I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4871 
Making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits in 
the event of a Government shutdown. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2018 
Ms. MCCOLLUM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making continuing appropriations for military pay and death 
benefits in the event of a Government shutdown. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pay Our Military Act 
of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAY AND 
DEATH BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018, out of any money in the Treasury not 
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otherwise appropriated, for any period during which in-
terim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2018 are 
not in effect— 
(1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 
and allowances to members of the Armed Forces (as 
defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United 
States Code), including reserve components thereof, 
who perform active service, including drill, during 
such period; 
(2) such sums as are necessary for the payment 
of death benefits authorized by subchapter II of 
chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, for indi-
viduals who die during such period; 
(3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 
and allowances to the civilian personnel of the De-
partment of Defense (and the Department of Home-
land Security in the case of the Coast Guard) whom 
the Secretary concerned determines are providing 
support to members of the Armed Forces described 
in paragraph (1) and in connection with the pay-
ment of benefits described in paragraph (2); and 
(4) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 
and allowances to contractors of the Department of 
Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security 
in the case of the Coast Guard) whom the Secretary 
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concerned determines are providing support to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1) 
and in connection with the payment of benefits de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(b) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense with respect to 
matters concerning the Department of Defense; and 
(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security with re-
spect to matters concerning the Coast Guard. 
SEC. 3. TERMINATION. 
Appropriations and funds made available and author-
ity granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until 
whichever of the following first occurs: (1) the enactment 
into law of an appropriation (including a continuing ap-
propriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made 
available in section 2; (2) the enactment into law of the 
applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution 
or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose; 
or (3) September 30, 2018. 
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