I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 847 
To provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s 
Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2019 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. 
CISNEROS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUNN, 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 
JONES, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. SEAN 
PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. NORTON, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 
RIGGLEMAN, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. YOUNG, and 
Mr. ZELDIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Re-
tired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Bene-
fits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, 
and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Gold Star 
Spouses Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. INTERIM APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COAST GUARD 
RETIRED SERVICEMAN’S FAMILY PROTEC-
TION AND SURVIVOR BENEFITS PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appropriated, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, such 
sums as necessary for payment of the Coast Guard Re-
tired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Bene-
fits Plans, as are described in the provision regarding 
Coast Guard retired pay in title II of division F of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115– 
141; 132 Stat. 348), at a rate for operations and under 
the terms and conditions provided by the most recent law 
making full-year appropriations for such Coast Guard Re-
tired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Bene-
fits Plans. 
(b) EFFECT OF ENACTMENT OF SUBSEQUENT AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—If an appropriation for such Coast 
Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Sur-
vivor Benefits Plans, or a general appropriation bill pro-
viding appropriations for the Coast Guard without provi-
sion for such Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family 
Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, is enacted into 
law on any date after the date of the enactment of this 
Act that provides for appropriations during a fiscal year 
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following the expenditure of funds during such fiscal year 
pursuant to this Act— 
(1) such expenditure shall be charged to such 
appropriation (if any); and 
(2) appropriations made available for such fis-
cal year pursuant to this Act shall not be available 
after the date of enactment of such appropriation or 
general appropriation bill. 
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