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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5641 

To make continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a 

Government shutdown. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 

Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

To make continuing appropriations for military pay in the 

event of a Government shutdown. 

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 Troops Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF 

6 THE ARMED FORCES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appropriated for 

8 fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not 

9 otherwise appropriated, for any period during which in10 terim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2024 are 


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1 not in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide pay 

2 and allowances to— 

3 (1) members of the Armed Forces, including 

4 the reserve components thereof, who perform active 

5 service during such period; 

6 (2) civilian employees of the Department of De7 fense (and the Department of Homeland Security in 

8 the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard 

9 is not operating as a service in the Department of 

10 the Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines 

11 are providing support to members of the Armed 

12 Forces described in paragraph (1); and 

13 (3) contractors of the Department of Defense 

14 (and the Department of Homeland Security in the 

15 case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is 

16 not operating as a service in the Department of the 

17 Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines are 

18 providing support to members of the Armed Forces 

19 described in paragraph (1). 

20 (b) TERMINATION.—Appropriations and funds made 

21 available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall 

22 be available until whichever of the following occurs first: 

23 (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 

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1 pose for which amounts are made available by sub2 section (a). 

3 (2) The enactment into law of the applicable 

4 regular or continuing appropriations resolution or 

5 other Act without any appropriation for such pur6 pose. 

7 (3) January 1, 2025. 

8 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) The terms ‘‘active service’’ and ‘‘Armed 

10 Forces’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec11 tion 101 of title 10, United States Code. 

12 (2) The term ‘‘reserve components’’ means the 

13 components named in section 10101 of title 10, 

14 United States Code. 

15 (3) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 

16 (A) the Secretary of Defense with respect 

17 to matters concerning the Department of De18 fense; and 

19 (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 

20 with respect to matters concerning the Coast 

21 Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating 

22 as a service in the Department of the Navy. 

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