,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjai,mr4 ,horsford 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ca1
 ,united ,states ,code1 to reimburse    
employees of the ,federal ,government   
and the ,district of ,columbia1 ,federal
 contractors1 and the ,states for       
certain costs incurred as a result of a 
,government shutdown1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,pay ,workers ,what 
,they've ,earned ,act4  #b4             
,reimbursement for individuals affected 
by ,government shutdowns ,section #acda 
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as 
amended by the ,government ,employee    
,fair ,treatment ,act of #bjai1 is      
further amended by adding at the end the
 following3  7d7  7#a7 ,in this         
subsection-- 7,a7 the term covered      

employee means--  7i7 any employee of   
the ,united ,states ,government or of a 
,district of ,columbia public employer  
furloughed as a result of a covered     
lapse in appropriations2  7ii7 any      
excepted employee who is required to    
perform work during such lapse2 and     
7iii7 any contractor with the ,federal  
,government 7or an employee of such     
contractor7 placed on unpaid leave as a 
result of such lapse2  7,b7 the term    
shutdown cost means any cost incurred by
 a covered employee as a direct result  
of a covered lapse in appropriations1   
including expenses for loans and credit 
cards1 and any fees1 fine1 or interest  
resulting from the employees inability  
to make payments as a direct result of a
 loss in salary due to such lapse2  7,c7
 the terms covered lapse in             
appropriations1 ,district of ,columbia  
public employer1 employee1 and excepted 
employee have the meaning given those   
terms in subsection 7c72 and  7,d7 the  
term ,state means any of the #ej        

,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1 
the ,virgin ,islands1 ,american ,samoa1 
the ,commonwealth of the ,northern      
,mariana ,islands1 and any territory or 
possession of the ,united ,states1 and  
includes ,indian ,tribes4  7#b7  7,a7   
,with respect to the covered lapse in   
appropriations beginning on or about    
,december #bb1 #bjah1 each covered      
employee shall be paid for any shutdown 
cost at the earliest date possible after
 the date of enactment of this          
subsection1 and subject to the enactment
 of appropriations ,acts ending the     
lapse4  7,b7 ,with respect to any other 
covered lapse in appropriations of a    
duration of #ad days or longer1 any     
covered employee shall1 subject to the  
availability of appropriations1 be paid 
for any shutdown cost at the earliest   
date possible after the lapse in        
appropriations ends4  7#c7  7,a7 ,any   
,state that makes an expenditure of     
,state funds for payments for assistance

 programs that would be1 but for a      
covered lapse in appropriations of a    
duration of #ad days or longer          
7including the lapse described in       
subparagraph 7,a771 provided by the     
,federal ,government shall be reimbursed
 for such payments not later than #ij   
days after the lapse in appropriations  
ends4  7,b7 ,this paragraph shall not   
apply to any ,state expenditure with    
respect to which reimbursement is       
provided by the ,federal ,government    
under any other provision of law1       
including unemployment compensation4    
7#d7  7,a7 ,in order to receive         
reimbursement under paragraph 7#b7 or   
7#c71 a covered employee or ,state 7as  
the case may be7 shall submit an        
application to the ,secretary of the    
,treasury1 in such form and manner as   
the ,secretary deems appropriate1 not   
later than #a year after the applicable 
lapse in appropriations ends4  7,b7 ,the
 ,secretary shall determine what        
documentation shall be included with    

such an application to verify the       
shutdown costs or expenditure submitted 
by a covered employee or a ,state1      
respectively4  7,c7 ,upon approval by   
the ,secretary1 reimbursement shall be  
provided to the covered employee or     
,state1 consistent with the requirements
 of this subsection4  7#e7  7,a7 ,there 
is established in the general fund of   
the ,treasury a fund1 to be known as the
 ,reserve ,fund for ,employees ,affected
 ,by ,government ,shutdowns 7in this    
paragraph referred to as the ,fund71    
which shall consist of amounts          
appropriated into the ,fund after the   
date of enactment of this subsection4   
7,b7 ,subject to the availability of    
appropriations1 amounts in the ,fund    
shall be available for purposes of      
paying the shutdown costs of any covered
 employee during a covered lapse in     
appropriations beginning after the lapse
 referred to in paragraph 7#b77;,a74  4