,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4 
,connolly 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn  
,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4        
,norton1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,mrs4          
,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,raskin1   
,mr4 ,gomez1 and ,ms4 ,speier7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition 
to the ,committees on ,house            
,administration1 the ,judiciary1 ,ways  
and ,means1 and ,education and ,labor1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide support and flexibility for the 
,federal workforce during the           
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,workforce 
,health and ,safety ,during the         

,pandemic ,act4  #b4 ,reimbursement for 
child and family care for ,federal      
employees during ,,covid-#ai pandemic   
7a7 ,in general ,during the period      
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act and ending on ,december #ca1  
#bjbj1 any employee who is unable to    
care for a dependent child of the       
employee or a relative of the employee  
who has ,,covid-#ai as a result of the  
employee being required to report to    
their duty station 7either permanent or 
temporary7 or to telework shall be      
entitled to reimbursement for the costs 
of such care4  7b7 ,application  7#a7   
,in general ,any payment provided by    
operation of subsection 7a7 shall be    
paid on a monthly basis1 with payments  
being made to the employee on the last  
day of each month4  7#b7 ,submission of 
receipts ,for purposes of determining   
reimbursement amounts1 each employee    
shall submit to their employing office  
receipts or other documents as the      
office may require4  7#c7 ,limit        

,reimbursement may not be paid to any   
employee under this section for any     
month in an amount greater than #b1jjj  
per child or relative4  7c7 ,definitions
 ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term       
employee means-- 7,a7 an employee of the
 ,library of ,congress2  7,b7 an        
employee of the ,government             
,accountability ,office2  7,c7 a covered
 employee as defined in section #aja of 
the ,congressional ,accountability ,act 
of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acja71 other    
than an applicant for employment2  7,d7 
a covered employee as defined in section
 #daa7;c7 of title #c1 ,united ,states  
,code2  7,e7 a ,federal officer or      
employee covered under subchapter ,v of 
chapter #fc of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code2 or  7,f7 any other individual   
occupying a position in the civil       
service 7as that term is defined in     
section #baja7a7 of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code72 and  7#b7 the terms     
dependent child and relative have the   
meaning given those terms in paragraphs 

7#b7 and 7#af71 respectively1 of section
 #aji of the ,ethics in ,government ,act
 of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  #c4    
,requirement to telework  7a7 ,in       
general ,effective immediately upon the 
date of enactment of this ,act1 the head
 of any ,federal agency shall require   
any employee of such agency who is      
authorized to telework under chapter #fe
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or 
any other provision of law1 to telework 
during the period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this ,act and ending on 
,december #ca1 #bjbj4  7b7 ,definitions 
,in this section-- 7#a7 the term        
employee has the meaning given that term
 in section #b7;c77#a72 and  7#b7 the   
term telework has the meaning given that
 term in section #feja7c7 of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code4  #d4 ,weather and
 safety leave for ,,covid-#ai  7a7      
,weather and safety leave  7#a7 ,in     
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 including subsection  
7b7 of section #fcbi;c of title #e1     

,united ,states ,code1 during the period
 beginning on the date of enactment of  
this ,act and ending on ,december #ca1  
#bjbj1 any employee who is prevented    
from safely traveling to or performing  
work at an approved location as a result
 of the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 or who is 
prevented from performing work in order 
to care for a child1 relative of the    
employee1 or other individual as a      
result of the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1     
shall be provided weather and safety    
leave under such section4  7#b7 ,rule of
 construction ,notwithstanding          
subparagraph 7,b7 of subsection         
7a77#b77;,b7 of such section #fcbi;c1   
intermittent employees described in such
 subparagraph shall be eligible for the 
leave provided by paragraph 7#a7 of this
 subsection4  7#c7 ,definition of       
employee ,in this subsection1 the term  
employee has the meaning given that term
 in section #b7;c77#a74  7b7 ,approved  
location ,section #fcbi;c7a7 of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 

