1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Federal Workers' Credit Act . 2. Definitions Section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681a ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (bb) Contractor The term contractor has the meaning given the term in section 7101 of title 41, United States Code. (cc) Covered period The term covered period means— (1) the period beginning on the date on which a shutdown begins and ending on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the shutdown ends; and (2) with respect to the shutdown that began on December 21, 2018, and ended on January 25, 2019, the 60-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. (dd) Federal worker The term Federal worker — (1) means an employee of a Government agency that had a lapse in appropriations as a result of a shutdown