,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjai,mr4
 ,hors=d 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ca/5 (      
,ill9ois7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ca1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to reimburse       
employees ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ,f$]al            
contractors1 & ! ,/ates = c]ta9 co/s    
incurr$ z a result ( a ,gov]nm5t %utd[n1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,pay ,work]s ,:at 
,!y've ,e>n$ ,act4  #b4 ,reimbursem5t = 
individuals affect$ by ,gov]nm5t %utd[ns
 ,section #acda ( title #ca1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by ! ,gov]nm5t    
,employee ,fair ,treatm5t ,act ( #bjai1 
is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7d7  7#a7 ,9 ?is subsection--  
7,a7 ! t]m cov]$ employee means--  7i7  
any employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t
 or ( a ,di/rict ( ,columbia public     
employ] furl\gh$ z a result ( a cov]$   

lapse 9 appropriations2  7ii7 any       
except$ employee :o is requir$ to p]=m  
"w dur+ su* lapse2 &  7iii7 any         
contractor ) ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 7or an  
employee ( su* contractor7 plac$ on     
unpaid leave z a result ( su* lapse2    
7,b7 ! t]m %utd[n co/ means any co/     
incurr$ by a cov]$ employee z a direct  
result ( a cov]$ lapse 9 appropriations1
 includ+ exp5ses = loans & cr$it c>ds1 &
 any fees1 f9e1 or int]e/ result+ f !   
employees inability to make paym5ts z a 
direct result ( a loss 9 sal>y due to   
su* lapse2  7,c7 ! t]ms cov]$ lapse 9   
appropriations1 ,di/rict ( ,columbia    
public employ]1 employee1 & except$     
employee h ! mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9       
subsection 7c72 &  7,d7 ! t]m ,/ate     
means any ( ! #ej ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ,guam1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,am]ican 
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 & any t]ritory or       
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & includes
 ,indian ,tribes4  7#b7  7,a7 ,) respect

 to ! cov]$ lapse 9 appropriations      
beg9n+ on or ab\t ,decemb] #bb1 #bjah1  
ea* cov]$ employee %all be paid = any   
%utd[n co/ at ! e>lie/ date possible    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1
 & subject to ! enactm5t (              
appropriations ,acts end+ ! lapse4  7,b7
 ,) respect to any o!r cov]$ lapse 9    
appropriations ( a duration ( #ad days  
or long]1 any cov]$ employee %all1      
subject to ! availability (             
appropriations1 be paid = any %utd[n co/
 at ! e>lie/ date possible aft] ! lapse 
9 appropriations ends4  7#c7  7,a7 ,any 
,/ate t makes an exp5diture ( ,/ate     
funds = paym5ts = assi/ance programs t  
w\ld be1 b = a cov]$ lapse 9            
appropriations ( a duration ( #ad days  
or long] 7includ+ ! lapse describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,a771 provid$ by ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t %all be reimburs$ = su*       
paym5ts n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! lapse
 9 appropriations ends4  7,b7 ,?is      
p>agraph %all n apply to any ,/ate      
exp5diture ) respect to :i* reimbursem5t

 is provid$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t "u any
 o!r provision ( law1 includ+           
unemploym5t comp5sation4  7#d7  7,a7 ,9 
ord] to receive reimbursem5t "u p>agraph
 7#b7 or 7#c71 a cov]$ employee or ,/ate
 7z ! case may be7 %all submit an       
application to ! ,secret>y ( !          
,treasury1 9 su* =m & mann] z !         
,secret>y deems appropriate1 n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! applicable lapse 9        
appropriations ends4  7,b7 ,! ,secret>y 
%all det]m9e :at docum5tation %all be   
includ$ ) su* an application to v]ify ! 
%utd[n co/s or exp5diture submitt$ by a 
cov]$ employee or a ,/ate1 respectively4
  7,c7 ,^u approval by ! ,secret>y1     
reimbursem5t %all be provid$ to ! cov]$ 
employee or ,/ate1 consi/5t ) !         
requirem5ts ( ?is subsection4  7#e7     
7,a7 ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 ! g5]al fund ( !
 ,treasury a fund1 to be kn[n z !       
,res]ve ,fund = ,employees ,affect$ ,by 
,gov]nm5t ,%utd[ns 79 ?is p>agraph      
ref]r$ to z ! ,fund71 :i* %all consi/ ( 
am\nts appropriat$ into ! ,fund aft] !  

date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection4  7,b7 
,subject to ! availability (            
appropriations1 am\nts 9 ! ,fund %all be
 available = purposes ( pay+ ! %utd[n   
co/s ( any cov]$ employee dur+ a cov]$  
lapse 9 appropriations beg9n+ aft] !    
lapse ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a74  4