,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,johnson 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,ms4
 ,murk[ski1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,alex&]1 ,mr4
 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 & ,mr4 ,portman7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,appropriations  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
appropriate funds = pay & all[ances (   
except$ ,f$]al employees1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,%utd[n ,fairness ,act4 
#b4 ,appropriations  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy means ea*
 au?ority ( ! executive1 legislative1 or
 judicial bran* ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 &  7#b7 ! t]m except$          
employee-- 7,a7 means an employee ( an  
ag5cy :o ! head ( t ag5cy det]m9es is an
 except$ employee or an employee p]=m+  
em]g5cy "w1 z ^? t]ms are def9$ by !    
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t2 &  7,b7  
includes a contractor :o-- 7i7 provides 
support to an employee describ$ 9       

subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7 is requir$ to 
p]=m "w dur+ a lapse 9 appropriations1 z
 det]m9$ by ! head ( ! ag5cy ) respect  
to :i* ! contractor provides support4   
7b7 ,appropriations ,!re are appropriat$
 = ! fiscal ye> end+ ,septemb] #cj1     
#bjai1 out ( any money 9 ! ,treasury n  
o!rwise appropriat$1 = any p]iod dur+   
:i* int]im or full-ye> appropriations = 
t fiscal ye> are n 9 effect1 su* sums z 
are necess>y to provide pay & all[ances 
to except$ employees :o are requir$ to  
p]=m "w dur+ t p]iod4  7c7 ,t]m9ation   
,subject to subsection 7d71             
appropriations & funds made available & 
au?ority grant$ "u subsection 7b7 %all  
be available until :i*ev] ( ! foll[+    
fir/ occurs3  7#a7 ,! enactm5t into law 
( an appropriation 7includ+ a cont9u+   
appropriation7 = any purpose = :i*      
am\nts are made available "u subsection 
7b74  7#b7 ,! enactm5t into law ( !     
applicable regul> or cont9u+            
appropriations resolution or o!r ,act   
)\t any appropriation = su* purpose4    

7#c7 ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj4  7d7 ,subsequ5t 
lapses ,appropriations made available "u
 subsection 7b7 may n be obligat$ dur+  
any p]iod dur+ :i* cont9u+              
appropriations = any purpose = :i*      
am\nts are made available "u subsection 
7b7 are 9 effect4