,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #feg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ag1 #bjai,mr4
 ,cox ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1 ,ms4      
,adams1 ,mr4 ,aguil>1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4
 ,b]a1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,ms4     
,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1   
,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4      
,cisn]os1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4
 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,cr[1 ,mrs4  
,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4    
,de,saulnier1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4        
,escob>1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,ms4 ,g>cia (      
,texas1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4     
,gomez1 ,mr4 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4   
,hayes1 ,ms4 ,hill ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4    
,huffman1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4      
,khanna1 ,mrs4 ,lee ( ,nevada1 ,ms4 ,lee
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1    
,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu (
 ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1  
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4      
,mc,nerney1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4     
,neguse1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 

,pappas1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,pet]son1    
,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,mr4 ,rose 
( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,r\da1 ,ms4          
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,ms4     
,sn*ez1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,mr4  
,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4     
,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1    
,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1
 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia1
 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,veasey1
 ,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4          
,muc>sel-,p[ell1 ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 
,lujn1 ,mrs4 ,flet*]1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 
,quigley1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,wilson (    
,florida1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1    
,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1  
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 & ,mr4 ,morelle7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide loans to employees (
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & ! gov]nm5t ( !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia affect$ by a       
,gov]nm5t %utd[n1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,imm$iate ,f9ancial ,relief = ,f$]al    

,employees ,act4  #b4 ,int]e/-free loan 
= ,f$]al & ,,dc employees affect$ by    
,gov]nm5t %utd[ns  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all1 at !      
reque/ ( any employee affect$ by a      
,gov]nm5t %utd[n1 issue to su* employee 
an int]e/-free loan4  7b7 ,notice to    
employ] ,at ! "t any loan is provid$ to 
an employee affect$ by a ,gov]nm5t      
%utd[n "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all notify ! employee's employ] t su*  
loan has be5 provid$ & ! am\nt ( su*    
loan4  7c7 ,loan t]ms  7#a7 ,prohibition
 on fees & int]e/ ,! ,secret>y may n    
*>ge any fee or int]e/ 9 connection ) a 
loan provid$ "u subsection 7a74  7#b7   
,limitation on loan am\nt ,a loan       
provid$ "u subsection 7a7 may n exce$   
#f1jjj4  7#c7 ,employees limit$ to "o   
loan ,) respect to ea* p]iod ( "t t an  
individual is an employee affect$ by a  
,gov]nm5t %utd[n1 ! individual may n be 
provid$ m ?an "o loan "u subsection 7a74
  7d7 ,loan repaym5t  7#a7 ,repaym5t    
?r\gh g>ni%m5t ,) respect to an         

individual :o 0 provid$ a loan "u       
subsection 7a71 :5 su* individual is no 
long] an employee affect$ by a ,gov]nm5t
 %utd[n1 ! employ] ( ! individual %all  
g>ni% #ajj p]c5t ( ! individual's pay ) 
respect to ! applicable pay p]iod1 &    
transf] su* am\nts to ! ,secret>y z     
repaym5t on ! loan provid$ to !         
individual "u subsection 7a71 until !   
loan is repaid 9 full4  7#b7 ,additional
 repaym5t ,! ,secret>y %all issue       
regulations to provide = a repaym5t     
process = loans provid$ "u subsection   
7a7 ) respect to :i* ! g>ni%m5t         
requirem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 w n provide 
= ! full repaym5t ( ! loan4  7e7        
,cl>ification ,any loan provid$ "u      
subsection 7a7 %all n-- 7#a7 be treat$ z
 basic pay or annual pay ( an employee =
 purposes ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code2 or  7#b7 be c\nt$ = purposes (   
det]m9+ ! am\nt ( backpay ow$ to su*    
employee "u ! ,gov]nm5t ,employee ,fair 
,treatm5t ,act ( #bjai or any o!r       
provision ( law4  7f7 ,au?ority ,to make

 loans & pay = adm9i/rative co/s ,!re   
are h]eby made available to ! ,secret>y 
f am\nts 9 ! g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury n 
o!rwise appropriat$1 su* sums z may be  
necess>y to provide ! loans describ$ "u 
subsection 7a7 & to pay = ! adm9i/rative
 co/s ( c>ry+ out ?is section4  7g7     
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section3  
7#a7 ,employee affect$ by a ,gov]nm5t   
%utd[n ,! t]m employee affect$ by a     
,gov]nm5t %utd[n means--  7,a7 any      
employee ( a ,f$]al ag5cy ) respect to  
:i* appropriations h laps$ = a p]iod    
equal to or long] ?an #ae consecutive   
days beg9n+ on or aft] ,decemb] #bb1    
#bjah2 &  7,b7 any employee ( an (fice (
 ! gov]nm5t ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia )  
respect to :i* appropriations h s laps$4
  7#b7 ,employ] ,) respect to an        
individual :o is provid$ a loan "u      
subsection 7a71 ! t]m employ] means !   
,f$]al ag5cy or (fice ( ! gov]nm5t ( !  
,di/rict ( ,columbia t employs su*      
individual on ! date ! individual became
 an employee affect$ by a ,gov]nm5t     

%utd[n4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y
 means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury4