A joint resolution to amend the Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 to make continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members of the Coast Guard.

Bill: 113-sjres-24
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2013-10-10
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations

Coast guard

Defense spending

Department of Defense

Department of Homeland Security

Executive agency funding and structure

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Amends the Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (P.L. 113-44) to make appropriations, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for death gratuities and related benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2014, and for other purposes, such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate of operations as provided for FY2013 in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division D of P.L 113-6), for the &quot;Operating Expenses&quot; account for continuing such death gratuities and survivor benefits with respect to members of the Coast Guard when not in the service of the Navy that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution or the Pay Our Military Act (P.L. 113-39) and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013. (Currently, such continuing appropriations for death gratuities and survivor benefits are provided only with respect to deceased military service members of the Department of Defense [DOD].)</p> <p>Revises the title of such resolution so that it is cited as the Armed Forces Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 24 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 10, 2013 Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mr. Begich ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations JOINT RESOLUTION To amend the Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 to make continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members of the Coast Guard.

1. (a) The Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 is amended— (1) in the matter preceding section 101, by inserting or the Department of Homeland Security after the Department of Defense ; and (2) in section 101— (A) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): (b) Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate of operations as provided for fiscal year 2013 in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division D of Public Law 113–6 ) and under the authority and conditions provided in such Act, for the Operating Expenses account for continuing the projects and activities specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) with respect to members of the Coast Guard when not in the service of the Navy that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution or the Pay Our Military Act and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013. ; and (C) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by inserting or (b) after subsection (a) . (b) The clause following section 106 of that Joint Resolution is amended by striking Department of Defense and inserting Armed Forces .