PUBLIC LAW 113–44—OCT. 10, 2013 127 STAT. 555 

Public Law 113–44 

113th Congress 

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). 

Department of 

Defense Survivor 

Benefits 

Continuing 

Appropriations 

Resolution, 2014. 

Oct. 10, 2013 

[H.J. Res. 91] 


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127 STAT. 556 PUBLIC LAW 113–44—OCT. 10, 2013 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 91: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 159 (2013): 

Oct. 9, considered and passed House. 

Oct. 10, considered and passed Senate. 

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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’’. 

Approved October 10, 2013. 

Expiration date. 


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