[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6250]
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  SA 1230. Ms. SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end, add the following:

DIVISION E--FAIR COMPENSATION FOR LOW-WAGE CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES ACT OF 
                                  2019

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Fair Compensation for 
     Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019''.

     SEC. 2. APPROPRIATION.

       There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be 
     necessary, to remain available until expended, for each 
     Federal agency subject to the lapse in appropriations that 
     began on or about December 22, 2018, for adjustments in the 
     price of contracts of such agency under section 3.

     SEC. 3. BACK COMPENSATION FOR LOW-WAGE EMPLOYEES OF 
                   GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE 
                   LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Each Federal agency subject to the lapse 
     in appropriations that began on or about December 22, 2018, 
     shall adjust the price of any contract of such agency for 
     which the contractor was ordered to suspend, delay, or 
     interrupt all or part of the work of such contract, or stop 
     all or any part of the work called for in such contract, as a 
     result of the lapse in appropriations to compensate the 
     contractor for reasonable costs incurred--
       (1) to provide compensation, at an employee's standard rate 
     of compensation, to any employee who was furloughed or laid 
     off, or who was not working, who experienced a reduction of 
     hours, or who experienced a reduction in compensation, as a 
     result of the lapse in appropriations (for the period of the 
     lapse); or
       (2) to restore paid leave taken by any employee during the 
     lapse in appropriations, if the contractor required employees 
     to use paid leave as a result of the lapse in appropriations.
       (b) Limitation on Amount of Weekly Compensation Covered by 
     Adjustment.--The maximum amount of weekly compensation of an 
     employee for which an adjustment may be made under subsection 
     (a) may not exceed the lesser of--
       (1) the employee's actual weekly compensation; or
       (2) $965.
       (c) Timing of Adjustments.--The adjustments required by 
     subsection (a) shall be made as soon as practicable after the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``compensation'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 6701 of title 41, United States Code.
       (2) The term ``employee'' means the following:
       (A) A ``service employee'' as that term is defined in 
     section 6701(3) of title 41, United States Code, except that 
     the term also includes service employees described in 
     subparagraph (C) of that section notwithstanding that 
     subparagraph.
       (B) A ``laborer or mechanic'' covered by section 3142 of 
     title 40, United States Code.

     SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This division shall take effect upon the date of enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

       (a) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding 
     Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 
     joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, the budgetary effects of this division shall not be 
     estimated--
       (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and
       (2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the 
     Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 
     appropriation Act.
       (b) Determination of Budgetary Effects.--The budgetary 
     effects of this division, for the purpose of complying with 
     the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
     by reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary 
     Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this division, submitted 
     for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of 
     the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has 
     been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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