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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4793 

To make continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a 

shutdown of the Federal Government. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 16, 2018 

Mr. NORMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

To make continuing appropriations for military pay in the 

event of a shutdown of the Federal Government. 

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 Troops Act 

5 of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF 

7 THE ARMED FORCES. 

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

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

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1 terim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2018 are 

2 not in effect— 

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

4 and allowances to members of the Armed Forces (as 

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

6 States Code), including reserve components thereof, 

7 who perform active service during such period, in8 cluding Active Guard and Reserve duty under sec9 tion 328 of title 32, United States Code; 

10 (2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 

11 and allowances to members of the reserve compo12 nents of the Armed Forces (as named in section 

13 10101 of title 10, United States Code) who perform 

14 inactive-duty training (as defined in section 

15 101(d)(7) of such title) during such period; 

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

17 and allowances to the civilian personnel of the De18 partment of Defense (and the Department of Home19 land Security in the case of the Coast Guard) whom 

20 the Secretary concerned determines are providing 

21 support to members of the Armed Forces described 

22 in paragraph (1); and 

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

24 and allowances to contractors of the Department of 

25 Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security 


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

2 concerned determines are providing support to mem3 bers of the Armed Forces described in paragraph 

4 (1). 

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) January 1, 2019. 

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