,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hijb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ai1 #bjbf,ms4  
,pou introduced the following bill2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,appropriations1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,making 
continuing appropriations for essential 
,transportation ,security               
,administration pay and operations      
during the lapse in appropriations      
beginning on ,february #ad1 #bjbf1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,workforce ,assurance for               
,transportation and ,critical ,homeland 
,personnel ,act of #bjbf or the ,,watch 
,personnel ,act of #bjbf4  #b4          
,establishment of higher rates of pay   
for ,transportation ,security           

,administration personnel  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,administrator of the      
,transportation ,security               
,administration shall-- 7#a7 not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 set the minimum 
annual salary for a ,transportation     
,security ,officer to #dj1jjj for fiscal
 year #bjbf2 and  7#b7 for fiscal year  
#bjbg and each fiscal year thereafter1  
adjust the minimum annual salary for a  
,transportation ,security ,officer as   
provided by subsection 7b74  7b7        
,adjustment of salary for inflation     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator    
shall adjust the minimum annual salary  
for a ,transportation ,security         
,officer1 on ,october #a1 #bjbf1 and at 
the beginning of each fiscal year       
thereafter1 to reflect the percentage   
7if any7 of the increase in the average 
of the ,consumer ,price ,index for the  
preceding #ab-month period compared to  
the ,consumer ,price ,index for fiscal  
year #bjbf4  7#b7 ,special rules for    

calculation of adjustment ,in adjusting 
under paragraph 7#a7 the minimum annual 
salary for a ,transportation ,security  
,officer1 the ,administrator-- 7,a7     
shall round the amount of any increase  
in the ,consumer ,price ,index to the   
nearest dollar2 and  7,b7 may ignore any
 such increase of less than #a percent4 
7#c7 ,consumer price index defined ,in  
this subsection1 the term ,consumer     
,price ,index means the ,consumer ,price
 ,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers      
published by the ,bureau of ,labor      
,statistics of the ,department of       
,labor4  #c4 ,continuing appropriations 
for ,transportation ,security           
,administration personnel  7a7 ,in      
general ,there are hereby appropriated  
for fiscal year #bjbf1 out of any money 
in the ,treasury not otherwise          
appropriated1 for the period beginning  
on ,february #ad1 #bjbf1 during which   
interim or full-year appropriations for 
fiscal year #bjbf are not in effect1    
such sums as are necessary-- 7#a7 to    

provide standard rates of pay1          
allowances1 pay differentials1 benefits1
 and other payments otherwise payable on
 a regular basis to employees of the    
,transportation ,security               
,administration2 and  7#b7 to provide a 
#aj1jjj bonus to each ,transportation   
,security ,officer employed and working 
for the ,transportation ,security       
,administration as of ,february #ad1    
#bjbf4  7b7 ,limitation on treatment of 
bonuses ,a bonus paid under subsection  
7a77#b7 shall not be considered basic   
pay for purposes of retirement1 life    
insurance1 or any other employee        
benefit4  7c7 ,limitation to individuals
 affected by lapse in appropriations    
,amounts provided under subsection 7a7  
may not be used to provide pay1         
allowances1 pay differentials1 benefits1
 or other payments under paragraph 7#a7 
of that subsection or a bonus under     
paragraph 7#b7 of that subsection to an 
employee of the ,transportation         
,security ,administration for any       

portion of the period described in      
subsection 7a7 for which the employee is
 provided with such pay1 allowances1 pay
 differentials1 benefits1 or other      
payments using amounts other than       
amounts provided under subsection 7a74  
7d7 ,charge to future appropriations    
,expenditures made pursuant to          
subsection 7a7 shall be charged to the  
applicable appropriation1 fund1 or      
authorization whenever an ,act in which 
such applicable appropriation1 fund1 or 
authorization is included is enacted    
into law4  7e7 ,terms and conditions    
,pay1 allowances1 pay differentials1    
benefits1 and other payments provided by
 the ,transportation ,security          
,administration using amounts provided  
under subsection 7a7 shall be subject to
 the requirements1 authorities1         
conditions1 and limitations applicable  
with respect to the provision of pay1   
allowances1 pay differentials1 benefits1
 and other payments by the              
,transportation ,security               

,administration under the ,full-,year   
,continuing ,appropriations and         
,extensions ,act1 #bjbe 7,public ,law   
#aai-d2 #aci ,stat4 #i74  #d4           
,termination ,appropriations and funds  
made available and authority granted    
under section #c shall be available     
until whichever of the following first  
occurs3 7#a7 ,the enactment into law of 
an appropriation 7including a continuing
 appropriation7 for any purpose for     
which amounts are made available in     
section #c4  7#b7 ,the enactment into   
law of the applicable regular or        
continuing appropriations resolution or 
other ,act without any appropriation for
 such purpose4  7#c7 ,september #cj1    
#bjbf4  #e4 ,retroactive effective date 
,this ,act shall take effect as if      
enacted on ,february #ac1 #bjbf4