[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1429 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
                                S. 1429


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 21, 1995

      Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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)(1) If during the period beginning November 14, 1995, through 
November 19, 1995, a State used State funds to continue carrying out a 
Federal program or furloughed State employees whose compensation is 
advanced or reimbursed in whole or in part by the Federal Government--
            ``(A) such furloughed employees shall be compensated at 
        their standard rate of compensation for such period;
            ``(B) the State shall be reimbursed for expenses that would 
        have been paid by the Federal Government during such period had 
        appropriations been available, including the cost of 
        compensating such furloughed employees, together with interest 
        thereon due under section 6503(d) of title 31, United States 
        Code; and
            ``(C) the State may use funds available to the State under 
        such Federal program to reimburse such State, together with 
        interest thereon due under section 6503(d) of title 31, United 
        States Code.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `State' shall have 
the meaning as such term is defined under the applicable Federal 
program under paragraph (1).''.

            Passed the Senate December 20, 1995.

            Attest:

                                             KELLY D. JOHNSTON,

                                                             Secretary.