,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #had  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjai,mr4 ,griffith introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,reform1 and in addition to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services1 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 a bonus to any ,federal employee
 excepted from furlough during the lapse
 in appropriations beginning on or about
 ,december #bb1 #bjah1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,bonus for excepted      
,federal employees for ,december #bb1   
#bjah shutdown  7a7 ,bonuses for        
,federal employees  7#a7 ,in general    
,subject to subsection 7b71 any employee
 of the ,united ,states ,government     
excepted from furlough and working      
without pay during the lapse in         

appropriations beginning on or about    
,december #bb1 #bjah1 shall receive a   
bonus for each day during that lapse    
that the employee reported to the       
employee's duty station and performed   
the duties of the employee's position4  
7#b7 ,payment ,a bonus under this       
subsection shall be-- 7,a7 equal to #ae 
percent of the employee's daily rate of 
pay 7as determined under section #eejd  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code72 and
  7,b7 paid on the same date that the   
employee receives backpay under section 
#acda7;c7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 as added by the ,government      
,employee ,fair ,treatment ,act of      
#bjai1 or as soon as practicable after  
that date4  7#c7 ,treatment of bonuses  
,any bonus paid under this subsection-- 
7,a7 shall be subject to any limitation 
on total aggregate pay1 including       
section #ecjg of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code2 and  7,b7 is not part of 
the basic pay of an employee for any    
purpose4  7b7 ,bonuses for members of   

the uniformed services  7#a7 ,in general
 ,any member of the uniformed services  
excepted from furlough and working      
without pay during the lapse in         
appropriations beginning on or about    
,december #bb1 #bjah1 shall receive a   
bonus for each day during that lapse    
that the member reported to the duty    
station of the member and performed the 
duties of the member4  7#b7 ,payment ,a 
bonus under this subsection shall be--  
7,a7 equal to #ae percent of the daily  
rate of pay the member 7as determined   
under chapter #c of title #cg1 ,united  
,states ,code72 and  7,b7 paid on the   
same date that the member receives      
backpay under section #acda7;c7 of title
 #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by
 the ,government ,employee ,fair        
,treatment ,act of #bjai1 or as soon as 
practicable after that date4  7#c7      
,treatment of bonuses ,any bonus paid   
under this subsection-- 7,a7 shall be   
subject to any limitation on total      
aggregate pay1 including section        

#bjd7;i77#a7 of title #cg1 ,united      
,states ,code2 and  7,b7 is not part of 
the basic pay of a member for any       
purpose4