,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bg1 #bjbe ,mr4
 ,k5n$y introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce ! annual rate (  
pay ( ,memb]s ( ,congress if a ,gov]nm5t
 %utd[n occurs dur+ a ye>1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,)hold ,memb] ,pay ,dur+
 ,%utd[ns ,act4  #b4  ,no pay = ,memb]s 
( ,congress dur+ ,gov]nm5t %utd[ns  7a7 
,def9itions  ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m
 ,gov]nm5t %utd[n means a lapse 9       
appropriations = #a or m ,f$]al ag5cies 
or dep>tm5ts2  7#b7 ! t]m ,memb] (      
,congress means an individual s]v+ 9 a  
position "u subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 or  
7,c7 ( section #fja7;a77#a7 ( !         
,legislative ,reorganization ,act (     
#aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #deja7a772 &  7#c7 !
 t]m payroll adm9i/rator1 ) respect to a
 ,h\se ( ,congress1 means--  7,a7 9 !   
case ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate1

 or an employee ( ! ,(fice ( ! ,secret>y
 ( ! ,s5ate :o is designat$ by !        
,secret>y to c>ry out ! requirem5ts (   
?is section2 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives1 ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative
 ,(fic] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 or 
an employee ( ! ,(fice ( ! ,*ief        
,adm9i/rative ,(fic] :o is designat$ by 
! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative ,(fic] to c>ry out
 ! requirem5ts ( ?is section4  7b7      
,requir+ r$uction ( pay ( ,memb]s (     
,congress if ,gov]nm5t %utd[n occurs    
7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,if on any day dur+ a   
pay p]iod a ,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9       
effect1 ! payroll adm9i/rator ( ea*     
,h\se ( ,congress %all exclude f !      
paym5ts o!rwise requir$ to be made )    
respect to t pay p]iod = ! comp5sation (
 ea* ,memb] ( ,congress :o s]ves 9 t    
,h\se ( ,congress an am\nt equal to !   
product (--  7,a7 an am\nt equal to "o  
day's wor? ( pay "u ! annual rate ( pay 
( ! ,memb] "u section #fja7;a7 ( !      
,legislative ,reorganization ,act (     
#aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #deja72 &  7,b7 !   

numb] ( #bd-;h\r p]iods dur+ ! pay p]iod
 dur+ :i* ! ,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9       
effect4  7#b7  ,effective date  ,?is    
subsection %all apply ) respect to days 
occurr+ aft] ! date ( ! regul>ly s*$ul$ 
g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice held 9    
,novemb] #bjbf 79 ?is section ref]r$ to 
z ! pay r$uction effective date74  7c7  
,special rule = ,memb]s ( ,congress be=e
 g5]al election  7#a7  ,hold+ sal>ies 9 
escr[  ,if on any day be=e ! pay        
r$uction effective date a ,gov]nm5t     
%utd[n is 9 effect1 ! payroll           
adm9i/rator ( ea* ,h\se ( ,congress     
%all--  7,a7 )hold f ! paym5ts o!rwise  
requir$ to be made ) respect to a pay   
p]iod = ! comp5sation ( ea* ,memb] (    
,congress :o s]ves 9 t ,h\se ( ,congress
 an am\nt equal to ! product (--  7i7 an
 am\nt equal to "o day's wor? ( pay "u !
 annual rate ( pay applicable to !      
,memb] "u section #fja7;a7 ( !          
,legislative ,reorganization ,act (     
#aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #deja72 &  7ii7 !   
numb] ( #bd-;h\r p]iods dur+ :i* !      

,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9 effect :i* occur  
dur+ ! pay p]iod2 &  7,b7 deposit 9 an  
escr[ acc\nt all am\nts )held "u        
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7  ,release (     
am\nts at end ( ! ,congress  ,9 ord] to 
ensure t ?is subsection is c>ri$ out 9 a
 mann] t %all n v>y ! comp5sation (     
,s5ators or ,repres5tatives 9 violation 
( ! #bg? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! payroll adm9i/rator ( a
 ,h\se ( ,congress %all release =       
paym5ts to ,memb]s ( t ,h\se ( ,congress
 any am\nts rema9+ 9 any escr[ acc\nt "u
 ?is subsection on ! pay r$uction       
effective date4  7#c7  ,applicability   
,?is subsection %all apply ) respect to 
days dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ on ! pay     
r$uction effective date4  7d7  ,role (  
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury  ,! ,secret>y ( 
! ,treasury %all provide ! payroll      
adm9i/rators ( ! ,h\ses ( ,congress )   
su* assi/ance z may be necess>y to      
enable ! payroll adm9i/rators to c>ry   
out ?is section4