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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjai ,ms4
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,holl51 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4    
,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,ms4 
,w>r51 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4  
,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,ms4 
,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 
,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mrs4 
,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 & ,mr4         
,blum5?al7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide back   
pay to l[-wage contractor employees1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fair ,comp5sation 
= ,l[-,wage ,contractor ,employees ,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 = l[-wage   
employees ( ,gov]nm5t 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 #ife4  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

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