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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3352 

To amend the Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act to provide 

a permanent appropriation of funds for the payment of death gratuities 

and related benefits for survivors of deceased military service members 

in event of any future period of lapsed appropriations. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 28, 2013 

Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. ROONEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

To amend the Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers 

Act to provide a permanent appropriation of funds for 

the payment of death gratuities and related benefits for 

survivors of deceased military service members in event 

of any future period of lapsed appropriations. 

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. PERMANENT APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR 

2 PAYMENT OF DEATH GRATUITIES AND RE3 LATED BENEFITS FOR SURVIVORS OF DE4 CEASED MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS IN 

5 EVENT OF A PERIOD OF LAPSED APPROPRIA6 TIONS. 

7 (a) APPROPRIATION.—The Department of Defense 

8 Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 

9 2014 (also known as the Honoring the Families of Fallen 

10 Soldiers Act; Public Law 113–44) is amended— 

11 (1) in the matter preceding section 101, by in12 serting after ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’ the following: ‘‘and 

13 subsequent fiscal years whenever there is a period of 

14 lapsed appropriations’’; and 

15 (2) in section 101, by adding at the end the fol16 lowing new subsection: 

17 ‘‘(c)(1) During any subsequent period of lapsed ap18 propriations during a fiscal year, such amounts as may 

19 be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided for the 

20 most recent fiscal year for which an Act making appro21 priations for the Department of Defense has been enacted 

22 and under the authority and conditions provided in such 

23 Act, for ‘Operation and Maintenance’ and ‘Military Per24 sonnel’ accounts for the purpose of making the payments 

25 described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) 

26 during the period of lapsed appropriations. 

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1 ‘‘(2) In paragraph (1) and section 103, the term ‘pe2 riod of lapsed appropriations’ means any period of time 

3 after the start of a fiscal year for which interim (other 

4 than pursuant to subsection (a) or paragraph (1)) or full5 year appropriations for the accounts referred to in para6 graph (1) are not in effect.’’. 

7 (b) DURATION.—Section 103 of the Department of 

8 Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations 

9 Resolution, 2014 (also known as the Honoring the Fami10 lies of Fallen Soldiers Act; Public Law 113–44) is amend11 ed to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 103. Appropriations and funds made available 

13 and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution 

14 shall be available whenever there is a period of lapsed ap15 propriations for the duration of the period of lapsed appro16 priations.’’. 

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