,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbc,mr4 
,m>%all introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ca1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to limit ! use ( ,f$]al   
funds = ! sal>ies or exp5ses ( political
 employees if ! ,presid5t's annual      
budget submission to ,congress is late1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,presid5tial       
,acc\ntability = ,ye>ly ,submission ( ,!
 ,unit$ ,/ates' ,budget ,act or !       
,,pay/ub ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on use (
 ,f$]al funds = political employee      
sal>ies & exp5ses if ,presid5t's budget 
is late ,section #aaje ( title #ca1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7j7 7#a7 ,if ! budget 
"u subsection 7a7 is n submitt$ to      
,congress on or be=e ! fir/ ,monday 9   
,febru>y ( a ye>1 = s]vice by any       
political appo9tee dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+  

on ! fir/ ,tuesday ( ,febru>y ( su* ye> 
& end+ on ! date ! budget is submitt$1  
no ,f$]al funds may be obligat$ or      
exp5d$ = ! sal>y or exp5ses ( !         
political employee4  7#b7 ,ea* political
 employee ^: sal>y & exp5ses are n paid 
by op]ation ( p>agraph 7#a7 %all be paid
 = ! p]iod ! limitation "u su* p>agraph 
0 9 effect at ! employee's /&>d rate (  
pay1 at ! e>lie/ date possible aft] su* 
p]iod ends1 reg>dless ( s*$ul$ pay      
dates4  7#c7 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m   
political employee means any            
individual-- 7,a7 occupy+ a position    
describ$ "u sections #ecab ?r\gh #ecaf (
 title #e 7relat+ to ! ,executive       
,s*$ule72  7,b7 s]v+ "u a nonc>e]       
appo9tm5t 9 ! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice1
 z def9$ "u p>agraph 7#g7 ( section     
#cacb7;a7 ( su* title2 or  7,c7 occupy+ 
a position 9 ! executive bran* ( !      
,gov]nm5t ( a confid5tial or            
policy-det]m9+ "* "u s*$ule ,c ( subp>t 
,c ( "p #bac ( title #e1 ,code ( ,f$]al 
,regulations4  4