[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 544 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 544

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide accrual of annual and 
  sick leave for Federal employees of an agency subject to a lapse in 
                appropriations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 14, 2019

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide accrual of annual and 
  sick leave for Federal employees of an agency subject to a lapse in 
                appropriations, 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 ``Continuing Federal Employee Leave 
Policy Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. LEAVE ACCRUAL FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT 
              SHUTDOWN.

    (a) Annual Leave.--Section 6303 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) During any period of a lapse in appropriations with respect 
to an agency, an employee of that agency who, as a result of such 
lapse, is furloughed or excepted from furlough shall accrue leave 
during that period at the rate prescribed by this section.''.
    (b) Sick Leave.--Section 6307 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) During any period of a lapse in appropriations with respect 
to an agency, an employee of that agency who, as a result of such 
lapse, is furloughed or excepted from furlough shall accrue leave 
during that period at the rate prescribed by this section.''.
    (c) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018.
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