[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3152 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3152

To prohibit Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and 
the head of any Executive department from receiving pay for any period 
in which there is a Government shutdown and to provide for payments to 
      seniors, military and veterans during a Government shutdown.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 2013

   Mr. Reed introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
  Committees on Armed Services, House Administration, Ways and Means, 
    Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and 
the head of any Executive department from receiving pay for any period 
in which there is a Government shutdown and to provide for payments to 
      seniors, military and veterans during a Government shutdown.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

    (a) In General.--A Member of Congress, the President, the Vice 
President, and the head of any Executive department shall not receive 
basic pay for any period in which there is more than a 24-hour lapse in 
appropriations for any Executive agency as a result of a failure to 
enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution.
    (b) Retroactive Pay Prohibited.--No pay forfeited in accordance 
with subsection (a) may be paid retroactively.

SEC. 3. CONTINUATION OF PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

    During any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2014 when 
interim or full-year appropriations for the affected accounts have not 
been enacted, from amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to 
the appropriate Secretary such amounts as are necessary to provide the 
following:
            (1) Pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, 
        including reserve component members, who perform active 
        service.
            (2) Benefits under--
                    (A) the TRICARE for Life program under chapter 55 
                of title 10, United States Code;
                    (B) the Medicare program under title XVIII of the 
                Social Security Act; and
                    (C) title II of the Social Security Act.
            (3) Benefits and programs under title 38, United States 
        Code.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Executive department'' has the meaning given 
        such term by section 101 of title 5, United States Code; and
            (2) the term ``Executive agency'' has the meaning given 
        such term by section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
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