[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1429 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1429

 To provide clarification in the reimbursement to States for federally 
  funded employees carrying out Federal programs during the lapse in 
  appropriations between November 14, 1995, through November 19, 1995.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 28, 1995

   Mr. Domenici (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Warner, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
Cohen, Mr. Exon, and Mr. Pressler) introduced the following bill; which 
  was read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide clarification in the reimbursement to States for federally 
  funded employees carrying out Federal programs during the lapse in 
  appropriations between November 14, 1995, through November 19, 1995.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF REIMBURSEMENT TO STATES FOR FEDERALLY 
              FUNDED EMPLOYEES.

    Section 124 of the joint resolution entitled ``A joint resolution 
making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and 
for other purposes'', approved November 20, 1995 (Public Law 104-56) is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(b) If a State used State funds to continue carrying out a 
Federal program during the period beginning November 14, 1995, through 
November 19, 1995, or if a State furloughed federally funded employees 
carrying out a Federal program during such period, the State shall be 
reimbursed for expenses that would have been paid by the Federal 
Government during such period had appropriations been available and for 
expenses that the State incurs if it reimburses such furloughed 
employees, together with interest thereon as provided in section 
6503(d) of title 31, United States Code.''.
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