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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4966 

To make continuing appropriations for pay for certain training for members 

of the National Guard and of the reserve components of the Armed 

Forces in the event of a shutdown of the Federal Government, to prohibit 

the furlough of such members during such a shutdown, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2018 

Mr. KELLY of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 

Armed Services, 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 

A BILL 

To make continuing appropriations for pay for certain training for members of the National Guard and of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in the event of 

a shutdown of the Federal Government, to prohibit the 

furlough of such members during such a shutdown, and 

for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN 

2 TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL 

3 GUARD AND OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS 

4 OF ARMED FORCES. 

5 (a) APPROPRIATIONS.—Subject to subsection (c), 

6 there are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2018, out of 

7 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

8 for any period during which a Government shutdown is 

9 in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 

10 allowances to— 

11 (1) covered members for training duty— 

12 (A) in the course of performing— 

13 (i) active service; 

14 (ii) inactive-duty training; or 

15 (iii) Active Guard and Reserve duty 

16 under section 328 of title 32, United 

17 States Code; 

18 (B) that occurs during such period; and 

19 (C) that the Secretary concerned deter20 mines was scheduled before the beginning of 

21 such period; and 

22 (2) civilian personnel of the Department of De23 fense (and the Department of Homeland Security in 

24 the case of the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary 

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1 ered members for purposes described in paragraph 

2 (1). 

3 (b) EXEMPTION FROM FURLOUGH.—Subject to sub4 section (c), any covered member and all civilian personnel 

5 described in subsection (a)(2) shall be exempt from any 

6 furlough order for any period during which a Government 

7 shutdown is in effect. 

8 (c) TERMINATION.—Appropriations and funds made 

9 available and exemptions from furlough granted pursuant 

10 to this section shall be available until whichever of the fol11 lowing occurs first: 

12 (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 

13 (including a continuing appropriation) for any pur14 pose for which amounts are made available in sub15 section (a). 

16 (2) The enactment into law of the applicable 

17 regular or continuing appropriations resolution or 

18 other Act without any appropriation for such pur19 pose. 

20 (3) The end of the 30th consecutive day on 

21 which a Government shutdown is in effect. 

22 (d) DETERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT SHUT23 DOWN.—For purposes of this section, a Government shut24 down shall be considered to be in effect if there is a lapse 

25 in appropriations for any purpose for which amounts are 


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1 made available in subsection (a) as a result of a failure 

2 to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolu3 tion. 

4 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) The term ‘‘covered members’’ consists of— 

6 (A) members of the National Guard; and 

7 (B) members of the reserve components of 

8 the Armed Forces. 

9 (2) In this section, the term ‘‘Secretary con10 cerned’’ means— 

11 (A) the Secretary of Defense with respect 

12 to matters concerning the Department of De13 fense; and 

14 (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 

15 with respect to matters concerning the Coast 

16 Guard. 

17 (3) The terms ‘‘Armed Forces’’, ‘‘active serv18 ice’’, and ‘‘inactive-duty training’’ have the meanings 

19 given such terms in section 101 of title 10, United 

20 States Code. 

21 (4) The term ‘‘reserve components of the 

22 Armed Forces’’ means the components named in 

23 section 10101 of title 10, United States Code. 


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1 (5) The term ‘‘National Guard’’ has the mean2 ing given such term in section 101(3) of title 32, 

3 United States Code. 

4 (6) The term ‘‘furlough’’ has the meaning given 

5 such term in section 7511(a)(5) of title 5, United 

6 States Code. 

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