7#a7 by striking and at the end of      
paragraph 7#a72  7#b7 by striking the   
period at the end of paragraph 7#b7 and 
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#c7 the term   
approved location means any location at 
which an employee has been approved to  
perform work1 including any ,federal    
office1 a teleworking site1 or other    
location as determined by the head of   
the agency at which the employee is     
employed4  4  #e4 ,effect of dependent  
care on telework eligibility  7a7 ,title
 #e employees ,section #fejb7;a7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#c7          
,dependent care  7,a7 ,in general ,the  
presence of a dependent individual at   
the location from which an employee     
teleworks shall have no effect on the   
eligibility of such employee to telework
 if such dependent individual is cared  
for by a caregiver other than such      
employee while such employee is         

teleworking4  7,b7 ,temporary           
unavailability of caregiver ,the        
temporary unavailability of a caregiver 
described in subparagraph 7,a7 does not 
affect the eligibility of the relevant  
employee to telework if-- 7i7 such      
unavailability is due to unusual or     
extraordinary circumstances2 and  7ii7  
an alternative caregiver is not         
reasonably available4  7,c7 ,dependent  
individual defined ,in this paragraph1  
the term dependent individual means a   
dependent child or relative 7as such    
terms are defined in paragraphs 7#b7 and
 7#af71 respectively1 of section #aji of
 the ,ethics in ,government ,act of     
#aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app477 who is      
dependent on the employee for care4  4  
7b7 ,other applicable employees ,with   
respect to any employee not covered     
under chapter #fe of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 the terms and conditions 
with respect to dependent care and      
teleworking under section #fejb7;a77#c7 
of such title 7as added by subsection   

7a77 shall apply4 ,in this subsection1  
the term employee has the meaning given 
that term under section #b7;c77#a71 but 
does not include an employee as defined 
in section #feja7a7 of such title4  7c7 
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
section shall alter or otherwise affect 
the rights1 remedies1 and procedures    
related to dependent care under the     
terms of any collective bargaining      
agreement4  #f4 ,presumption of         
eligibility for workers' compensation   
benefits for ,federal employees         
diagnosed with coronavirus  7a7 ,in     
general ,an employee who is diagnosed   
with ,,covid-#ai during the period      
described in subsection 7b77#b77;,a7    
shall1 with respect to any claim made by
 or on behalf of the employee for       
benefits under subchapter ,i of chapter 
#ha of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 
be deemed to have an injury proximately 
caused by exposure to coronavirus       
arising out of the nature of the        
employee's employment and be            

presumptively entitled to such benefits1
 including disability compensation1     
medical services1 and survivor benefits4
  7b7 ,definitions ,in this section--   
7#a7 the term coronavirus means         
,,sars-,co,v-#b or another coronavirus  
with pandemic potential2 and  7#b7 the  
term employee-- 7,a7 means an employee  
as that term is defined in section      
#haja7a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states   
,code1 7including an employee of the    
,united ,states ,postal ,service1 the   
,transportation ,security               
,administration1 or the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs1 including any       
individual appointed under chapter #gc  
or #gd of title #ch1 ,united ,states    
,code7 employed in the ,federal service 
at anytime during the period beginning  
on ,january #bg1 #bjbj1 and ending on   
,january #cj1 #bjbb-- 7i7 who carried   
out duties requiring contact with       
patients1 members of the public1 or     
co-workers2 or  7ii7 whose duties       
include a risk of exposure to the       

coronavirus2 and  7,b7 does not include 
any employee otherwise covered by       
subparagraph 7,a7 who is teleworking on 
a full-time basis during all of such    
period4  #g4 ,pandemic ,duty            
,differential  7a7 ,definitions ,in this
 section-- 7#a7 the term agency-- 7,a7  
means-- 7i7 each agency1 office1 or     
other establishment in the executive1   
legislative1 or judicial branch of the  
,federal ,government1 including-- 7,i7  
an ,executive agency1 as that term is   
defined in section #aje of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code2  7,,ii7 a        
military department1 as that term is    
defined in section #ajb of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code2  7,,iii7 the     
,federal ,aviation ,administration2     
7,,iv7 the ,transportation ,security    
,administration2  7,v7 the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs2  7,,vi7 the      
,united ,states ,postal ,service and the
 ,postal ,regulatory ,commission2 and   
7,,vii7 the ,government ,accountability 
,office2  7ii7 the ,district of         

