,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #efai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,bynum 7= h]self1 ,mr4        
,neguse1 ,mr4 ,:itesides1 ,ms4 ,ans>i1  
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 
,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4       
,elfre?1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,ms4 ,g>cia (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,ms4 ,hoyle (     
,oregon1 ,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez1 ,ms4       
,mc,clellan1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,ross1   
,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,mr4 ,/anton1
 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,mr4      
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (
 ,cali=nia1 & ,ms4 ,s*ri]7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,appropriations1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,gov]nm5t ,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 ensure cont9uity
 ( pay & all[ances = ,f$]al firefight]s 
& protect ,f$]al firefight]s f r$uctions

 9 =ce 9 ! ev5t ( a lapse 9             
appropriations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,f$]al ,firefight] ,pay*eck ,protection 
,act4  #b4 ,cont9u+ appropriations = pay
 & all[ances = firefight]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,!re are h]eby appropriat$ = fiscal ye>
 #bjbf1 out ( any money 9 ! ,treasury n 
o!rwise appropriat$1 = any p]iod dur+   
:i* int]im or full-ye> appropriations = 
fiscal ye> #bjbf are n 9 effect1 su*    
sums z are necess>y to provide pay &    
all[ances to ,f$]al firefight]s4  7b7   
,t]m9ation ,appropriations & funds made 
available & au?ority grant$ pursuant to 
?is section %all be available until !   
e>li] (-- 7#a7 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( an 
appropriation 7includ+ a cont9u+        
appropriation7 = any purpose = :i*      
am\nts are made available "u subsection 
7a72  7#b7 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !      
applicable regul> or cont9u+            
appropriations resolution or o!r ,act   
)\t any appropriation = su* purpose2 or 
7#c7 ,janu>y #a1 #bjbg4  #c4            

,prohibition on r$uctions 9 =ce (       
firefight]s dur+ ,gov]nm5t %utd[ns      
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 dur+  
any p]iod 9 :i* !re is a lapse 9        
discretion>y appropriations1 no ,f$]al  
firefight] may be remov$ f ! civil      
s]vice due to a r$uction 9 =ce4  #d4    
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,civil   
s]vice1 ,executive ag5cy2 milit>y       
dep>tm5t ,! t]ms civil s]vice1          
,executive ag5cy1 & milit>y dep>tm5t h !
 mean+s giv5 su* t]m 9 sections #baja1  
#aje1 & #ajb1 respectively1 ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,f$]al       
firefight] ,! t]m ,f$]al firefight]     
means an employee ( an ,executive ag5cy 
or milit>y dep>tm5t1 ! duties ( ^:      
position are prim>ily to p]=m "w        
directly connect$ ) ! control &         
ext+ui%m5t ( fires4