "w dur+ su* rema9d] %all
 be paid = su* "w1 at ! employee's /&>d 
rate ( pay1 on ! employee's s*$ul$ pay  
dates4  7ii7 ,dur+ any cov]$ lapse 9    
appropriations beg9n+ aft] ! lapse 9    
appropriations describ$ 9 clause 7i7    
ends1 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 on !     
employee's s*$ul$ pay dates4  7iii7 ,!re
 are appropriat$ su* sums z are necess>y
 to c>ry out ?is subp>agraph4  4