,columbia courts and the ,district of   
,columbia ,public ,defender ,service2   
and  7iii7 7,i7 an ,indian tribe or     
tribal organization carrying out a      
contract or compact under the ,indian   
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et
 seq472  7,,ii7 an ,indian tribe or     
tribal organization that receives a     
grant under the ,tribally ,controlled   
,schools ,act of #aihh 7#be ,u4,s4,c4   
#beja et seq472 and  7,,iii7 an urban   
,indian organization that receives a    
grant or carries out a contract under   
title ,v of the ,indian ,health ,care   
,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afea  
et seq472 and  7,b7 does not include a  
nonappropriated fund instrumentality    
under the jurisdiction of the ,armed    
,forces2  7#b7 the term covered duty--  
7,a7 means duty that requires-- 7i7 an  
employee to have regular or routine     
contact with the public2 or  7ii7 the   
reporting of an employee to a worksite  
at which-- 7,i7 social distancing is not

 possible1 consistent with the regularly
 assigned duties of the position of the 
employee2 and  7,,ii7 other preventative
 measures with respect to ,,covid-#ai   
are not available2 and  7,b7 does not   
include duty that an employee performs  
while teleworking from a residence2     
7#c7 the term covered period means the  
period beginning on the date on which   
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services declared a public health      
emergency under section #cai of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 with respect to       
,,covid-#ai and ending on the date that 
is #fj days after the date on which that
 public health emergency terminates2    
7#d7 the term employee-- 7,a7 means an  
employee of an agency2  7,b7 includes-- 
7i7 any employee of an agency who       
occupies a position within the ,general 
,schedule under subchapter ,,iii of     
chapter #ec of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code2  7ii7 any employee of an agency 
whose pay is fixed and adjusted from    

time to time in accordance with         
prevailing rates under subchapter ,,iv  
of chapter #ec of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 or by a wage board or    
similar administrative authority serving
 the same purpose2  7iii7 an official or
 employee of an ,indian tribe1 tribal   
organization1 or urban ,indian          
organization described in paragraph     
7#a77;,a77iii72  7iv7 each employee of  
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1  
including an employee appointed under   
chapter #gd of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 without regard to whether
 section #gdba7;a7 of that title1       
section #gdbe7;b7 of that title1 or any 
other provision of chapter #gd of that  
title is inconsistent with that         
inclusion2 and  7v7 any other individual
 occupying a position in the civil      
service1 as that term is defined in     
section #baja of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code2 and  7,c7 does not       
include-- 7i7 a member of the uniformed 
services1 as that term is defined in    

section #baja of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code2  7ii7 an employee of an  
agency who occupies a position within   
the ,executive ,schedule under any of   
sections #ecab through #ecaf of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code2  7iii7 an    
individual in a ,senior ,executive      
,service position1 unless the individual
 is a career appointee1 as those terms  
are defined in section #cacb7;a7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2  7iv7  
an individual serving in a position of a
 confidential or policy-determining     
character under ,schedule ,c of subpart 
,c of part #bac of title #e1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulations2  7v7 a member of the       
,senate or ,house of ,representatives1 a
 ,delegate to the ,house of             
,representatives1 or the ,resident      
,commissioner from ,puerto ,rico2 or    
7vi7 an employee of the personal office 
of an individual described in clause    
7v71 of a leadership office of the      
,senate or the ,house of                

,representatives1 of a committee of the 
,senate or the ,house of                
,representatives1 or of a joint         
committee of ,congress2 and  7#e7 the   
term employer payroll taxes means-- 7,a7
 taxes imposed under sections #caaa7;b71
 #cbba7;a7 7but only to the extent      
attributable to the portion of such tax 
attributable to the tax imposed by      
section #caaa7;b771 #cbba7;b71 and #ccja
 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of     
#aihf2 and  7,b7 taxes imposed by a     
,state or local government on an        
employer with respect to amounts paid by
 such employer for work by employees4   
7b7 ,pandemic duty differential  7#a7   
,in general ,there is established a     
schedule of pay differentials for       
covered duty as follows3 7,a7 ,an       
employee is entitled to pay for that    
covered duty at the rate of basic pay1  
which includes any differential or other
 premium pay paid for regularly         
scheduled work of the employee other    
than the differential established under 

