,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aafg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1         
#bjai,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,l\isiana 7= himself
 & ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
create a z]o int]e/ loan program =      
,f$]al & ,di/rict ( ,columbia employees 
furl\gh$ or except$ f su* furl\gh dur+ a
 lapse 9 ,f$]al appropriations1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,z]o int]e/ loans =      
,f$]al & ,di/rict ( ,columbia employees 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 
%all1 ea* ,f$]al fiscal ye>1 enroll ea* 
cov]$ bank 9 a program to be kn[n z !   
z]o int]e/ ,f$]al & ,di/rict ( ,columbia
 employee loan program unless su* cov]$ 
bank has elect$ n to p>ticipate 9 su*   
program = su* ,f$]al fiscal ye>4  7b7   
,z]o ,int]e/ ,loan  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any  
cov]$ bank enroll$ 9 ! z]o int]e/ ,f$]al
 & ,di/rict ( ,columbia employee loan   
program "u subsection 7a7 %all1 = ! fir/
 #ij days ( any lapse 9 ,f$]al          

appropriations1 ^u reque/1 ext5d a z]o  
int]e/ loan to any cov]$ employee4  7#b7
 ,am\nt ( loan ,any loan or loans       
provid$ to a cov]$ employee "u p>agraph 
7#a7 %all be equal to ! am\nt paid to ! 
cov]$ employee by ! ,unit$ ,/ates or !  
,di/rict ( ,columbia dur+ ! pay p]iod   
imm$iately prec$+ ! lapse 9 ,f$]al      
appropriations4  7#c7 ,maximum aggregate
 loan am\nt ,a cov]$ bank enroll$ 9 !   
z]o int]e/ ,f$]al & ,di/rict ( ,columbia
 employee loan program %all n be requir$
 to ext5d a loan1 or loans 9 !          
aggregate1 9 an am\nt great] ?an #i1jjj 
to any individual cov]$ employee )      
respect to ea* lapse 9 ,f$]al           
appropriations4  7#d7 ,t]ms ( ,loan ,any
 cov]$ bank t ext5ds a loan "u ?is      
subsection may n require repaym5t ( su* 
loan until #cj days aft] ! conclusion ( 
! lapse 9 ,f$]al appropriations4  7c7   
,safety & s\ndness safe h>bor ,a cov]$  
bank %all n ext5d any loan "u ?is       
section if su* loan w\ld ?reat5 ! safety
 & s\ndness ( ! cov]$ bank4  7d7        

,publi%$ li/ ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 
%all publi% & ma9ta91 on ! ,dep>tm5t ( !
 ,treasury website1 a li/ ( all cov]$   
banks enroll$ 9 ! z]o int]e/ ,f$]al &   
,di/rict ( ,columbia employee loan      
program = ea* ,f$]al fiscal ye>4  7e7   
,o!r assi/ance ,cov]$ banks may provide 
o!r =ms ( assi/ance to any cov]$        
employee dur+ any lapse 9 appropriations
 beg9n+ on or aft] ,decemb] #bb1 #bjah4 
7f7 ,rulemak+ ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury
 %all issue rules to c>ry out ?is ,act4 
7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--  7#a7     
,cov]$ bank ,! t]m cov]$ bank means a   
bank hold+ company t has be5 id5tifi$ by
 ! ,bo>d ( ,gov]nors ( ! ,f$]al ,res]ve 
,sy/em z a global sy/emically important 
bank hold+ company pursuant to section  
#bag4djb ( title #ab1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations1 & ea* subsidi>y &         
affiliate ( su* a bank hold+ company4   
7#b7 ,cov]$ employee ,! t]m cov]$       
employee means a ,f$]al or ,di/rict (   
,columbia employee furl\gh$ or except$ f
 su* furl\gh dur+ any lapse 9 ,f$]al    

appropriations beg9n+ on or aft]        
,decemb] #bb1 #bjah1 :o is n a ,memb] ( 
,congress4