[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 2 (Friday, January 4, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S27]
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          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

                            January 3, 2019

      By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
        Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Ms. Collins, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
  S. 21. A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in 
the event an appropriations act expires prior to the enactment of a new 
appropriations act; read the first time.
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 21

       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 Coast Guard Act''.

     SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COAST GUARD.

       There are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during 
     which interim or full-year appropriations for the Coast Guard 
     are not in effect--
       (1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 
     allowances to members of the Coast Guard (as described in 
     section 1 of title 14, United States Code), including the 
     reserve component thereof, who perform active service or 
     inactive-duty training during such period;
       (2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 
     allowances to civilian employees of the Coast Guard;
       (3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 
     allowances to contractors of the Coast Guard;
       (4) such sums as are necessary for--
       (A) the payment of a death gratuity under sections 1475-
     1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States Code, with respect 
     to members of the Coast Guard;
       (B) 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, with respect to members of the 
     Coast Guard; and
       (C) the temporary continuation of a basic allowance of 
     housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on 
     active duty, as authorized by section 403(l) of title 37, 
     United States Code; and
       (5) such sums as are necessary to provide for Coast Guard 
     retired pay, including such payments as are described in the 
     provision regarding Coast Guard retired pay in title II of 
     division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (P.L. 
     115-141; 132 Stat. 348).

     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.

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