I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3214 
Making continuing appropriations for personnel critical to national security 
during a Government shutdown. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2013 
Mr. GALLEGO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making continuing appropriations for personnel critical to 
national security during 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 ‘‘Preserve our National 
Security Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES, 
NATIONAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE PROGRAM, AND DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appropriated for 
fiscal year 2014, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, for any period during which in-
terim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2014 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 during such period as 
well as employees of agencies part of the National 
Intelligence Program, the Department of Homeland 
Security, and the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
(2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 
and allowances to the civilian personnel of the De-
partment of Defense, employees of agencies within 
the National Intelligence Program, employees of the 
Department of Homeland Security, and employees of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs whom the Sec-
retary of Defense, Director of National Intelligence, 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs are providing support to veterans 
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or United States national security interests related 
to military, intelligence services, and securing and 
staffing borders and ports of entry (1); and 
(3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 
and allowances to contractors of the Department of 
Defense, employees of agencies within the National 
Intelligence Program, employees of the Department 
of Homeland Security, and employees of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs whom the Secretary of De-
fense, Director of National Intelligence, Secretary of 
Homeland Security, or Department of Veterans Af-
fairs are providing benefits to veterans of the Armed 
Forces or support to United States national security 
interests related to military, intelligence services, 
and securing and staffing borders and ports of entry 
described in paragraph (1). 
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 
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or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose; 
or (3) January 1, 2015. 
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