Title: Pay Our Military Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2018
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Pay Our Military Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2018
This joint resolution provides FY2018 continuing appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military pay, death gratuities, and related benefits for survivors of deceased members of the military. The funding is available until the earlier of September 30, 2018, or the enactment of specified appropriations legislation.
The joint resolution provides continuing appropriations for:
It also provides continuing appropriations for pay and allowances of: (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during the period for which the funds are available; and (2) civilian personnel or contractors of DOD (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to members of the Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 127 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 127

    Making continuing appropriations for military pay and for death 
  gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased 
 military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
                     2018, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2018

    Mr. Coffman submitted the following joint resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Making continuing appropriations for military pay and for death 
  gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased 
 military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
                     2018, and for other purposes.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are 
hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for military pay and for death gratuities and related 
benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes, 
namely:
    Sec. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for 
operations as provided for fiscal year 2017 in the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 (division C of Public Law 115-31) and 
under the authority and conditions provided in such Act, for 
``Operation and Maintenance'' and ``Military Personnel'' accounts for 
continuing the following projects and activities for which 
appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available by the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017:
            (1) The payment of a death gratuity under sections 1475-
        1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The payment or reimbursement for funeral and burial 
        expenses authorized under sections 1481 and 1482 of title 10, 
        United States Code.
            (3) The payment or reimbursement of authorized funeral 
        travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of remains 
        and unit memorial services under section 481f of title 37, 
        United States Code.
            (4) The temporary continuation of a basic allowance of 
        housing for dependents of members dying on active duty, as 
        authorized by section 403(l) of title 37, United States Code.
    (b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) for each 
program or activity shall be calculated to reflect the full amount of 
any reduction required in fiscal year 2018 pursuant to any provision of 
division D of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-
56).
    Sec. 102. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary for the following:
            (1) The payment of 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 the period for which funds are 
        made available pursuant to this joint resolution under section 
        104.
            (2) The payment of pay and allowances to the 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 members 
        of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1).
            (3) The payment of 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 concerned 
        determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces 
        described in paragraph (1).
    (b) In this section, 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 respect to 
        matters concerning the Coast Guard.
    Sec. 103.  Appropriations made by sections 101 and 102 shall be 
available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the 
pertinent appropriations Act.
    Sec. 104.  Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution 
or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2018, 
appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant 
to this joint resolution shall be available until whichever of the 
following first occurs: (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation 
for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2) 
the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2018 without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) 
September 30, 2018.
    Sec. 105.  Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution 
shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, 
fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law.
    Sec. 106.  This joint resolution shall be implemented so that only 
the most limited funding action of that permitted in the joint 
resolution shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of 
projects and activities.
     This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Pay Our Military 
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2018''.
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