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The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act clearly requires no congressional appropriation for pay.
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GEFTA's statutory text directs retroactive pay for furloughed and excepted employees. OMB's draft memo argued that paying requires an appropriation. Legal experts dispute whether GEFTA is self-executi...
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