Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.

Bill: 113-hr-3225
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2013-10-01
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations

Department of Veterans Affairs

Executive agency funding and structure

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Appropriates for FY2014, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2014 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for FY2013 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts, to administer and furnish the compensation, pension benefits, readjustment benefits, insurance and indemnities, housing benefits, and vocational rehabilitation benefits provided for under federal veterans' benefits laws.</p> <p>Requires the appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act to remain available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) enactment of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in this Act, (2) enactment of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose, or (3) January 1, 2015.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3225 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 1, 2013 Mr. Salmon (for himself, Mr. DeSantis , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Graves of Georgia , Mr. Radel , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Bridenstine , Mr. Labrador , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Grimm , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Hanna , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Benishek , Mr. Rohrabacher , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Cook , Mr. Williams , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Price of Georgia , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Stewart , Mr. Jones , Mr. Coble , Mr. Broun of Georgia , Mr. Jordan , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Amash , Mr. Harris , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. DesJarlais , Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Reichert , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Forbes , Mr. Posey , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Griffith of Virginia , Mr. Hunter , Mr. Gingrey of Georgia , and Mr. Smith of New Jersey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.

1. Continuing appropriations for veterans compensation, pension benefits, and educational assistance There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2014, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2014 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2013 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts, to administer and furnish the compensation, pension benefits, readjustment benefits, veterans insurance and indemnities, veterans housing benefits, and vocational rehabilitation benefits provided for under title 38, United States Code. 2. 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 1. (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose. (3) January 1, 2015.