Backpay Any compensation received by an employee by operation of subsection (a) shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of backpay such employee is entitled to under section 1341(c) of title 31, United States Code. 5. Limits on travel expenditures (a) Limits on official travel (1) Limitation Except as provided in paragraph (2), during a Government shutdown no amounts may be obligated or expended for official travel by a covered officer or employee. (2) Exceptions (A) Return to DC If a covered officer or employee is away from the seat of Government on the date on which a Government shutdown begins, funds may be obligated and expended for official travel by the covered officer or employee to return to the seat of Government. (B) Travel in National Capital region During a Government shutdown, amounts may be obligated and expended for official travel by a covered officer or employee from one location in the National Capital region to another location in the National Capital region. (b) Restriction on use of campaign funds Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30114 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking for ordinary and inserting except as provided in subsection (d), for ordinary