S. 4074

119 S4074 IS: Fund CISA Personnel Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-03-12
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4074  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 12, 2026   Mr. Peters  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Appropriations    A BILL
To make continuing appropriations for essential Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency pay and operations in the event of a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fund CISA Personnel Act of 2026  .
2.
Continuing appropriations for CISA personnel
(a)
In general
There is appropriated to the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for fiscal year 2026, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the period beginning February 14, 2026, during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are not in effect, such sums as may be necessary to provide standard rates of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments otherwise payable on a regular basis to employees of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
(b)
Limitation to individuals affected by lapse in appropriations
Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) may not be used to provide pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, or other payments to an employee of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for any portion of the period described in subsection (a) for which the employee is provided with such pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, or other payments using amounts other than amounts appropriated under subsection (a).
(c)
Charge to future appropriations
Expenditures made with amounts appropriated under subsection (a) shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever an Act in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is included is enacted into law.
(d)
Terms and conditions
Pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments provided by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency using amounts appropriated under subsection (a) shall be subject to the requirements, authorities, conditions, and limitations applicable with respect to the provision of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 ( Public Law 119–4 ; 139 Stat. 9).
3.
Termination
Amounts made available and authority granted under this Act shall be available until the earliest of the following dates:
(1)
The date of enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available under section 2(a).
(2)
The date on enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for any purpose for which amounts are made available under section 2(a).
(3)
September 30, 2026.
4.
Retroactive effective date
This Act shall take effect as if enacted on February 13, 2026.