this section1 of the employee plus      
premium pay of #ac per hour4  7,b7 ,the 
total amount of premium pay paid to an  
employee under subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
be-- 7i7 with respect to an employee    
whose annual rate of basic pay is less  
than #bjj1jjj1 not more than #aj1jjj    
reduced by employer payroll taxes with  
respect to such premium pay2 and  7ii7  
with respect to an employee whose annual
 rate of basic pay is not less than     
#bjj1jjj1 not more than #e1jjj reduced  
by employer payroll taxes with respect  
to such premium pay4  7#b7 ,pay  7,a7   
,in general ,with respect to the covered
 period1 an employee is entitled to be  
paid the applicable differential        
established under paragraph 7#a7 for any
 period1 including any period during the
 covered period that precedes the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 in which the 
employee is carrying out covered duty1  
subject to the applicable limitations   
under that paragraph4  7,b7 ,retroactive
 payment ,with respect to a payment     

earned by an employee under this        
subsection for a period during the      
covered period that precedes the date of
 enactment of this ,act1 the employee   
shall be paid that payment in a lump sum
 payment as soon as is practicable after
 that date of enactment4  7#c7 ,guidance
 and regulations  7,a7 ,executive branch
  7i7 ,in general ,the ,office of       
,personnel ,management shall develop    
criteria for agencies in the executive  
branch of the ,federal ,government      
regarding the means by which to         
determine the eligibility of an employee
 in such an agency for the pay          
differential established under this     
subsection1 which shall-- 7,i7 be based 
on-- 7aa7 the duties performed by the   
employee2  7bb7 the setting in which the
 employee performs the duties described 
in item 7aa72 and  7cc7 the interactions
 with the public required in order for  
the employee to perform the duties      
described in item 7aa72 and  7,,ii7     
apply equally to all such agencies4     

7ii7 ,regulations ,the ,office of       
,personnel ,management may prescribe    
regulations implementing the pay        
differential under this subsection with 
respect to employees in the executive   
branch of the ,federal ,government4     
7,b7 ,other branches1 certain ,,dc      
employees1 and certain ,tribal officials
  7i7 ,in general ,the employing        
authority for each agency that is not in
 the executive branch of the ,federal   
,government-- 7,i7 shall develop        
criteria regarding the means by which to
 determine the eligibility of an        
employee in such an agency for the pay  
differential established under this     
subsection2 and  7,,ii7 may prescribe   
regulations implementing the pay        
differential under this subsection with 
respect to employees in the applicable  
agency4  7ii7 ,consistency with ,,opm   
guidance and regulations ,any criteria  
developed1 and regulations prescribed1  
by an agency under clause 7i7 shall1 to 
the extent practicable1 be comparable to

 any criteria developed and regulations 
prescribed by the ,office of ,personnel 
,management under subparagraph 7,a74    
7c7 ,limitation on premium pay  7#a7 ,in
 general ,notwithstanding subsections   
7a7 and 7b7 of section #eedg of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or a         
provision of any other ,federal1 ,state1
 or ,tribal law that imposes a          
limitation on the amount of premium pay 
7including any premium pay paid under   
subsection 7b7 and any overtime pay paid
 for covered duty7 that may be payable  
to an employee1 an employee may be paid 
such premium pay to the extent that the 
payment does not cause the aggregate of 
basic pay and such premium pay for      
service performed in that calendar year 
by that employee to exceed the annual   
rate of basic pay payable for level ,,ii
 of the ,executive ,schedule1 as of the 
end of the calendar year4  7#b7         
,applicability of aggregate limitation  
on pay ,in determining whether a payment
 to an employee is subject to the       

