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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 · Sec. 211

Sec. 211. agency cost of living adjustments

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## SEC. 211 agency cost of living adjustments ###
(a)Each agency, office, or other entity that is provided appropriations under this Division shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate, not less than 30 days after enactment of this Act, specifying the dollar amount estimated for cost-of-living adjustments that was included in the fiscal year 2019 budget request for each appropriations account. ###
(b)In the event that Executive Branch agencies do not receive a cost-of-living adjustment, such dollar amount reported pursuant to subsection
(a)may be obligated and expended only upon written approval by the Chair and ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and by the Chair and ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. ###
(c)Pursuant to subsection (b), the agencies, offices, or other entities of the House of Representatives and the Senate require only the written approval of the Committee on Appropriations of their respective Chamber.
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