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Calendar No. 2 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 21 

Making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event an appropriations act expires prior to the enactment of a new appropriations 

act. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 3, 2019 

Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. WICKER, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, 

Mr. JONES, Ms. COLLINS, and Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time 

JANUARY 4, 2019 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

Making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in 

the event an appropriations act expires prior to 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 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COAST 

2 GUARD. 

3 There are hereby appropriated, out of any money in 

4 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period 

5 during which interim or full-year appropriations for the 

6 Coast Guard are not in effect— 

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

8 and allowances to members of the Coast Guard (as 

9 described in section 1 of title 14, United States 

10 Code), including the reserve component thereof, who 

11 perform active service or inactive-duty training dur12 ing such period; 

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

14 and allowances to civilian employees of the Coast 

15 Guard; 

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

17 and allowances to contractors of the Coast Guard; 

18 (4) such sums as are necessary for— 

19 (A) the payment of a death gratuity under 

20 sections 1475-1477 and 1489 of title 10, 

21 United States Code, with respect to members of 

22 the Coast Guard; 

23 (B) the payment or reimbursement of au24 thorized funeral travel and travel related to the 

25 dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial 

26 services under section 481f of title 37, United 


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1 States Code, with respect to members of the 

2 Coast Guard; and 

3 (C) the temporary continuation of a basic 

4 allowance of housing for dependents of mem5 bers of the Coast Guard dying on active duty, 

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

7 United States Code; and 

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

9 Coast Guard retired pay, including such payments 

10 as are described in the provision regarding Coast 

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

12 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (P.L. 115– 

13 141; 132 Stat. 348). 

14 SEC. 3. TERMINATION. 

15 Appropriations and funds made available and author16 ity granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until 

17 whichever of the following first occurs: 

18 (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 

19 (including a continuing appropriation) for any pur20 pose for which amounts are made available in sec21 tion 2. 

22 (2) The enactment into law of the applicable 

23 regular or continuing appropriations resolution or 

24 other Act without any appropriation for such pur25 pose. 


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Calendar No. 2 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 21 

A BILL 

Making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard 

act. prior to the enactment of a new appropriations pay in the event an appropriations act expires 

JANUARY 4, 2019 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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