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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3217 

To ensure the pay and allowances of members of the Armed Forces in 

the event that the debt limit is reached or during a funding gap, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013 

Mr. LAMBORN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 

Services and 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 ensure the pay and allowances of members of the Armed 

Forces in the event that the debt limit is reached or 

during a funding gap, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Pay Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 

2 PERSONNEL IF THE DEBT CEILING IS 

3 REACHED. 

4 In the event that the debt of the United States Gov5 ernment, as defined in section 3101 of title 31, United 

6 States Code, reaches the statutory limit, the Secretary of 

7 the Treasury shall make available the following amounts: 

8 (1) Such amounts as the Secretary of Defense 

9 (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case 

10 of the Coast Guard) determines to be necessary to 

11 continue to provide pay and allowances (without 

12 interruption) to members of the Army, Navy, Air 

13 Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including 

14 reserve components thereof, as well as civilian em15 ployees of the Department of Defense (and the De16 partment of Homeland Security in the case of the 

17 Coast Guard) and designated contractors. 

18 (2) Such amounts as the President certifies to 

19 Congress as are necessary to carry out vital national 

20 security priorities of the United States. 

21 SEC. 3. EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR DE22 FENSE AND NATIONAL SECURITY DURING A 

23 FUNDING GAP. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—During any funding gap, the Sec25 retary of the Treasury shall make available, out of any 


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1 amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise 

2 appropriated— 

3 (1) such amounts as the Secretary of Defense 

4 (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case 

5 of the Coast Guard) determines to be necessary to 

6 continue to provide pay and allowances (without 

7 interruption) to members of the Army, Navy, Air 

8 Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including 

9 reserve components thereof, as well as civilian em10 ployees of the Department of Defense (and the De11 partment of Homeland Security in the case of the 

12 Coast Guard) and designated contractors; and 

13 (2) such amounts as the President certifies to 

14 the Congress are necessary to carry out vital na15 tional security priorities. 

16 (b) FUNDING GAP DEFINED.—For purposes of this 

17 section and with respect to an obligation incurred by the 

18 Government of the United States, the term ‘‘funding gap’’ 

19 means any period of time after the beginning of a fiscal 

20 year for which interim or full-year appropriations for such 

21 obligation have not been enacted. 

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