SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CON-
GRESS. 
(a) REDUCTION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the annual rate of pay for each Member of 
Congress shall be as follows: 
(1) For pay periods during the period beginning 
October 1, 2011, and ending December 31, 2012, 
the applicable rate in effect as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) For pay periods occurring during 2013, the 
applicable rate during the period described in para-
graph (1) reduced by 10 percent, rounded to the 
nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between 
multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of 
$100). 
(3) For subsequent pay periods, the applicable 
rate during 2013, subject to adjustment under para-
graph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reor-
ganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)). 
(b) MEMBER
OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ 
means an individual serving in a position under subpara-
graph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31). 
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SEC. 2. MANDATORY UNPAID LEAVE. 
(a) PROVISIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYEES IN THE 
EXECUTIVE BRANCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall by regu-
lation provide that, during fiscal year 2012, employ-
ees in the executive branch of the Government shall 
be subject to— 
(A) a total of 2 weeks of mandatory un-
paid leave; or 
(B) the prorata equivalent, in the case of 
employees serving for less than the entire fiscal 
year. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The regulations under para-
graph (1) may provide for such exceptions as may 
be necessary— 
(A) for reasons of national security; 
(B) for reasons relating to the public 
health or safety, including effective law enforce-
ment; or 
(C) for such other reasons as the President 
considers necessary or appropriate. 
(b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYEES IN THE 
JUDICIAL BRANCH.—The Director of the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts shall, by regulation, 
apply this section to employees in the judicial branch of 
the Government. 
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(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be considered to require that mandatory unpaid 
leave be taken over a continuous period. 
(d) EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given such 
term by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN SALARIES AND EXPENSES FOR LEG-
ISLATIVE BRANCH OFFICES. 
(a) REDUCTION.—The aggregate amount which may 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2012 for allowances and expenses (including salaries) of 
any office of the legislative branch may not exceed 96% 
of the aggregate amount appropriated or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2011 for allowances and expenses 
of such office. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR CAPITOL POLICE.—Subsection 
(a) does not apply with respect to the United States Cap-
itol Police. 
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