[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2328 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2328

Making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits in 
                  the event of a Government shutdown.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 19, 2018

 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Tester, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Warner, 
 Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, 
   Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Donnelly, Ms. 
Duckworth, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Jones, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, 
 Mr. Leahy, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
 Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Peters, Mr. Schatz, 
Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van 
Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cardin, 
 and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
            and referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
Making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits in 
                  the event of 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 Military Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAY AND DEATH BENEFITS FOR 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 
2018, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal 
year 2018 are not in effect--
            (1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 
        allowances to members of the Armed Forces (as defined in 
        section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code), including 
        reserve components thereof, who perform active service, 
        including drill, during such period;
            (2) such sums as are necessary for the payment of death 
        benefits authorized by subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, 
        United States Code, for individuals who die during such period;
            (3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 
        allowances to the civilian personnel of the Department of 
        Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of 
        the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary concerned determines are 
        providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in 
        paragraph (1) and in connection with the payment of benefits 
        described in paragraph (2); and
            (4) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 
        allowances to contractors of the Department of Defense (and the 
        Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) 
        whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support 
        to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1) and 
        in connection with the payment of benefits described in 
        paragraph (2).
    (b) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term 
``Secretary concerned'' means--
            (1) the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters 
        concerning the Department of Defense; and
            (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to 
        matters concerning the Coast Guard.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION.

    Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted 
pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the 
following first occurs: (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation 
(including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which 
amounts are made available in section 2; (2) the enactment into law of 
the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other 
Act without any appropriation for such purpose; or (3) September 30, 
2018.
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