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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bd1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,jones 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4    
,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,ms4 ,hirono1  
,mr4 ,wyd51 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1
 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,appropriations  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d section #acda ( title #ca1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to require paym5t (
 int]e/ on back pay = employees affect$ 
by a lapse 9 appropriations4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,back   
,pay ,fairness ,act ( #bjai4  #b4       
,int]e/ on back pay = employees affect$ 
by a lapse 9 appropriations  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,section #acda7;c7 ( title #ca1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by
 r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z p>agraph    
7#d72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7 7,a7 ,if a paym5t  
"u p>agraph 7#b7 to an employee furl\gh$
 z a result ( a cov]$ lapse 9           
appropriations or to an except$ employee

 is made aft] ! regul>ly s*$ul$ pay date
 = su* paym5t 9 ! abs5ce ( a lapse 9    
appropriations1 ! paym5t %all include an
 int]e/ paym5t prorat$ daily :i* %all   
accrue f su* regul>ly s*$ul$ pay date4  
7,b7 ,an int]e/ paym5t "u subp>agraph   
7,a7-- 7i7 %all be comput$ at ! rate (  
int]e/ e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y ( !      
,treasury "u section #cijb t is 9 effect
 on ! fir/ day ( ! cov]$ lapse 9        
appropriations2 &  7ii7 %all be 9       
addition to any o!r rem$y available "u  
any o!r law1 rule1 or regulation4  4    
7b7 ,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by  
?is section %all apply ) respect to any 
cov]$ lapse 9 appropriations 7z def9$ 9 
section #acda7;c7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code7 t beg9s be=e1 on1 or aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4