1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Government Shutdown Accountability Act . 2. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term covered officer or employee means— (A) an officer or employee of the Office of Management and Budget; (B) an individual serving in a position on level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5, United States Code; (C) a Member of Congress; or (D) an employee of the personal office of a Member of Congress, a committee of either House of Congress, or a joint committee of Congress; (2) the term emergency legislation means legislation— (A) providing assistance for an area with respect to which the President has declared a major disaster under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ); (B) directly addressing a national emergency declared by the President under title II of the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.); or (C) that, if not enacted, would be inimical to the national security of the United States; (3) the term Government shutdown means a lapse in appropriations for 1 or more Federal agencies or departments as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution; (4) the term Member of Congress has the meaning given that term in section 2106 of title 5, United States Code