,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #efeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,pressley 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,norcross1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,ans>i1   
,ms4 ,bal9t1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mrs4        
,beatty1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1    
,ms4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,budz9ski1 ,mr4 ,cas>1 
,mr4 ,ca/51 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,ms4
 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4
 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4
 ,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,elfre?1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,evans (          
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mrs4       
,flet*]1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4    
,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new   
,york1 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4        
,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y (    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,l&sman1 ,mr4 ,l>son ( 
,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 
,ms4 ,mc,clellan1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 
,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,ms4              
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4      
,pett]s51 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1  

,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4       
,rivas1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4
 ,%]man1 ,ms4 ,simon1 ,ms4 ,/ansbury1   
,mr4 ,subramanyam1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,mr4 
,?an$>1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1   
,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 
,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,tran1 ,ms4         
,und]wood1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,veasey1   
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,mrs4      
,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,williams (      
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 
,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mrs4                  
,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4 ,mc,bride1   
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,walk9%aw1 ,ms4   
,bynum1 & ,mr4 ,au*9closs7 introduc$ !  
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 provide back pay
 to ,f$]al contractors1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may

 be cit$ z ! ,fair ,pay = ,f$]al        
,contractors ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4         
,appropriation ,!re is h]eby            
appropriat$1 out ( any money 9 !        
,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1 = !    
fiscal ye> end+ ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbf1   
su* sums z may be necess>y = ea* ,f$]al 
ag5cy subject to ! lapse 9              
appropriations t began on or ab\t       
,octob] #a1 #bjbe1 & any subsequ5t lapse
 9 appropriations occurr+ dur+ fiscal   
ye> #bjbf = adju/m5ts 9 ! price (       
contracts ( su* ag5cy "u section #c3    
,provid$ t1 su* sums %all be available =
 su* purposes until ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbf4
  #c4 ,back comp5sation = employees (   
,gov]nm5t contractors 9 connection ) !  
lapse 9 appropriations  7a7 ,back       
comp5sation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,f$]al  
ag5cy subject to ! lapse 9              
appropriations %all adju/ ! price ( any 
contract ( su* ag5cy = :i* ! contractor 
susp5d$1 delay$1 or int]rupt$ all or "p 
( ! "w ( su* contract1 or /opp$ all or  
any "p ( ! "w call$ = 9 su* contract1 z 

a result ( ! lapse 9 appropriations to  
comp5sate ! contractor = reasonable co/s
 incurr$-- 7,a7 to provide comp5sation1 
at an employee's /&>d rate (            
comp5sation1 to any employee :o 0       
furl\gh$ or laid (f1 or :o 0 n work+1 :o
 exp]i5c$ a r$uction ( h\rs1 or :o      
exp]i5c$ a r$uction 9 comp5sation1 z a  
result ( ! lapse 9 appropriations 7= !  
p]iod ( ! lapse72 or  7,b7 to re/ore    
paid leave tak5 by any employee dur+ !  
lapse 9 appropriations1 if ! contractor 
requir$ or p]mitt$ employees to use paid
 leave z a result ( ! lapse 9           
appropriations4  7#b7 ,adju/m5t not)/&+ 
contract t]ms ,an adju/m5t may be made  
"u ?is subsection = co/s incurr$ z      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 reg>dless (    
:e!r ! contract conc]n$ provides =1 or  
o!rwise prohibits1 ! contractor to incur
 su* co/s or receive su* an adju/m5t =  
incurr+ su* co/s4  7b7 ,limitation on   
am\nt ( weekly comp5sation cov]$ by     
adju/m5t ,! maximum am\nt ( weekly      
comp5sation ( an employee = :i* an      

adju/m5t may be made "u subsection 7a7  
may n exce$ ! less] (-- 7#a7 !          
employee's actual weekly comp5sation2 or
  7#b7 #a1ddb 7or an appropriate less]  
am\nt pro-rat$ = an employee :o works   
less ?an #dj h\rs p] week74  7c7 ,scope 
( adju/m5t au?ority  7#a7 ,adju/m5t only
 = co/s actually incurr$ ,an adju/m5t   
may be made "u subsection 7a7 only =    
co/s actually incurr$ by a contractor z 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ( t subsection4
  7#b7 ,pro( ( provision ( comp5sation  
,a contractor seek+ an adju/m5t "u      
subsection 7a7 %all provide ! head ( !  
,f$]al ag5cy conc]n$ su* evid5ce ( !    
co/s incurr$ by ! contractor z describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#a7 ( t subsection z ! head 
( ! ag5cy1 9 consultation ) !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice ( ,f$]al        
,procurem5t ,policy1 consid]s           
appropriate4  7d7 ,tim+ ( adju/m5ts ,!  
adju/m5ts requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all
 be made z soon z practicable aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7e7      
,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o   

ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice ( ,f$]al     
,procurem5t ,policy %all submit to !    
appropriate committees ( ,congress &    
make publicly available a report on !   
adju/m5ts made "u subsection 7a74  7#b7 
,elem5ts ,! report requir$ by p>agraph  
7#a7 %all set =? ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,ea*    
,f$]al ag5cy describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ( 
subsection 7a7 t made adju/m5ts requir$ 
by t subsection4  7,b7 ,= ea* ag5cy1 !  
foll[+3 7i7 ,! total numb] ( contractor 
& subcontractor employees work+ = su*   
ag5cy z ( ! comm5cem5t ( ! lapse 9      
appropriations describ$ 9 subsection    
7a77#a74  7ii7 ,! total numb] (         
contractor employees cov]$ by clause 7i7
 :o 7 furl\gh$1 laid (f1 or did n "w z a
 result ( ! lapse 9 appropriations4     
7iii7 ,! total numb]1 if any1 (         
employees cov]$ by clause 7ii7 :o       
receiv$ back comp5sation 9 connection ) 
! furl\gh1 lay (f1 or cessation ( "w4   
7iv7 ,! total numb]1 if any1 ( employees
 cov]$ by clause 7ii7 :o 7 requir$ or   

p]mitt$ to use paid leave 9 place ( !   
furl\gh1 lay (f1 or cessation ( "w4  7v7
 ,! total numb]1 if any1 ( employees    
cov]$ by clause 7ii7 :o receiv$ back    
comp5sation equal to su* employees'     
actual weekly comp5sation 9 connection )
 ! furl\gh1 lay (f1 or cessation ( "w4  
7vi7 ,! total numb]1 if any1 ( employees
 cov]$ by clause 7ii7 :o receiv$ back   
comp5sation t 0 subject to ! limitation 
9 subsection 7b74  7f7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m appropriate    
committees ( ,congress means-- 7,a7 !   
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7
 ,! t]m comp5sation has ! mean+ giv5 t  
t]m 9 section #fgja7a7 ( title #da1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,! t]m       
employee means ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a s]vice 
employee z t t]m is def9$ 9 section     
#fgja7c7 ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 except t ! t]m also includes     
s]vice employees describ$ 9 subp>agraph 

7,b7 or 7,c7 ( t section not)/&+ su*    
subp>agraph4  7,b7 ,a labor] or me*anic 
cov]$ by section #cadb ( title #dj1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #d4 ,au?orization 
( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y 
= ea* ,f$]al ag5cy subject to a lapse 9 
appropriations = adju/m5ts 9 ! price (  
contracts ( su* ag5cy "u section #c4