I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5842 
To amend title 14, United States Code, to make appropriations for Coast 
Guard pay in the event an appropriations Act expires before the enact-
ment of a new appropriations Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. HIG-
GINS of Louisiana, Mr. EZELL, Mr. BRECHEEN, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. 
GUEST, and Mr. WALTZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 14, United States Code, to make appropria-
tions for Coast Guard pay in the event an appropriations 
Act expires before the enactment of a new appropriations 
Act, 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 ‘‘Coast Guard Sustained 
Funding Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. PAY; CONTINUATION DURING LAPSE IN APPROPRIA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 27 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 2780. Pay; continuation during lapse in appropria-
tions 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any period in 
which there is a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse, there 
are appropriated such sums as may be necessary— 
‘‘(1) to provide pay and allowances to military 
members of the Coast Guard, including the reserve 
component thereof, who perform active service or in-
active-duty training during such period; 
‘‘(2) to provide pay and benefits to qualified ci-
vilian employees of the Coast Guard; and 
‘‘(3) to provide pay and benefits to qualified 
contract employees of the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION OF ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT.—Sec-
tion 1341 of title 31 (commonly referred to as the ‘Anti- 
Deficiency Act’) shall apply to operations carried out 
under this section, except— 
‘‘(1) in the case of law that expressly authorizes 
incurring obligations in advance of appropriations; 
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‘‘(2) operations that involve emergencies involv-
ing the safety of human life or the protection of 
property; and 
‘‘(3) with respect to functions necessary to dis-
charge the congressional duties of the President. 
‘‘(c) COAST GUARD-SPECIFIC FUNDING LAPSE.—For 
purposes of this section, a Coast Guard-specific funding 
lapse occurs in any case in which a general appropriation 
bill providing appropriations for the Coast Guard for a 
fiscal year is not enacted before the beginning of such fis-
cal year (and no joint resolution making continuing appro-
priations for the Coast Guard is in effect). 
‘‘(d) 
TERMINATION.—Appropriations 
and 
funds 
made available and authority granted for any fiscal year 
for any purpose under subsection (a) shall be available 
until whichever of the following first occurs: 
‘‘(1) The enactment into law of an appropria-
tion (including a continuing appropriation) for such 
purpose. 
‘‘(2) The enactment into law of the applicable 
regular or continuing appropriations resolution or 
other Act without any appropriation for such pur-
pose. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) QUALIFIED
CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEE.—The 
term ‘qualified civilian employee’ means a civilian 
employee of the Coast Guard who the Commandant 
determines is— 
‘‘(A) providing support to members of the 
Coast Guard or another Armed Force; or 
‘‘(B) performing work as an excepted em-
ployee or an employee performing emergency 
work, as such terms are defined by the Office 
of Personnel Management. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED CONTRACT EMPLOYEE OF THE 
COAST
GUARD.—The term ‘qualified contract em-
ployee of the Coast Guard’ means an individual per-
forming work under a contract who the Com-
mandant determines is— 
‘‘(A) providing support to military mem-
bers or qualified civilian employees of the Coast 
Guard or another Armed Force; or 
‘‘(B) required to perform work during a 
lapse in appropriations.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 27 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘2780. Pay; continuation during lapse in appropriations.’’. 
Æ 
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