[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 15 (Thursday, February 9, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S979-S980]
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      By Mr. ALLEN:
  S. 2262. A bill to provide that pay may not be disbursed to Members 
of Congress after October 1 of any fiscal year in which all 
appropriations acts are not passed by Congress, and for other purposes; 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 2262

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

     SECTION 1. NO DISBURSEMENT OF PAY TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS ACTS NOT TIMELY PASSED.

       (a) Restriction on Disbursement of Pay.--
       (1) In general.--If, as of the first day of any fiscal 
     year, Congress has not passed all final appropriations acts 
     necessary to provide appropriations for the entirety of that 
     fiscal year, the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives may 
     not disburse net pay to any Member of Congress for any pay 
     period beginning in that fiscal year before the date on which 
     notice is provided under subsection (b)(2) that all such 
     final appropriation acts have been passed.
       (2) Disbursement after passage.--The Secretary of the 
     Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives shall disburse all amounts of net pay to 
     Members of Congress not disbursed under paragraph (1) at the 
     same time pay is disbursed for the first pay period beginning 
     after the period to which paragraph (1) applies.
       (b) Notice.--The President pro tempore of the Senate shall 
     provide notice to the Secretary of the Senate, and the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives shall provide notice 
     to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives--

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       (1) of any restriction on disbursement of pay under 
     subsection (a)(1), on the first day of the fiscal year to 
     which the restriction applies; and
       (2) of the passage by Congress of all final appropriations 
     acts described in subsection (a)(1) with respect to that 
     fiscal year, on the date that passage occurs.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect the authority of the Secretary of the 
     Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives relating to withholdings, deductions, or any 
     other administrative function relating to pay as otherwise 
     authorized by law.
       (d) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on January 
     3, 2007.
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