[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3235 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3235

    To provide for the compensation of any Federal, State, or local 
employee furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations which began on or 
                         about October 1, 2013.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2013

   Mr. Griffin of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for the compensation of any Federal, State, or local 
employee furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations which began on or 
                         about October 1, 2013.

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

SECTION 1. COMPENSATION FOR FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Any Federal employee or State or local employee 
furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations (from the Treasury of the 
United States) which began on or about October 1, 2013, shall be 
compensated at such employee's standard rate of compensation, for the 
period of such lapse in appropriations, as soon as practicable after 
such lapse in appropriations ends.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Federal employee'' means an employee as 
        defined by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``State or local employee'' means an 
        individual employed by the government of a State, municipality, 
        or other political subdivision of a State, or by the government 
        of the District of Columbia, whose principal employment is in 
        connection with an activity which is financed in whole or in 
        part by loans or grants made by the United States; and
            (3) the term ``State'' means a State or territory or 
        possession of the United States.
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