[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 760 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 760

 To permit Federal employees to obtain employment outside the Federal 
    Government during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2019

   Mr. Bera introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To permit Federal employees to obtain employment outside the Federal 
    Government during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Unpaid Federal Workers 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT DURING A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

    (a) Outside Employment Permitted.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or 
        regulation, and subject to paragraph (3), during any lapse in 
        appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, any 
        Federal employee of an agency with respect to which 
        appropriations have lapsed and who is furloughed or excepted 
        from furlough and working without pay may, during such lapse, 
        seek and obtain employment outside the Federal Government.
            (2) Prior approval not required.--An employee subject to 
        this subsection may seek and obtain such employment without 
        prior approval from the employee's employing agency.
            (3) Limitations.--This subsection shall not be construed to 
        waive any restrictions or requirement with respect to conflicts 
        of interest, including section 208 of title 18, United States 
        Code, or part 2635 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (b) Backpay.--Any compensation received by an employee by operation 
of subsection (a) shall not be taken into account for purposes of 
determining the amount of backpay such employee is entitled to under 
section 1341(c) of title 31, United States Code.
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