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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2220 

To appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members 

of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and 

allowances for active service performed when a Government shutdown 

occurs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2017 

Ms. SINEMA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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 appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure 

that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve 

components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances 

for active service performed when a Government shutdown occurs, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Pay Protec3 tion Act of 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO PRO5 VIDE PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS 

6 OF THE ARMED FORCES AND SUPPORTING 

7 CIVILIAN AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL 

8 DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. 

9 (a) EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION.—During a Gov10 ernment shutdown, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 

11 make available to the Secretary of Defense (and the Sec12 retary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast 

13 Guard), out of any amounts in the general fund of the 

14 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as the 

15 Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Se16 curity in the case of the Coast Guard) determines to be 

17 necessary to continue to provide the following: 

18 (1) Pay and allowances (without interruption) 

19 to the following: 

20 (A) Members of the Army, Navy, Air 

21 Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, includ22 ing reserve components thereof, who perform 

23 active service during the Government shutdown. 

24 (B) At the discretion of the Secretary of 

25 Defense, such civilian personnel of the Depart26 ment of Defense who are providing support to 


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1 the members of the Armed Forces described in 

2 paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appro3 priate. 

4 (C) At the discretion of the Secretary of 

5 Defense, such personnel of contractors of the 

6 Department of Defense who are providing di7 rect support to the members of the Armed 

8 Forces described in paragraph (1) as the Sec9 retary considers appropriate. 

10 (2) Funding necessary to prevent interruptions 

11 or delays in the performance of domestic disaster re12 lief and recovery operations by military, civilian, and 

13 contractor personnel during the Government shut14 down. 

15 (b) GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DEFINED.—In this 

16 section, the term ‘‘Government shutdown’’ means any por17 tion of a fiscal year for which funds have not been appro18 priated for the purposes specified in subsection (a) for the 

19 entire fiscal year and an Act or joint resolution making 

20 continuing appropriations for such purposes for that por21 tion of the fiscal year is not in effect. 

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