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 ,norcross 7= himself & ,mr4 ,smi? (    
,new ,j]sey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,appropriations1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m1 = a    
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide back pay to ,f$]al contractors1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fairness = ,f$]al 
,contractors ,act ( #bjai4  #b4         
,appropriation ,!re is h]eby            
appropriat$1 out ( any money 9 !        
,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1 = !    
fiscal ye> end+ ,septemb] #cj1 #bjai1   
su* sums z may be necess>y = ea* ,f$]al 
ag5cy subject to ! lapse 9              
appropriations t began on or ab\t       
,decemb] #bb1 #bjah1 = adju/m5ts 9 !    
price ( contracts ( su* ag5cy "u section

 #c4  #c4 ,back comp5sation = ,f$]al    
contractors 9 connection ) ! lapse 9    
appropriations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,f$]al
 ag5cy subject to ! lapse 9             
appropriations t began on or ab\t       
,decemb] #bb1 #bjah1 %all adju/ ! price 
( any contract ( su* ag5cy = :i* !      
contractor 0 ord]$ to susp5d1 delay1 or 
int]rupt all or "p ( ! "w ( su*         
contract1 or /op all or any "p ( ! "w   
call$ = 9 su* contract1 z a result ( !  
lapse 9 appropriations to comp5sate !   
contractor = reasonable co/s incurr$--  
7#a7 to provide comp5sation1 at an      
employee's /&>d rate ( comp5sation1 to  
any employee :o 0 furl\gh$ or laid (f1  
or :o 0 n work+1 :o exp]i5c$ a r$uction 
( h\rs1 or :o exp]i5c$ a r$uction 9     
comp5sation1 z a result ( ! lapse 9     
appropriations 7= ! p]iod ( ! lapse72 or
  7#b7 to re/ore paid leave tak5 by any 
employee dur+ ! lapse 9 appropriations1 
if ! contractor requir$ employees to use
 paid leave z a result ( ! lapse 9      
appropriations4  7b7 ,limitation on     

am\nt ( weekly comp5sation cov]$ by     
adju/m5t ,! maximum am\nt ( weekly      
comp5sation ( an employee = :i* an      
adju/m5t may be made "u subsection 7a7  
may n exce$ ! less] (--  7#a7 !         
employee's actual weekly comp5sation2 or
  7#b7 #a1djj4  7c7 ,tim+ ( adju/m5ts ,!
 adju/m5ts requir$ by subsection 7a7    
%all be made z soon z practicable aft] !
 end ( ! lapse 9 appropriations describ$
 9 t subsection4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,! t]m comp5sation has ! 
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #fgja ( title
 #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m 
employee means ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a s]vice 
employee z t t]m is def9$ 9 section     
#fgja7c7 ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 except t ! t]m also includes     
s]vice employees describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,c7 ( t section not)/&+ t subp>agraph4 
7,b7 ,a labor] or me*anic cov]$ by      
section #cadb ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4