Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Allowing Commerce to Continue in the Event of Successive Shutdowns Act” or the “ACCESS Act”.
Allowing Commerce to Continue in the Event of Successive Shutdowns Act
A BILL
To prohibit the Federal Government from preventing a private business from operating during a Government shutdown on Federal property leased by the business from the Federal Government.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on preventing private businesses from operating on leased Federal property during Government shutdown
Prohibition— No Federal department or agency may prevent a private business from operating its business during a Government shutdown if the business is located on property leased by the business from the Federal Government.
Definition— In this Act, the term “Government shutdown” means a period of a lapse in appropriations for any Federal department or agency as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution.