,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjai,mr4 ,bera introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to permit ,federal employees  
to obtain employment outside the        
,federal ,government during a           
,government shutdown1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protect ,unpaid    
,federal ,workers ,act4  #b4 ,employment
 during a ,government shutdown  7a7     
,outside employment permitted  7#a7 ,in 
general ,notwithstanding any other law1 
rule1 or regulation1 and subject to     
paragraph 7#c71 during any lapse in     
appropriations beginning on or after    
,december #bb1 #bjah1 any ,federal      
employee of an agency with respect to   
which appropriations have lapsed and who
 is furloughed or excepted from furlough
 and working without pay may1 during    
such lapse1 seek and obtain employment  

outside the ,federal ,government4  7#b7 
,prior approval not required ,an        
employee subject to this subsection may 
seek and obtain such employment without 
prior approval from the employee's      
employing agency4  7#c7 ,limitations    
,this subsection shall not be construed 
to waive any restrictions or requirement
 with respect to conflicts of interest1 
including section #bjh of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 or part #bfce of 
title #e1 ,code of ,federal             
,regulations4  7b7 ,backpay ,any        
compensation received by an employee by 
operation of subsection 7a7 shall not be
 taken into account for purposes of     
determining the amount of backpay such  
employee is entitled to under section   
#acda7;c7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code4