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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3214 

Making continuing appropriations for personnel critical to national security 

during a Government shutdown. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013 

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

Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

Making continuing appropriations for personnel critical to 

national security during 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 ‘‘Preserve our National 

5 Security Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF 

2 THE ARMED FORCES, NATIONAL INTEL3 LIGENCE PROGRAM, AND DEPARTMENT OF 

4 HOMELAND SECURITY. 

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

6 fiscal year 2014, out of any money in the Treasury not 

7 otherwise appropriated, for any period during which in8 terim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2014 are 

9 not in effect— 

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

11 and allowances to members of the Armed Forces (as 

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

13 States Code), including reserve components thereof, 

14 who perform active service during such period as 

15 well as employees of agencies part of the National 

16 Intelligence Program, the Department of Homeland 

17 Security, and the Department of Veterans Affairs; 

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

19 and allowances to the civilian personnel of the De20 partment of Defense, employees of agencies within 

21 the National Intelligence Program, employees of the 

22 Department of Homeland Security, and employees of 

23 the Department of Veterans Affairs whom the Sec24 retary of Defense, Director of National Intelligence, 

25 Secretary of Homeland Security, or Secretary of 

26 Veterans Affairs are providing support to veterans 


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1 or United States national security interests related 

2 to military, intelligence services, and securing and 

3 staffing borders and ports of entry (1); and 

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

5 and allowances to contractors of the Department of 

6 Defense, employees of agencies within the National 

7 Intelligence Program, employees of the Department 

8 of Homeland Security, and employees of the Depart9 ment of Veterans Affairs whom the Secretary of De10 fense, Director of National Intelligence, Secretary of 

11 Homeland Security, or Department of Veterans Af12 fairs are providing benefits to veterans of the Armed 

13 Forces or support to United States national security 

14 interests related to military, intelligence services, 

15 and securing and staffing borders and ports of entry 

16 described in paragraph (1). 

17 SEC. 3. TERMINATION. 

18 Appropriations and funds made available and author19 ity granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until 

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

21 into law of an appropriation (including a continuing ap22 propriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made 

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

24 applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution 


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1 or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose; 

2 or (3) January 1, 2015. 

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