Title: Pay Our Troops Act of 2018
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Pay Our  Troops Act of 2018
This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for military pay and allowances during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect.
In the event of a government shutdown, the bill provides continuing appropriations for pay and allowances of:
The appropriations provided by this bill are available until the earlier of: (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2019.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4793 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4793

 To make continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a 
                  shutdown of the Federal Government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 16, 2018

  Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a 
                  shutdown of the Federal Government.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Our Troops Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 
2018, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal 
year 2018 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, including Active Guard and Reserve duty under 
        section 328 of title 32, United States Code;
            (2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and 
        allowances to members of the reserve components of the Armed 
        Forces (as named in section 10101 of title 10, United States 
        Code) who perform inactive-duty training (as defined in section 
        101(d)(7) of such title) during such period;
            (3) such sums as are necessary to provide 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); and
            (4) such sums as are necessary to provide 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) Secretary Concerned Defined.--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. 3. TERMINATION.

    Appropriations and funds made available and authority 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 appropriation) 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 or other 
Act without any appropriation for such purpose; or (3) January 1, 2019.
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