limitation under section #ecjg7;a7 of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 a      
payment described in paragraph 7#a7     
shall not apply4  7#c7 ,applicability of
 ,,cares ,act ,the authority provided   
under this subsection shall be          
considered to be in addition to1 and not
 a replacement for1 the authority       
provided under section #ahaaj of title  
,,viii of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law
 #aaf-acf74  7#d7 ,retroactive effect   
,this subsection shall take effect as if
 enacted on the date on which the       
covered period began4  7d7              
,appropriation  7#a7 ,appropriation     
,there is hereby appropriated1 out of   
any money in the ,treasury not otherwise
 appropriated1 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to      
remain available until expended1 for the
 offices and agencies described in      
paragraph 7#b7 to carry out subsections 
7b7 and 7c7 and to make transfers       
authorized under paragraph 7#c7 of this 
subsection4  7#b7 ,offices and agencies 
,the offices and agencies described in  

this paragraph are-- 7,a7 the ,office of
 the ,sergeant at ,arms and ,doorkeeper 
of the ,senate2  7,b7 the ,office of the
 ,clerk of the ,house of                
,representatives2  7,c7 the ,office of  
the ,sergeant at ,arms of the ,house of 
,representatives2  7,d7 the ,office of  
the ,chief ,administrative ,officer of  
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,e7   
the ,office of the ,attending           
,physician2  7,f7 the ,capitol ,police2 
7,g7 the ,office of the ,architect of   
the ,capitol2  7,h7 the ,library of     
,congress2  7,i7 the ,government        
,publishing ,office2  7,j7 the          
,government ,accountability ,office2    
7,k7 the ,office of ,personnel          
,management2  7,l7 the ,administrative  
,office of the ,united ,states ,courts2 
7,m7 the ,district of ,columbia ,courts2
 and  7,n7 the ,district of ,columbia   
,public ,defender ,service4  7#c7       
,transfer authority  7,a7 ,,opm ,the    
,office of ,personnel ,management may   
transfer funds made available under this

 subsection to other ,federal agencies  
within the executive branch to reimburse
 such agencies for costs incurred to    
implement this section4  7,b7 ,,aousc   
,the ,administrative ,office of the     
,united ,states ,courts may transfer    
funds made available under this         
subsection to other entities within the 
judicial branch to reimburse the        
entities for costs incurred to implement
 this section4  7e7 ,coordination with  
other benefits  7#a7 ,disregard for     
purposes of ,federal and state programs 
,any payment provided under this section
 shall not be regarded as income and    
shall not be regarded as a resource for 
the month of receipt and the following  
#ab months1 for purposes of determining 
the eligibility of the recipient 7or the
 recipient's spouse or family7 for      
benefits or assistance1 or the amount or
 extent of benefits or assistance1 under
 any ,federal program or under any      
,state or local program financed in     
whole or in part with ,federal funds4   

7#b7 ,amounts not taken into account for
 purposes of premium tax credit  7,a7   
,in general ,for purposes of determining
 modified adjusted gross income under   
section #cf;,b7d77#b77;,b7 of the       
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1      
adjusted gross income shall be reduced  
by any amounts received by reason of    
subsection 7b74  7,b7 ,exception        
,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply to   
the extent such reduction results in an 
amount of household income 7as defined  
in section #cf;,b7d77#b77;,a7 of such   
,code7 of a taxpayer that is less than  
#ajj percent of the poverty line 7as    
defined in section #cf;,b7d77#c7 of such
 ,code7 for a family of the size        
involved 7as determined under the rules 
of section #cf;,b7d77#a7 of such ,code74
  7,c7 ,reporting  7i7 ,in general ,any 
employer that makes an applicable       
payment during a calendar year shall    
include as a separately stated item on  
any written statement required under    
section #fjea of the ,internal ,revenue 

,code of #aihf or any return or         
statement required by the ,secretary of 
the ,treasury 7or the ,secretary's      
delegate7 with respect to nonemployee   
compensation the aggregate amount of    
each type of applicable payments so     
made4  7ii7 ,applicable payments ,for   
purposes of this subparagraph1 the term 
applicable payments means amounts paid  
by reason of subsection 7b74  7#c7      
,employment tax treatment for amounts   
paid through grants  7,a7 ,in general   
,for purposes of section #caaa7;a7 of   
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1  
any amounts required to be paid by      
reason of this section shall not be     
considered wages4  7,b7 ,railroad       
retirement taxes ,for purposes of       
section #cbba7;a7 of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf1 the amount of  
tax imposed under such section for any  
calendar year in which an employer is   
required to pay amounts under this      
section shall be equal to the sum of--  
7i7 the product of the rate in effect   

