I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4879 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2019 Mr. Lynch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To exempt certain officers and employees of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency from furlough, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Support Act . 2. Exempting certain employees of Defense Pow/Mia Accounting Agency from furlough (a) Administrative furlough An officer or employee of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency who is traveling on or conducting an accounting and recovery mission shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, be exempted from furlough. In this subsection, the term furlough — (1) means the placement of an officer or employee in a temporary status in which the officer or employee has no duties and is not paid when the placement in such status is by reason of insufficient work, funds, or for other nondisciplinary reasons; and (2) does not include any furlough resulting from a lapse in discretionary appropriations for the Agency. (b) Shutdown furlough Any services by an officer or employee of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency carried out while traveling on or conducting an accounting and recovery mission shall be deemed, for purposes of section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, services for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.