,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 &   
,mr4 ,murphy7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d *apt] #he ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 to cl>ify t ,f$]al employees    
except$ f a furl\gh are eligible =      
unemploym5t comp5sation4  #a4 ,%ort     
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al 
,unemploym5t ,comp5sation ,equality ,act
 ( #bjai4  #b4 ,cl>ification t ,f$]al   
employees except$ f a furl\gh are       
eligible = unemploym5t comp5sation  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,section #hejb ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
r$esignat+ subsection 7e7 z subsection  
7f72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7d7 ! foll[+ new subsection3  7e7 7#a7  
,) respect to any lapse 9 appropriations
 beg9n+ on or aft] ,decemb] #bb1 #bjah1 
ea* except$ ,f$]al employee %all be1    
solely = ! purpose ( det]m9+ eligibility

 = unemploym5t comp5sation "u ?is       
sub*apt]1 deem$ = ! duration ( ! lapse 9
 appropriations to be--  7,a7 totally   
sep>at$ f ,f$]al s]vice2 &  7,b7        
eligible = unemploym5t comp5sation      
b5efits "u ?is sub*apt] ) no wait+ p]iod
 = su* eligibility to accrue4  7#b7 ,9  
?is subsection1 ! t]m except$ ,f$]al    
employee means a ,f$]al employee :o--   
7,a7 is an except$ employee or an       
employee p]=m+ em]g5cy "w1 z su* t]ms   
are def9$ by ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel       
,managem5t2 &  7,b7 is n be+ paid due to
 a lapse 9 appropriations4  4  7b7      
,application ,! am5dm5ts made by        
subsection 7a7 %all apply to weeks (    
unemploym5t beg9n+ on or aft] ,decemb]  
#bb1 #bjah4