,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dagd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bd1 #bjbf,mr4    
,gallego introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide a premium      
paym5t to employees :o work$ )\t receiv+
 pay dur+ ! %utd[n ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,homel& ,security ( #aj p]c5t ( ! pay ! 
employees %\ld h receiv$ dur+ ! %utd[n4 
#a4 ,premium paym5t to ,,dhs work]s     
requir$ to "w )\t pay dur+ %utd[n  7a7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
lapse 9 appropriations ,! t]m cov]$     
lapse 9 appropriations means ! lapse 9  
appropriations t began on ,febru>y #ad1 
#bjbf4  7#b7 ,h\rs work$ )\t pay ,! t]m 
h\rs work$ )\t pay1 ) respect to an     
unpaid employee1 means any h\rs work$ by
 ! unpaid employee dur+ ! cov]$ lapse 9 
appropriations = :i* ! unpaid employee  
did n receive pay dur+ ! p]iod ( ! cov]$
 lapse 9 appropriations4  7#c7 ,unpaid  
employee ,! t]m unpaid employee-- 7,a7  

means an employee-- 7i7 employ$ by an   
ag5cy affect$ by ! cov]$ lapse 9        
appropriations2  7ii7 :o p]=m$ "w = !   
ag5cy describ$ 9 clause 7i7 dur+ ! cov]$
 lapse 9 appropriations2 &  7iii7 :o did
 n receive pay = any ( ! "w describ$ 9  
clause 7ii7 dur+ ! p]iod ( ! cov]$ lapse
 9 appropriations2 &  7,b7 does n       
include an employee ( an ag5cy affect$  
by ! cov]$ lapse 9 appropriations :o    
receiv$ pay dur+ ! p]iod ( ! cov]$ lapse
 9 appropriations = any ( ! "w p]=m$ by 
! employee dur+ ! cov]$ lapse 9         
appropriations4  7b7 ,premium paym5t ,n 
lat] ?an #a day aft] ! end ( ! cov]$    
lapse 9 appropriations1 ! head ( ea*    
ag5cy employ+ unpaid employees %all make
 a #a-"t paym5t to ea* unpaid employee (
 ! ag5cy 9 ! am\nt equal to #aj p]c5t ( 
! product obta9$ by multiply+-- 7#a7 !  
numb] ( h\rs work$ )\t pay by ! unpaid  
employee2 by  7#b7 ! h\rly rate ( basic 
pay ( ! unpaid employee4