,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bg1 #bjbb,mr4   
,cleav] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration1 & 9 addition to !        
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m1 = a    
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce
 ! pay ( ,memb]s ( ,congress :5 a mass  
%oot+ occurs 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,no ,pay ,until ,peace     
,act4  #b4 ,requir+ )hold+ ( pay (      
,memb]s ( ,congress if mass %oot+ occurs
  7a7 ,r$uction ( pay ,if dur+ any mon? 
( a ye> a mass %oot+ occurs 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 ! annual rate ( pay applicable  
"u section #fja7;a7 ( ! ,legislative    
,reorganization ,act ( #aidf 7#b        
,u4,s4,c4 #deja7 ) respect to ea* ,memb]
 ( ,congress = ! ye> %all be r$uc$ by an
 am\nt equal to ! product (-- 7#a7 an   

am\nt equal to "o mon?'s wor? ( pay "u  
su* annual rate2 &  7#b7 ! numb] ( mon?s
 dur+ ! ye> dur+ :i* a mass %oot+ occurs
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,effective date
 ,?is section %all apply ) respect to   
days occurr+ aft] ! date ( ! regul>ly   
s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice    
held 9 ,novemb] #bjbb4  #c4 ,special    
rule = ,"o ,hundr$ ,sev5te5? ,congress  
7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,hold+ sal>ies 9     
escr[ ,if a mass %oot+ occurs 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates dur+ a pay p]iod occurr+ dur+ a 
session ( ! ,"o ,hundr$ ,sev5te5?       
,congress aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! payroll adm9i/rator ( ea* ,h\se
 ( ,congress %all-- 7,a7 deposit 9 an   
escr[ acc\nt ! comp5sation = su* pay    
p]iod ( ea* ,memb] ( ,congress :o s]ves 
9 t ,h\se ( ,congress2 &  7,b7 release  
am\nts deposit$ 9 an escr[ acc\nt "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 to su* ,memb] (        
,congress on ! la/ day ( ! ,"o ,hundr$  
,sev5te5? ,congress4  7#b7 ,)hold+ &    
remittance ( am\nts f paym5ts held 9    
escr[ ,! payroll adm9i/rator ( ea* ,h\se

 ( ,congress %all provide = ! same      
)hold+ & remittance ) respect to a      
paym5t deposit$ 9 an escr[ acc\nt "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 t w\ld apply to ! paym5t  
if ! paym5t 7 n subject to p>agraph     
7#a74  7#c7 ,release ( am\nts at end ( !
 ,congress ,9 ord] to ensure t ?is      
subsection is c>ri$ out 9 a mann] t %all
 n v>y ! comp5sation ( ,s5ators or      
,repres5tatives 9 violation ( !         
tw5ty-sev5? am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! payroll adm9i/rator (
 a ,h\se ( ,congress %all release =     
paym5t to ,memb]s ( t ,h\se ( ,congress 
any am\nts rema9+ 9 any escr[ acc\nt "u 
?is section on ! la/ day ( ! ,"o ,hundr$
 ,sev5te5? ,congress4  7b7 ,role (      
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury ,! ,secret>y ( !
 ,treasury %all provide ! payroll       
adm9i/rator ( ea* ,h\se ( ,congress )   
su* assi/ance z may be necess>y to      
enable ! payroll adm9i/rator to c>ry out
 ?is subtitle4  7c7 ,exception = days   
occurr+ aft] g5]al election ,?is section
 does n apply ) respect to any pay p]iod

 dur+ ! ,"o ,hundr$ ,sev5te5? ,congress 
:i* occurs aft] ! date ( ! regul>ly     
s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice    
held 9 ,novemb] #bjbb4  7d7 ,payroll    
adm9i/rator def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m 
payroll adm9i/rator1 ) respect to a     
,h\se ( ,congress1 means-- 7#a7 9 ! case
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! ,*ief   
,adm9i/rative ,(fic] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 or an employee ( !     
,(fice ( ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative ,(fic] :o
 is designat$ by ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative  
,(fic] to c>ry out ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 9 !
 case ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,secret>y ( !       
,s5ate1 or an employee ( ! ,(fice ( !   
,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate :o is designat$ by 
! ,secret>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4  #d4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m    
mass %oot+ means #d or m kill+s 9 a s+le
 incid5t by ! use ( a fire>m 7z def9$ 9 
section #iba ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code72 &  7#b7 ! t]m ,memb] ( ,congress
 means an individual s]v+ 9 a position  
"u subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 (    
section #fja7;a7 ( ! ,legislative       

,reorganization ,act ( #aidf 7#b        
,u4,s4,c4 #deja74