113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 91 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and 

related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for 

fiscal year 2014, 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 
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1 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

2 for death gratuities and related benefits for survivors of 

3 deceased military service members of the Department of 

4 Defense for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, 

5 namely: 

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

7 at a rate for operations as provided for fiscal year 2013 

8 in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 

9 (division C of Public Law 113–6) and under the authority 

10 and conditions provided in such Act, for ‘‘Operation and 

11 Maintenance’’ and ‘‘Military Personnel’’ accounts for con12 tinuing the following projects and activities that are not 

13 otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution 

14 or the Pay Our Military Act (Public Law 113–39), and 

15 for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were 

16 made available by the Department of Defense Appropria17 tions Act, 2013: 

18 (1) The payment of a death gratuity under sec19 tions 1475–1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States 

20 Code. 

21 (2) The payment or reimbursement for funeral 

22 and burial expenses authorized under sections 1481 

23 and 1482 of title 10, United States Code. 

24 (3) The payment or reimbursement of author25 ized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified 
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1 transfer of remains and unit memorial services 

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

3 (4) The temporary continuation of a basic al4 lowance of housing for dependents of members dying 

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

6 title 37, United States Code. 

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

8 for each program or activity shall be calculated to reflect 

9 the full amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 

10 2013 pursuant to— 

11 (1) any provision of division G of the Consoli12 dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

13 2013 (Public Law 113–6), including section 3004; 

14 and 

15 (2) the Presidential sequestration order dated 

16 March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget au17 thority made available by the Disaster Relief Appro18 priations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2). 

19 SEC. 102. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 

20 be available to the extent and in the manner that would 

21 be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 

22 SEC. 103. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint 

23 resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 

24 year 2014, appropriations and funds made available and 

25 authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall 
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1 be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 

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

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

4 the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations 

5 Act for fiscal year 2014 without any provision for such 

6 project or activity; or (3) December 15, 2013. 

7 SEC. 104. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint 

8 resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 

9 fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such appli10 cable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is 

11 enacted into law. 

12 SEC. 105. This joint resolution shall be implemented 

13 so that only the most limited funding action of that per14 mitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to 

15 provide for continuation of projects and activities. 

16 SEC. 106. It is the sense of Congress that this joint 

17 resolution may also be referred to as the ‘‘Honoring the 

18 Families of Fallen Soldiers Act’’. 
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1 This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Depart2 ment of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropria3 tions Resolution, 2014’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives October 9, 

2013. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 91 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making continuing appropriations for death gratuother purposes. ment of Defense for fiscal year 2014, and for deceased military service members of the Depart- ities and related survivor benefits for survivors of