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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3187 

To appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members 

of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and 

allowances for active service performed when a Governmentwide shutdown 

occurs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 

Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Ms. GABBARD) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 

to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure 

that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve 

components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances 

for active service performed when a Governmentwide 

shutdown occurs, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Pay Protec3 tion Act of 2013’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO PRO5 VIDE PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS 

6 OF THE ARMED FORCES AND SUPPORTING 

7 CIVILIAN AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL 

8 DURING GOVERNMENTWIDE SHUTDOWN. 

9 During a Governmentwide shutdown, the Secretary 

10 of the Treasury shall make available to the Secretary of 

11 Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the 

12 case of the Coast Guard), out of any amounts in the gen13 eral fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 

14 amounts as the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary 

15 of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) de16 termines to be necessary to continue to provide the fol17 lowing: 

18 (1) Pay and allowances (without interruption) 

19 to the following: 

20 (A) Members of the Army, Navy, Air 

21 Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, includ22 ing reserve components thereof, who perform 

23 active service during the Governmentwide shut24 down. 

25 (B) At the discretion of the Secretary of 

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1 ment of Defense who are providing support to 

2 the members of the Armed Forces described in 

3 paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appro4 priate. 

5 (C) At the discretion of the Secretary of 

6 Defense, such personnel of contractors of the 

7 Department of Defense who are providing di8 rect support to the members of the Armed 

9 Forces described in paragraph (1) as the Sec10 retary considers appropriate. 

11 (2) Funding necessary to prevent interruptions 

12 or delays in the performance of domestic disaster re13 lief and recovery operations during the Government14 wide shutdown. 

15 SEC. 3. GOVERNMENTWIDE SHUTDOWN DEFINED. 

16 In this Act, the term ‘‘Governmentwide shutdown’’ 

17 means any portion of a fiscal year during which none of 

18 the appropriation bills for the fiscal year have become law 

19 and an Act or joint resolution making continuing appro20 priations for the fiscal year is not in effect. 

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