[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S19011]
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  REIMBURSEMENTS TO STATES FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED EMPLOYEES DURING SHUT 
                                  DOWN

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                DOMENICI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3107

  Mr. SANTORUM (for Mr. Domenici, Mr. Lott, Mr. Warner, Mr. Stevens, 
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Exon, Mr. Pressler, Mrs.  Hutchison, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
Thomas, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. 
Harkin) proposed an amendment to the bill (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; as 
follows:

        Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in 
     lieu thereof the following:

     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).''.

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