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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3152 
To prohibit Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and 
the head of any Executive department from receiving pay for any period 
in which there is a Government shutdown and to provide for payments 
to seniors, military and veterans during a Government shutdown. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 
Mr. REED introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees 
on Armed Services, House Administration, Ways and Means, Energy and 
Commerce, and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit Members of Congress, the President, the Vice 
President, and the head of any Executive department 
from receiving pay for any period in which there is 
a Government shutdown and to provide for payments 
to seniors, military and veterans during a Government 
shutdown. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pay Our Veterans and 
Seniors First Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A Member of Congress, the Presi-
dent, the Vice President, and the head of any Executive 
department shall not receive basic pay for any period in 
which there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations 
for any Executive agency as a result of a failure to enact 
a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. 
(b) RETROACTIVE PAY PROHIBITED.—No pay for-
feited in accordance with subsection (a) may be paid retro-
actively. 
SEC. 3. CONTINUATION OF PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN PUR-
POSES. 
During any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 
2014 when interim or full-year appropriations for the af-
fected accounts have not been enacted, from amounts in 
the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to 
the appropriate Secretary such amounts as are necessary 
to provide the following: 
(1) Pay and allowances to members of the 
Armed Forces, including reserve component mem-
bers, who perform active service. 
(2) Benefits under— 
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(A) the TRICARE for Life program under 
chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code; 
(B) the Medicare program under title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act; and 
(C) title II of the Social Security Act. 
(3) Benefits and programs under title 38, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘Executive department’’ has the 
meaning given such term by section 101 of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given such term by section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
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