under section #caaa7;a7 of such ,code   
and the compensation 7reduced by any    
amounts required to be paid by reason of
 this section7 paid during any calendar 
year by such employer for services      
rendered to such employer2 and  7ii7 the
 product of the rate in effect under    
section #caaa7;b7 of such ,code and the 
compensation paid during any calendar   
year by such employer for services      
rendered to such employer4  7,c7        
,self-employed individuals  7i7 ,in     
general ,in the case of the tax imposed 
by section #adja7;a7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf1 the            
self-employment income for any taxable  
year in which the individual received a 
payment required to be made under this  
section shall be reduced by #ej percent 
of the amount of payments so made4  7ii7
 ,regulatory authority ,the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury 7or the ,secretary's   
delegate7 shall prescribe regulations or
 other guidance for the application of  
sections #afd7;f7 and #adjb7;a77#ab7 of 

the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf   
with respect to amounts to which clause 
7i7 applies4  7,d7 ,transfers to trust  
funds ,there are hereby appropriated to 
the ,federal ,old ,age and ,survivors   
,insurance ,trust ,fund and the ,federal
 ,disability ,insurance ,trust ,fund    
established under section #bja of the   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#dja7 and the ,social ,security         
,equivalent ,benefit ,account           
established under section #ae;,a7a7 of  
the ,railroad ,retirement ,act of #aigd 
7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #bcan-#a7;a77 amounts    
equal to the reduction in revenues to   
the ,treasury by reason of this         
paragraph 7without regard to this       
subparagraph74 ,amounts appropriated by 
the preceding sentence shall be         
transferred from the general fund at    
such times and in such manner as to     
replicate to the extent possible the    
transfers which would have occurred to  
such ,trust ,fund or ,account had this  
subsection not been enacted4  7f7       

,clarification of coordination with     
other laws  7#a7 ,essential workers     
rights and benefits ,nothing in this    
section shall be construed to allow     
noncompliance with or in any way to     
diminish1 and shall instead be construed
 to be in addition to1 the rights or    
benefits that an essential worker is    
entitled to under any-- 7,a7 ,federal1  
,state1 or local law1 including         
regulation2  7,b7 collective bargaining 
agreement2 or  7,c7 employer policy4    
7#b7 ,title #e ,nothing in this section 
shall be construed to affect the        
application of the provisions of        
sections #ecdc or #eede of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code1 with respect to  
pay differentials for duty involving    
unusual physical hardship or hazard1 or 
environmental differentials4  7g7       
,applicability of ,fair ,labor          
,standards ,act of #aich to sovereign   
,tribal employers  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 receipt of any funds under subsection  
7b71 7c71 or 7d7 by a sovereign ,tribal 

employer shall not expand1 constrict1 or
 alter the application of the ,fair     
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq47 to such         
sovereign ,tribal employer4  7#b7       
,definitions ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 
the term ,tribal employer means-- 7i7   
any ,tribal government1 a subdivision of
 a ,tribal government 7determined in    
accordance with section #ghga7;d7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code71 or an agency
 or instrumentality of a ,tribal        
government or subdivision thereof2  7ii7
 any ,tribal organization 7as the term  
tribal organization is defined in       
section #d7l7 of the ,indian            
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4         
#ecjd7l772  7iii7 any corporation if    
more than #ej percent 7determined by    
vote and value7 of the outstanding stock
 of such corporation is owned1 directly 
or indirectly1 by any entity described  
in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b72 or  7iv7  
any partnership if more than #ej percent

 of the value of the capital and profits
 interests of such partnership is owned1
 directly or indirectly1 by any entity  
described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b72 
and  7,b7 the term ,trival government   
means the recognized governing body of  
any ,indian or ,alaska ,native tribe1   
band1 nation1 pueblo1 village1          
community1 component band1 or component 
reservation individually identified     
7including parenthetically7 in the list 
published most recently as of the date  
of enactment of this ,act pursuant to   
section #ajd of the ,federally          
,recognized ,indian ,tribe ,list ,act of
 #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaca74