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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2328 

Making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits in 

the event of a Government shutdown. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 19, 2018 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. REED, Mr. TESTER, Mr. KAINE, Mr. WARNER, 

Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, 

Mr. BROWN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. COONS, Mr. 

DONNELLY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. 

HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HEITKAMP, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. 

JONES, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. 

MARKEY, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON, Mr. PETERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. UDALL, Mr. VAN

HOLLEN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BOOKER, 

Mr. CARDIN, and Mr. SANDERS) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

Making continuing appropriations for military pay and death 

benefits in the event of 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 ‘‘Pay Our Military Act 

5 of 2018’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAY AND 

2 DEATH BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

3 ARMED FORCES. 

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

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

6 otherwise appropriated, for any period during which in7 terim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2018 are 

8 not in effect— 

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

10 and allowances to members of the Armed Forces (as 

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

12 States Code), including reserve components thereof, 

13 who perform active service, including drill, during 

14 such period; 

15 (2) such sums as are necessary for the payment 

16 of death benefits authorized by subchapter II of 

17 chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, for indi18 viduals who die during such period; 

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

20 and allowances to the civilian personnel of the De21 partment of Defense (and the Department of Home22 land Security in the case of the Coast Guard) whom 

23 the Secretary concerned determines are providing 

24 support to members of the Armed Forces described 

25 in paragraph (1) and in connection with the pay26 ment of benefits described in paragraph (2); and 


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

2 and allowances to contractors of the Department of 

3 Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security 

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

5 concerned determines are providing support to mem6 bers of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1) 

7 and in connection with the payment of benefits de8 scribed in paragraph (2). 

9 (b) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec10 tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 

11 (1) the Secretary of Defense with respect to 

12 matters concerning the Department of Defense; and 

13 (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security with re14 spect to matters concerning the Coast Guard. 

15 SEC. 3. TERMINATION. 

16 Appropriations and funds made available and author17 ity granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until 

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

19 into law of an appropriation (including a continuing ap20 propriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made 

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

22 applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution 

23 or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose; 

24 or (3) September 30, 2018. 

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