IA 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 91 
Making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor 
benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2013 
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN
(for himself, Mr. BARBER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. 
BARLETTA, Ms. MOORE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. GIB-
SON, Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. LONG, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. ROGERS 
of Kentucky, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, and Mrs. ELLMERS) introduced the 
following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Appro-
priations 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and 
related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased mili-
tary service members of the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for death gratuities and related benefits for survivors of 
deceased military service members of the Department of 
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Defense for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, 
namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, 
at a rate for operations as provided for fiscal year 2013 
in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 
(division C of Public Law 113–6) and under the authority 
and conditions provided in such Act, for ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance’’ and ‘‘Military Personnel’’ accounts for con-
tinuing the following projects and activities that are not 
otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution 
or the Pay Our Military Act (Public Law 113–39), and 
for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were 
made available by the Department of Defense Appropria-
tions Act, 2013: 
(1) The payment of a death gratuity under sec-
tions 1475–1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(2) The payment or reimbursement for funeral 
and burial expenses authorized under sections 1481 
and 1482 of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The payment or reimbursement of author-
ized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified 
transfer of remains and unit memorial services 
under section 481f of title 37, United States Code. 
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(4) The temporary continuation of a basic al-
lowance of housing for dependents of members dying 
on active duty, as authorized by section 403(l) of 
title 37, United States Code. 
(b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) 
for each program or activity shall be calculated to reflect 
the full amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 
2013 pursuant to— 
(1) any provision of division G of the Consoli-
dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2013 (Public Law 113–6), including section 3004; 
and 
(2) the Presidential sequestration order dated 
March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget au-
thority made available by the Disaster Relief Appro-
priations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2). 
SEC. 102. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 
be available to the extent and in the manner that would 
be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 
SEC. 103. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint 
resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2014, appropriations and funds made available and 
authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall 
be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 
(1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any 
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project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2) 
the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations 
Act for fiscal year 2014 without any provision for such 
project or activity; or (3) December 15, 2013. 
SEC. 104. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint 
resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 
fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such appli-
cable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is 
enacted into law. 
SEC. 105. This joint resolution shall be implemented 
so that only the most limited funding action of that per-
mitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to 
provide for continuation of projects and activities. 
SEC. 106. It is the sense of Congress that this joint 
resolution may also be referred to as the ‘‘Honoring the 
Families of Fallen Soldiers Act’’. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropria-
tions Resolution, 2014’’. 
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