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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 367 

Making appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event an appropriations 

Act expires before the enactment of a new appropriations Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2019 

Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. MAST, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. 

GARAMENDI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Appropriations, 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 

Making appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event 

an appropriations Act expires before the enactment of 

a new appropriations Act. 

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 Coast Guard 

5 Parity Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COAST GUARD. 

7 There are hereby appropriated, out of any money in 

8 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period 


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1 during fiscal year 2019 during which interim or full-year 

2 appropriations for the Coast Guard are not in effect— 

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

4 and allowances to members of the Coast Guard (as 

5 described in section 1 of title 14, United States 

6 Code), including the reserve component thereof, who 

7 perform active service or inactive-duty training dur8 ing such period; 

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

10 and allowances to civilian employees of the Coast 

11 Guard; 

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

13 and allowances to contractors of the Coast Guard; 

14 (4) such sums as are necessary for— 

15 (A) the payment of a death gratuity under 

16 sections 1475 through 1477 and 1489 of title 

17 10, United States Code, with respect to mem18 bers of the Coast Guard; 

19 (B) the payment or reimbursement of au20 thorized funeral travel and travel related to the 

21 dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial 

22 services under section 481f of title 37, United 

23 States Code, with respect to members of the 

24 Coast Guard; and 


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1 (C) the temporary continuation of a basic 

2 allowance of housing for dependents of mem3 bers of the Coast Guard dying on active duty, 

4 as authorized by section 403(l) of title 37, 

5 United States Code; and 

6 (5) such sums as are necessary to provide for 

7 Coast Guard retired pay, including such payments 

8 as are described in the provision regarding Coast 

9 Guard retired pay in title II of division F of the 

10 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 

11 115–141; 132 Stat. 348). 

12 SEC. 3. TERMINATION. 

13 Appropriations and funds made available and author14 ity granted for any purpose under section 2 shall be avail15 able for such purpose until whichever of the following first 

16 occurs: 

17 (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 

18 (including a continuing appropriation) for such pur19 pose. 

20 (2) The enactment into law of the applicable 

21 regular or continuing appropriations resolution or 

22 other Act without any appropriation for such pur23 pose. 


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1 SEC. 4. COMPENSATION FOR LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 (a) FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES.—Civilian employees 

3 of the Coast Guard furloughed as a result of a lapse in 

4 appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018, 

5 and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act shall 

6 be compensated at their standard rate of compensation, 

7 for the period of such lapse in appropriations, as soon as 

8 practicable. 

9 (b) AUTHORITY.—All obligations incurred in antici10 pation of the appropriations made and authority granted 

11 by this Act for the purposes of maintaining the essential 

12 level of activity to protect life and property and bringing 

13 about orderly termination of Government functions, and 

14 for purposes as otherwise authorized by law, are hereby 

15 ratified and approved if otherwise in accord with the provi16 sions of this Act. 

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