,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bj1       
#bjbf,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,appropriations  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide funding for        
administrative expenses of the          
,department of ,homeland ,security      
during any lapse in appropriations      
during fiscal year #bjbf1 to require    
that the ,department be responsive to   
congressional offices during such a     
lapse in appropriations1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,continued operations of 
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
7a7 ,administrative expenses ,in the    
case of a lapse in appropriations for   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
there are appropriated such amounts as  
may be necessary for administrative     
expenses necessary for the operation of 
the ,department for the duration of the 
lapse in appropriations1 including the  
,department's ,office of ,legislative   

,affairs and ,u4,s4 ,immigration and    
,customs ,enforcement's ,office of      
,congressional ,relations4  7b7         
,continued operation ,with respect to   
any lapse in appropriations occurring   
during fiscal year #bjbf1 the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security shall1 using    
amounts appropriated pursuant to        
subsection 7a71 ensure that the         
,department performs all functions that 
the ,department would perform in the    
absence of such a lapse1 including      
responding to communications transmitted
 to the ,department during such lapse by
 congressional offices4