To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.

This bill prohibits the removal of federal employees from the civil service during a government shutdown due to a lapse in discretionary appropriations. If an employee is removed from the civil service in violation of this bill, the employee may elect to be reinstated with back pay on the date on which the lapse in appropriations ends.

Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS).