,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bd1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,upton 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,d+ell7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide ! paym5t ( sal>ies  
to ,f$]al employees & employees ( !     
,di/rict ( ,columbia except$ f furl\gh  
dur+ a lapse 9 appropriations dur+      
fiscal ye> #bjai1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,fairness to ,ess5tial ,work]s ,act4    
#b4 ,provid+ pay to except$ employees   
dur+ lapses 9 appropriations dur+ fiscal
 ye> #bjai  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,decemb] 
#bjah %utd[n ,) respect to ! lapse 9    
appropriations beg9n+ on or aft]        
,decemb] #bb1 #bjah--  7,a7 ea* except$ 
employee 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section    
#acda7;c77#a77;,d7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code7 :o 0 requir$ to p]=m "w   
dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! fir/ day ( su* 
lapse & end+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
section %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,b7 = 
! 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  7#b7      
,subsequ5t lapses 9 fiscal ye> #bjai    
,dur+ any lapse 9 appropriations dur+   
fiscal ye> #bjai beg9n+ aft] ! lapse 9  
appropriations describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 
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  7b7       
,appropriation ,!re are appropriat$ su* 
sums z are necess>y to c>ry out ?is     
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