[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 91 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 216
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 91
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 9, 2013
Received; read the first time
October 10, 2013
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related
survivor benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are
hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for death gratuities and related benefits for survivors
of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, namely:
Sec. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for
operations as provided for fiscal year 2013 in the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 (division C of Public Law 113-6) and
under the authority and conditions provided in such Act, for
``Operation and Maintenance'' and ``Military Personnel'' accounts for
continuing the following projects and activities that are not otherwise
specifically provided for in this joint resolution or the Pay Our
Military Act (Public Law 113-39), and for which appropriations, funds,
or other authority were made available by the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2013:
(1) The payment of a death gratuity under sections 1475-
1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The payment or reimbursement for funeral and burial
expenses authorized under sections 1481 and 1482 of title 10,
United States Code.
(3) The payment or reimbursement of authorized funeral
travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of remains
and unit memorial services under section 481f of title 37,
United States Code.
(4) The temporary continuation of a basic allowance of
housing for dependents of members dying on active duty, as
authorized by section 403(l) of title 37, United States Code.
(b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) for each
program or activity shall be calculated to reflect the full amount of
any reduction required in fiscal year 2013 pursuant to--
(1) any provision of division G of the Consolidated and
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-6),
including section 3004; and
(2) the Presidential sequestration order dated March 1,
2013, except as attributable to budget authority made available
by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law
113-2).
Sec. 102. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to
the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent
appropriations Act.
Sec. 103. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution
or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014,
appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant
to this joint resolution shall be available until whichever of the
following first occurs: (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation
for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2)
the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal
year 2014 without any provision for such project or activity; or (3)
December 15, 2013.
Sec. 104. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution
shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or
authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation,
fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law.
Sec. 105. This joint resolution shall be implemented so that only
the most limited funding action of that permitted in the joint
resolution shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of
projects and activities.
Sec. 106. It is the sense of Congress that this joint resolution
may also be referred to as the ``Honoring the Families of Fallen
Soldiers Act''.
This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Department of Defense
Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014''.
Passed the House of Representatives October 9, 2013.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 216
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 91
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related
survivor benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
October 10, 2013
Read the second time and placed on the calendar