; or (2) be counted for purposes of determining the amount of backpay owed to such employee under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 or any other provision of law. (f) Authority To make loans and pay for administrative costs There are hereby made available to the Secretary from amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to provide the loans described under subsection (a) and to pay for the administrative costs of carrying out this section. (g) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Employee affected by a Government shutdown The term employee affected by a Government shutdown means— (A) any employee of a Federal agency with respect to which appropriations have lapsed for a period equal to or longer than 15 consecutive days beginning on or after December 22, 2018; and (B) any employee of an office of the government of the District of Columbia with respect to which appropriations have so lapsed. (2) Employer With respect to an individual who is provided a loan under subsection (a), the term employer means the Federal agency or office of the government of the District of Columbia that employs such individual on the date the individual became an employee affected by a Government shutdown. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury.