,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #aia #aai? ,,congress 
#a/ ,session  ,s4 #cjab  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate
 ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ae1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,johnson 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,budd1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 &  
,mr4 ,"y7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read ! fir/ "t  ,octob] #af1 #bjbe,read
 ! second "t & plac$ on ! cal5d>  ,a    
,,bill  ,to appropriate funds = pay &   
all[ances ( except$ ,f$]al employees =  
p]iods ( "w p]=m$ dur+ a lapse 9        
appropriations1 & = 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--

 7i7 a contractor :o-- 7,i7 provides    
support to an employee describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,,ii7 is requir$  
to p]=m "w dur+ a lapse 9               
appropriations1 z det]m9$ by ! head ( ! 
ag5cy ) respect to :i* ! contractor     
provides support2 &  7ii7 a memb] ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces on active duty2 &  7#c7 !   
t]m except$ "w means "w p]=m$ by an     
except$ employee dur+ a p]iod dur+ :i*  
int]im or full-ye> appropriations = !   
applicable fiscal ye> are n 9 effect = !
 applicable ag5cy4  7b7 ,appropriations 
,= fiscal ye> #bjbf1 & any fiscal ye>   
!reaft]1 = any p]iod dur+ :i* int]im    
cont9u+ appropriations 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$1 su*   
sums z are necess>y to provide /&>d     
rates ( pay1 all[ances1 pay diff]5tials1
 b5efits1 & o!r paym5ts o!rwise payable 
on a regul> basis to except$ employees (
 ! ag5cy ) respect to any p]iod (       

except$ "w p]=m$ by ! except$ employees4
  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 ,int]im cont9u+ appropriations      
,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    
,obligations or 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  7f7 ,retroactive effective date   
,?is ,act %all take effect z if enact$  
on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbe4  ,octob] #af1  
#bjbe,read ! second "t & plac$ on !     
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