,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fiaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #b1 #bjbd,ms4 
,t5ney introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,acc\ntability  ,a ,,bill  ,to require  
heads ( executive ag5cies to1 ^u reque/1
 submit to relevant congressional       
committees in=mation reg>d+ ! furl\gh or
 indef9ite susp5sion )\t pay ( employees
 ( su* executive ag5cies1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,requir+ ,(ficials &       
,bureaucrats to ,exp$iti\sly ,reliqu9%  
,te/imony & ,mean+ful ,answ]s ab\t      
,lawbreak+ & ,lock$ out ,employees      
,ye/]day ,act or ! ,,rob]t ,,malley     
,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !    
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/ be transp>5t ) !    
,am]ican p & ) ,congress2  7#b7 !       
executive bran* %\ld nev] ob/ruct ! "r (
 ,congress to inve/igate & conduct      
ov]sight2  7#c7 individuals t conspire )
 ,/ate ,sponsors ( ,t]ror or =eign      

t]rori/ organizations %\ld be held      
acc\ntable to ! fulle/ ext5t ( ! law2 & 
7#d7 individuals t kn[+ly hire1 or      
attempt to conv9ce o!rs to hire1        
intellig5ce assets = =eign nations are  
guilty ( treason4  #c4 ,furl\gh &       
indef9ite susp5sion explanations  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ae days aft] ! head 
( an executive ag5cy receives a reque/ f
 ! ,*airman or ,rank+ ,memb] ( an       
appropriate congressional committee = an
 explanation :y an employee ( su*       
executive ag5cy 0 furl\gh$ or susp5d$   
indef9itely )\t pay1 su* head ( an      
executive ag5cy %all submit to !        
,*airman or ,rank+ ,memb] mak+ su*      
reque/ an explanation ( ! reason+ = su* 
employee be+ furl\gh$ or susp5d$        
indef9itely )\t pay1 includ+ any        
relevant in=mation & evid5ce collect$ 9 
! c\rse ( an inve/igation prior to      
int]v5tion by a law en=cem5t ag5cy4  7b7
 ,exclusions ,subsection 7a7 %all n     
apply ) respect to employees-- 7#a7     
susp5d$ or furl\gh$ pursuant to an      

action initiat$ "u section #abae ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or  7#b7      
furl\gh$ z a result ( a lapse 9         
appropriations4  7c7 ,=m ,an explanation
 requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all be 9 an 
unclassifi$ =m1 b may conta9 a classifi$
 annex4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional        
committees ,! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ! 
,committees ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives ) jurisdiction ov] !    
executive ag5cy2  7,b7 ! ,committee on  
,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives2 &  7,c7 ! ,committee on
 ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal        
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,executive   
ag5cy ,! t]m executive ag5cy has ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aje ( title #e1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4