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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4871 

Making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits in 

the event of a Government shutdown. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 20, 2018 

Ms. MCCOLLUM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

Making continuing appropriations for military pay and death 

benefits in the event of a Government shutdown. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pay Our Military Act 

5 of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAY AND 

7 DEATH BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

8 ARMED FORCES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appropriated for 

10 fiscal year 2018, out of any money in the Treasury not 


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1 otherwise appropriated, for any period during which in2 terim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2018 are 

3 not in effect— 

4 (1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 

5 and allowances to members of the Armed Forces (as 

6 defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United 

7 States Code), including reserve components thereof, 

8 who perform active service, including drill, during 

9 such period; 

10 (2) such sums as are necessary for the payment 

11 of death benefits authorized by subchapter II of 

12 chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, for indi13 viduals who die during such period; 

14 (3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 

15 and allowances to the civilian personnel of the De16 partment of Defense (and the Department of Home17 land Security in the case of the Coast Guard) whom 

18 the Secretary concerned determines are providing 

19 support to members of the Armed Forces described 

20 in paragraph (1) and in connection with the pay21 ment of benefits described in paragraph (2); and 

22 (4) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 

23 and allowances to contractors of the Department of 

24 Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security 

25 in the case of the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary 


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1 concerned determines are providing support to mem2 bers of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1) 

3 and in connection with the payment of benefits de4 scribed in paragraph (2). 

5 (b) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec6 tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 

7 (1) the Secretary of Defense with respect to 

8 matters concerning the Department of Defense; and 

9 (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security with re10 spect to matters concerning the Coast Guard. 

11 SEC. 3. TERMINATION. 

12 Appropriations and funds made available and author13 ity granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until 

14 whichever of the following first occurs: (1) the enactment 

15 into law of an appropriation (including a continuing ap16 propriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made 

17 available in section 2; (2) the enactment into law of the 

18 applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution 

19 or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose; 

20 or (3) September 30, 2018. 

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