Title: 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.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill makes continuing appropriations for FY2018 for any period during which a government shutdown is in effect for certain training for the National Guard and reserve components of the Armed Forces and for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense (DOD) (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard).
Military and DOD civilian personnel are exempt from any furlough order for any period during which a government shutdown is in effect.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4966 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    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 Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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 determines was 
                scheduled before the beginning of such period; and
            (2) civilian personnel of the Department of Defense (and 
        the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast 
        Guard) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing 
        support to covered members for purposes described in paragraph 
        (1).
    (b) Exemption From Furlough.--Subject to subsection (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 following occurs first:
            (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a 
        continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are 
        made available in subsection (a).
            (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or 
        continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any 
        appropriation for such purpose.
            (3) The end of the 30th consecutive day on which a 
        Government shutdown is in effect.
    (d) Determination of Government Shutdown.--For purposes of this 
section, a Government shutdown shall be considered to be in effect if 
there is a lapse in appropriations for any purpose for which amounts 
are made available in subsection (a) as a result of a failure to enact 
a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution.
    (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 concerned'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Secretary of Defense with respect to 
                matters concerning the Department of Defense; and
                    (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect 
                to matters concerning the Coast Guard.
            (3) The terms ``Armed Forces'', ``active service'', 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.
            (5) The term ``National Guard'' has the meaning 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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