,,ii #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #cada ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,novemb] #f1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,w>n] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,kim1 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit ,executive ag5cies f c>ry+ out a r$uction 9 =ce1 or any simil> ef=t1 dur+ any p]iod dur+ :i* !re is a lapse 9 appropriations1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ,assurance = ,f$]al ,employees ,act or ! ,,safe ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on c>ry+ out a r$uction 9 =ce dur+ ,gov]nm5t %utd[n 7a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,executive ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 7b7 ,prohibition ,dur+ a p]iod dur+ :i* !re is a lapse 9 appropriations ) respect to an ,executive ag5cy1 t ,executive ag5cy may n use ! funds made available by any ,act to propose1 notice1 initiate1 execute1 implem5t1 or take any o!r action relat+ to a r$uction 9 =ce1 or relat+ to any simil> ef=t1 to r$uce ! numb] ( employees employ$ by t or ano!r ,executive ag5cy4 7c7 ,rem$y ,) respect to any r$uction 9 =ce 7or simil> ef=t7 propos$1 notic$1 initiat$1 execut$1 implem5t$1 or o!rwise tak5 by an ,executive ag5cy 9 violation ( subsection 7b71 includ+ su* an action tak5 ) respect to a r$uction 9 =ce 7or simil> ef=t7 at any "t dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,octob] #a1 #bjbe1 & end+ on ! day be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 t r$uction 9 =ce 7or simil> ef=t7 %all h no =ce or effect4 7d7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be con/ru$ to affect a volunt>y sep>ation paym5t (f]$ to an employee "u section #cebc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 7e7 ,retroactive effective date ,?is section %all take effect z if enact$ on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbe4