,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #i1 #bjbe ,mr4 
,johnson 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4  
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 & ,mr4 ,"y7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,appropriations  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
appropriate funds = pay & all[ances (   
except$ ,f$]al employees1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,%utd[n ,fairness ,act4 
#b4  ,appropriations  7a7  ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy means 
ea* au?ority ( ! executive1 legislative1
 or judicial bran* ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 ! t]m except$    
employee-- 7,a7 means an employee ( an  
ag5cy :o ! head ( t ag5cy det]m9es is an
 except$ employee or an employee p]=m+  
em]g5cy "w1 z ^? t]ms are def9$ by !    
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t2 &  7,b7  
includes a contractor :o-- 7i7 provides 
support to an employee describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7 is requir$ to 

p]=m "w dur+ a lapse 9 appropriations1 z
 det]m9$ by ! head ( ! ag5cy ) respect  
to :i* ! contractor provides support4   
7b7  ,appropriations  ,= fiscal ye>     
#bjbf1 or any fiscal ye> !reaft]1 = any 
p]iod dur+ :i* int]im or full-ye>       
appropriations = t fiscal ye> are n 9   
effect = an ag5cy1 !re are appropriat$  
to ! head ( ! ag5cy1 out ( any money 9 !
 ,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1 su*   
sums z are necess>y to provide pay &    
all[ances to except$ employees ( ! ag5cy
 :o are requir$ to p]=m "w dur+ t p]iod4
  7c7  ,t]m9ation  ,appropriations &    
funds made available & au?ority grant$  
"u subsection 7b7 %all be available to !
 head ( an ag5cy until :i*ev] ( ! foll[+
 fir/ occurs3  7#a7 ,! enactm5t into law
 ( appropriations = ! ag5cy until ! end 
( ! applicable fiscal ye> 7includ+ a    
cont9u+ appropriation7 t provide am\nts 
= ! purposes = :i* am\nts are made      
available "u subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,!   
enactm5t into law ( appropriations = !  
ag5cy until ! end ( ! applicable fiscal 

ye> 7includ+ a cont9u+ appropriation7   
)\t any appropriation = su* purposes4   
7d7  ,subsequ5t lapses  ,appropriations 
made available "u subsection 7b7 may n  
be obligat$ by ! head ( an ag5cy dur+   
any p]iod dur+ :i* cont9u+              
appropriations = ! purposes = :i* am\nts
 are made available "u subsection 7b7   
are 9 effect = ! ag5cy4  7e7  ,*>g+ to  
full-,ye> appropriations  ,exp5ditures  
made by ! head ( an ag5cy pursuant to   
subsection 7b7 %all be *>g$ to !        
applicable appropriation = ! ag5cy :5ev]
 a regul> appropriation bill or a       
measure mak+ cont9u+ appropriations     
until ! end ( ! applicable fiscal ye> = 
! ag5cy becomes law4