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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 127 

Making continuing appropriations for military pay and for death gratuities 

and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased military service 

members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 19, 2018 

Mr. COFFMAN submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Appropriations 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making continuing appropriations for military pay and for 

death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 

4 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

5 for military pay and for death gratuities and related bene6 fits for survivors of deceased military service members of 


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1 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018, and for 

2 other purposes, namely: 

3 SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, 

4 at a rate for operations as provided for fiscal year 2017 

5 in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 

6 (division C of Public Law 115–31) and under the author7 ity and conditions provided in such Act, for ‘‘Operation 

8 and Maintenance’’ and ‘‘Military Personnel’’ accounts for 

9 continuing the following projects and activities for which 

10 appropriations, funds, or other authority were made avail11 able by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 

12 2017: 

13 (1) The payment of a death gratuity under sec14 tions 1475–1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States 

15 Code. 

16 (2) The payment or reimbursement for funeral 

17 and burial expenses authorized under sections 1481 

18 and 1482 of title 10, United States Code. 

19 (3) The payment or reimbursement of author20 ized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified 

21 transfer of remains and unit memorial services 

22 under section 481f of title 37, United States Code. 

23 (4) The temporary continuation of a basic al24 lowance of housing for dependents of members dying 


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1 on active duty, as authorized by section 403(l) of 

2 title 37, United States Code. 

3 (b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) 

4 for each program or activity shall be calculated to reflect 

5 the full amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 

6 2018 pursuant to any provision of division D of the Con7 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–56). 

8 SEC. 102. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary for 

9 the following: 

10 (1) The payment of pay and allowances to 

11 members of the Armed Forces (as defined in section 

12 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code), including 

13 reserve components thereof, who perform active serv14 ice during the period for which funds are made 

15 available pursuant to this joint resolution under sec16 tion 104. 

17 (2) The payment of pay and allowances to the 

18 civilian personnel of the Department of Defense 

19 (and the Department of Homeland Security in the 

20 case of the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary con21 cerned determines are providing support to members 

22 of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1). 

23 (3) The payment of pay and allowances to con24 tractors of the Department of Defense (and the De25 partment of Homeland Security in the case of the 


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1 Coast Guard) whom the Secretary concerned deter2 mines are providing support to members of the 

3 Armed Forces described in paragraph (1). 

4 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ 

5 means— 

6 (1) the Secretary of Defense with respect to 

7 matters concerning the Department of Defense; and 

8 (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security with re9 spect to matters concerning the Coast Guard. 

10 SEC. 103. Appropriations made by sections 101 and 

11 102 shall be available to the extent and in the manner 

12 that would be provided by the pertinent appropriations 

13 Act. 

14 SEC. 104. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint 

15 resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 

16 year 2018, appropriations and funds made available and 

17 authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall 

18 be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 

19 (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any 

20 project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2) 

21 the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations 

22 Act for fiscal year 2018 without any provision for such 

23 project or activity; or (3) September 30, 2018. 

24 SEC. 105. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint 

25 resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 


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1 fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such appli2 cable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is 

3 enacted into law. 

4 SEC. 106. This joint resolution shall be implemented 

5 so that only the most limited funding action of that per6 mitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to 

7 provide for continuation of projects and activities. 

8 This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Pay Our 

9 Military Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2018’’. 

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