Military Pay Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3187
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
Introduced: 2013-09-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations

Coast guard

Defense spending

Department of Defense

Department of Homeland Security

Disaster relief and insurance

Executive agency funding and structure

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Military personnel and dependents

Military procurement, research, weapons development

National Guard and reserves

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-09-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Military Pay Protection Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during a government-wide shutdown, to make available to the Secretary of Defense (DOD), and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) in the case of the Coast Guard, out of any amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, who perform active service during the shutdown. Allows for the provision of such pay and allowances, at the discretion of the DOD Secretary, to: (1) DOD civilian personnel providing support to such members, and (2) DOD contractor personnel providing direct support to such members.</p> <p>Makes additional funding available as necessary to prevent interruptions or delays in the performance of domestic disaster relief and recovery operations during the shutdown.</p> <p>Defines &quot;government-wide shutdown&quot; as any portion of a fiscal year during which none of the appropriation bills for the fiscal year have become law and an Act or joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year is not in effect.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3187 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2013 Ms. Sinema (for herself and Ms. Gabbard ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , 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 A BILL To appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a Governmentwide shutdown occurs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Pay Protection Act of 2013 . 2. Emergency appropriation of funds to provide pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces and supporting civilian and contractor personnel during Governmentwide shutdown During a Governmentwide shutdown, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard), out of any amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) determines to be necessary to continue to provide the following: (1) Pay and allowances (without interruption) to the following: (A) Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components thereof, who perform active service during the Governmentwide shutdown. (B) At the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, such civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who are providing support to the members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. (C) At the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, such personnel of contractors of the Department of Defense who are providing direct support to the members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. (2) Funding necessary to prevent interruptions or delays in the performance of domestic disaster relief and recovery operations during the Governmentwide shutdown. 3. Governmentwide shutdown defined In this Act, the term Governmentwide shutdown means any portion of a fiscal year during which none of the appropriation bills for the fiscal year have become law and an Act or joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year is not in effect.