,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cafe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #g1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself and ,ms4 ,alsobrooks7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to appropriate funds for pay and allowances of ,federal employees during the lapse in appropriations that began on ,october #a1 #bjbe1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,true ,shutdown ,fairness ,act4 #b4 ,appropriations 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term agency means-- 7,a7 each authority of the executive1 legislative1 or judicial branch of the ,government of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 each ,district of ,columbia public employer described in clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of section #acda7;c77#a77;,b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code 7as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act72 7#b7 the term contract employee means a contract employee for which the lapse of appropriation suspended1 delayed1 or interrupted all or part of the work of the contract1 or stopped all or part of the work called for in such contract1 including-- 7,a7 a service employee1 as defined in section #fgja7c7 of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 except that an individual covered under this subparagraph includes an individual described in subparagraph 7,c7 of such section #fgja7c72 7,b7 a laborer or mechanic with respect to whom section #cadb of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 applies2 and 7,c7 an employee of a business concern that holds a contract1 subcontract1 or other agreement with an agency that provides for services or supplies1 including a service contract under chapter #fg of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#c7 the term covered individual-- 7,a7 means each employee of an agency1 without regard to whether1 during the period of the covered lapse in appropriations with respect to that agency occurring before the date of enactment of this ,act-- 7i7 the head of that agency determined that the individual was an excepted employee or an employee performing emergency work1 as those terms are defined by the ,office of ,personnel ,management or the appropriate ,district of ,columbia public employer1 as applicable2 or 7ii7 the individual was subject to furlough2 and 7,b7 includes-- 7i7 a contract employee2 7ii7 a member of the ,armed ,forces on active duty2 and 7iii7 a member of a reserve component who1 during the covered lapse in appropriations with respect to the applicable agency1 performs active service or inactive-duty training2 7#d7 the term covered lapse in appropriations means1 with respect to an agency1 the lapse in appropriations with respect to that agency beginning on ,october #a1 #bjbe1 and ending on the termination date2 and 7#e7 the term termination date means the date on which1 after the start of the covered lapse in appropriations-- 7,a7 there are enacted into law appropriations for the agency 7including a continuing appropriation7 that provide amounts for the purposes for which amounts are made available under subsection 7b72 or 7,b7 there are enacted into law appropriations for the agency 7including a continuing appropriation7 without any appropriation for such purposes4 7b7 ,appropriations ,for fiscal year #bjbf1 there are appropriated to the head of each agency with respect to which there is a covered lapse in appropriations1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 such sums as are necessary to provide1 with respect to the covered lapse in appropriations1 standard rates of pay1 allowances1 pay differentials1 benefits1 and other payments otherwise payable on a regular basis to covered individuals with respect to the agency1 subject to the limitation under paragraph 7#b74 7c7 ,price adjustment 7#a7 ,in general ,as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the head of any agency subject to the covered lapse in appropriations shall adjust the price of any contract described in paragraph 7#b7 to compensate the contractor for reasonable costs incurred as described in paragraph 7#c71 regardless of whether the contract provides for1 or otherwise prohibits1 the contractor to incur such reasonable costs or receive such an adjustment for incurring such reasonable costs4 7#b7 ,contract described ,a contract is described in this paragraph if it is a contract of an agency for which the contractor suspended1 delayed1 or interrupted all or part of the work under such contract1 or stopped all or any part of the work called for in such contract1 as a result of the covered lapse in appropriations4 7#c7 ,reasonable costs described ,reasonable costs described in this paragraph are costs actually incurred by the contractor-- 7,a7 to provide compensation for the period of the covered lapse in appropriations1 at an employee's standard rate of compensation1 to any employee who1 as a result of the lapse in appropriations-- 7i7 was furloughed or laid off2 7ii7 was otherwise not working2 7iii7 experienced a reduction of hours2 or 7iv7 experienced a reduction in compensation2 or 7,b7 to restore paid leave taken by any employee during the lapse in appropriations1 if the contractor required or permitted employees to use paid leave as a result of the lapse in appropriations4 7#d7 ,evidence ,a contractor seeking an adjustment under paragraph 7#a7 shall provide the head of the applicable agency any evidence of the reasonable costs incurred by the contractor as described in paragraph 7#c7 as the head of the agency1 in consultation with the ,administrator of the ,office of ,federal ,procurement ,policy1 considers appropriate4 7d7 ,termination ,appropriations and funds made available and authority granted under subsection 7b7 shall be available to the head of an agency until the termination date4 7e7 ,charge to future appropriations ,expenditures made pursuant to this ,act shall be charged to the applicable appropriation1 fund1 or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation1 fund1 or authorization is enacted into law4 7f7 ,retroactive effective date ,this section shall take effect as if enacted on ,september #cj1 #bjbe4 #c4 ,limitation on reductions in force 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the terms agency and covered lapse in appropriations have the meanings given those terms in section #b7;a74 7b7 ,prohibition ,during the covered lapse in appropriations1 none of the funds made available by this or any other ,act may be used to-- 7#a7 propose or implement a reduction in force1 or any similar effort1 to permanently reduce the number of employees employed by an agency2 or 7#b7 place any employee of an agency in administrative leave for more than #aj work days in any calendar year4 7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section may be construed to affect a voluntary separation payment offered to an employee under section #cebc of title #e1 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