,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #c #aaf? ,,congress   
#a/ ,session  ,s4 #bd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #c1    
#bjai,mr4 ,c>d9 7= himself1 ,ms4        
,coll9s1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,ms4 ,baldw91   
,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,ms4 ,hirono1    
,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,durb91  
,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4     
,coons1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mr4    
,wyd51 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4 
,w>r51 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1   
,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4       
,man*91 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 
,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mrs4     
,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 & ,mr4          
,:iteh\se7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read ! fir/ "t  ,janu>y #d1 #bjai,read
 ! second "t & plac$ on ! cal5d>  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide = ! comp5sation (   
,f$]al & o!r gov]nm5t employees affect$ 
by lapses 9 appropriations4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,gov]nm5t ,employee ,fair ,treatm5t ,act
 ( #bjai4  #b4 ,comp5sation = ,f$]al &  
o!r gov]nm5t employees affect$ by a     

lapse 9 appropriations ,section #acda ( 
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#a71 by   
/rik+ ,an (fic] & ins]t+ ,except z      
specifi$ 9 ?is sub*apt] or any o!r      
provision ( law1 an (fic]2 &  7#b7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7 7#a7 ,9 ?is
 subsection--  7,a7 ! t]m cov]$ lapse 9 
appropriations means any lapse 9        
appropriations t beg9s on or aft]       
,decemb] #bb1 #bjah2  7,b7 ! t]m        
,di/rict ( ,columbia public employ]     
means--  7i7 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia     
,c\rts2  7ii7 ! ,public ,def5d] ,s]vice 
= ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2 or  7iii7 !   
,di/rict ( ,columbia gov]nm5t2  7,c7 !  
t]m employee includes an (fic]2 &  7,d7 
! t]m except$ employee means an except$ 
employee or an employee p]=m+ em]g5cy   
"w1 z su* t]ms are def9$ by ! ,(fice (  
,p]sonnel ,managem5t or ! appropriate   
,di/rict ( ,columbia public employ]1 z  
applicable4  7#b7 ,ea* employee ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t or ( a ,di/rict 
( ,columbia public employ] furl\gh$ z a 

result ( a cov]$ lapse 9 appropriations 
%all be paid = ! p]iod ( ! lapse 9      
appropriations1 & ea* except$ employee  
:o is requir$ to p]=m "w dur+ a cov]$   
lapse 9 appropriations %all be paid =   
su* "w1 at ! employee's /&>d rate ( pay1
 at ! e>lie/ date possible aft] ! lapse 
9 appropriations ends1 reg>dless (      
s*$ul$ pay dates4  7#c7 ,dur+ a cov]$   
lapse 9 appropriations1 ea* except$     
employee :o is requir$ to p]=m "w %all  
be entitl$ to use leave "u *apt] #fc (  
title #e1 or any o!r applicable law     
gov]n+ ! use ( leave by ! except$       
employee1 = :i* comp5sation %all be paid
 at ! e>lie/ date possible aft] ! lapse 
9 appropriations ends1 reg>dless (      
s*$ul$ pay dates4  4  ,janu>y #d1       
#bjai,read ! second "t & plac$ on !     
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