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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 774 

To appropriate funds for pay and allowances and support for members of 

the Armed Forces, their families, and other personnel critical to national 

security during a funding gap. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 8, 2011 

Mr. BAUCUS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

To appropriate funds for pay and allowances and support 

for members of the Armed Forces, their families, and 

other personnel critical to national security during a 

funding gap. 

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 ‘‘Enduring Support for 

5 Defenders of Freedom and Their Families Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAY AND ALLOWANCES AND 

2 SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

3 FORCES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND CERTAIN 

4 OTHER PERSONNEL CRITICAL TO NATIONAL 

5 SECURITY DURING A FUNDING GAP. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—During a funding gap impacting 

7 the Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland Secu8 rity, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available 

9 to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Home10 land Security, out of any amounts in the general fund of 

11 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, amounts as fol12 lows: 

13 (1) Such amounts as the Secretary of Defense 

14 and the Secretary of Homeland Security determine 

15 to be necessary to continue to provide pay and allow16 ances (without interruption) to the following: 

17 (A) Members and dependents of the Army, 

18 the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the 

19 Coast Guard, including reserve components 

20 thereof, and the U.S. Customs and Border Pro21 tection, who perform active service during the 

22 funding gap. 

23 (B) At the discretion of the Secretary of 

24 Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Secu25 rity, such civilian personnel of the Department 

26 of Defense and the Department of Homeland 


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1 Security who are providing support to the per2 sonnel referred to in paragraph (1) as the Sec3 retaries consider appropriate. 

4 (C) At the discretion of the Secretary of 

5 Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Secu6 rity, such personnel of contractors of the De7 partment of Defense and the Department of 

8 Homeland Security who are providing direct 

9 support to the personnel referred to in para10 graph (1) as the Secretaries consider appro11 priate. 

12 (2) At the discretion of the Secretary of De13 fense and the Secretary Homeland Security, such 

14 amounts as the Secretaries determine to be nec15 essary to continue carrying out programs (and the 

16 pay and allowances of personnel carrying out such 

17 programs) that provide direct support to the mem18 bers of the Armed Forces and the Department of 

19 Homeland Security, including programs as follows: 

20 (A) Programs for the support of families, 

21 including child care and family support services. 

22 (B) Such programs of the Department of 

23 Defense for the provision of medical treatment 

24 as the Secretary of Defense considers appro25 priate, including programs for the provision of 


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1 rehabilitative services and counseling for com2 bat injuries (including, but not limited to, Post 

3 Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trau4 matic Brain Injury (TBI)). 

5 (b) FUNDING GAP DEFINED.—In this section, the 

6 term ‘‘funding gap’’ means any period of time after the 

7 beginning of a fiscal year for which interim or full-year 

8 appropriations for the personnel and other applicable ac9 counts of the Armed Forces and the Department of Home10 land Security for that fiscal year have not been enacted. 

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