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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4966 
To make continuing appropriations for pay for certain training for members 
of the National Guard and of the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces in the event of a shutdown of the Federal Government, to prohibit 
the furlough of such members during such a shutdown, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2018 
Mr. KELLY of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To make continuing appropriations for pay for certain train-
ing for members of the National Guard and of the re-
serve components of the Armed Forces in the event of 
a shutdown of the Federal Government, to prohibit the 
furlough of such members during such a shutdown, and 
for other purposes. 
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. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN 
TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL 
GUARD AND OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS 
OF ARMED FORCES. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—Subject to subsection (c), 
there are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2018, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for any period during which a Government shutdown is 
in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 
allowances to— 
(1) covered members for training duty— 
(A) in the course of performing— 
(i) active service; 
(ii) inactive-duty training; or 
(iii) Active Guard and Reserve duty 
under section 328 of title 32, United 
States Code; 
(B) that occurs during such period; and 
(C) that the Secretary concerned deter-
mines was scheduled before the beginning of 
such period; and 
(2) civilian personnel of the Department of De-
fense (and the Department of Homeland Security in 
the case of the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary 
concerned determines are providing support to cov-
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ered members for purposes described in paragraph 
(1). 
(b) EXEMPTION FROM FURLOUGH.—Subject to sub-
section (c), any covered member and all civilian personnel 
described in subsection (a)(2) shall be exempt from any 
furlough order for any period during which a Government 
shutdown is in effect. 
(c) TERMINATION.—Appropriations and funds made 
available and exemptions from furlough granted pursuant 
to this section shall be available until whichever of the fol-
lowing occurs first: 
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 
(including a continuing appropriation) for any pur-
pose for which amounts are made available in sub-
section (a). 
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable 
regular or continuing appropriations resolution or 
other Act without any appropriation for such pur-
pose. 
(3) The end of the 30th consecutive day on 
which a Government shutdown is in effect. 
(d) DETERMINATION
OF
GOVERNMENT
SHUT-
DOWN.—For purposes of this section, a Government shut-
down shall be considered to be in effect if there is a lapse 
in appropriations for any purpose for which amounts are 
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made available in subsection (a) as a result of a failure 
to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolu-
tion. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered members’’ consists of— 
(A) members of the National Guard; and 
(B) members of the reserve components of 
the Armed Forces. 
(2) In this section, the term ‘‘Secretary con-
cerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Defense with respect 
to matters concerning the Department of De-
fense; and 
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 
with respect to matters concerning the Coast 
Guard. 
(3) The terms ‘‘Armed Forces’’, ‘‘active serv-
ice’’, and ‘‘inactive-duty training’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(4) The term ‘‘reserve components of the 
Armed Forces’’ means the components named in 
section 10101 of title 10, United States Code. 
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(5) The term ‘‘National Guard’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 101(3) of title 32, 
United States Code. 
(6) The term ‘‘furlough’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 7511(a)(5) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
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