GARDS Act

Bill: 113-hr-3237
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2013-10-02
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations

Defense spending

Department of Defense

Disaster relief and insurance

Executive agency funding and structure

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Military education and training

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Guard Appropriation Restoration During Shutdown Act or the GARDS Act - Amends the Pay Our Military Act (P.L. 113-39) to make FY2014 continuing appropriations for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2014 are not in effect to provide for: (1) members of the National Guard who perform inactive-duty training or other service for which members would otherwise be entitled to pay and allowances (under such Act only members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service); and (2) civilian personnel of the National Guard, including military technicians (dual status), without regard to any determination by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) or the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) that such personnel are providing support to members of the Armed Forces performing active service. </p> <p>Makes appropriations 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 to provide for the operation and maintenance of the National Guard, including necessary sums to prevent any interruption or delay in the performance by the National Guard of domestic disaster relief and recovery operations. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3237 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 2, 2013 Mr. Stutzman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To amend the Pay Our Military Act to provide funds for the operations of the National Guard.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guard Appropriation Restoration During Shutdown Act or GARDS Act . 2. Continuing appropriations to cover National Guard personnel and operational costs Section 2 of the Pay Our Military Act (HR 3210 of the 113th Congress) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting before the semicolon the following: or, in the case of members of the National Guard, who perform inactive-duty training or other service during such period for which the members would otherwise be entitled to pay and allowances ; (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting before the semicolon the following: or, without regard to any such determination, are civilian personnel of the National Guard, including military technicians (dual status) ; and (3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: (b) National Guard operations 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 to provide for the operation and maintenance of the National Guard, including necessary sums to prevent any interruption or delay in the performance by the National Guard of domestic disaster relief and recovery operations. .