Pay Our Military Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2328
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2018-01-19
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

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: 2018-01-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-01-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Pay Our Military</b> <b> Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for military pay and death benefits during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect. </p> <p>In the event of a government shutdown, the bill provides continuing appropriations for:</p> <ul> <li>pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service (including drill) during the period; </li> <li>payments of death benefits for individuals who die during the period; and </li> <li>pay and allowances to civilian personnel or contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) who are providing support to members of the Armed Forces and payments in connection with death benefits. </li> </ul> <p>The appropriations provided by this bill are available until the earlier of: (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) September 30, 2018. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2328 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 19, 2018 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Reed , Mr. Tester , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Warner , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Brown , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Carper , Mr. Casey , Mr. Coons , Mr. Donnelly , Ms. Duckworth , Mrs. Feinstein , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Harris , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Heitkamp , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Jones , Mr. King , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Markey , Mrs. McCaskill , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Murphy , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Nelson , Mr. Peters , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Schumer , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Smith , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Udall , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Warren , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Booker , Mr. Cardin , and Mr. Sanders ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL Making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Military Act of 2018 . 2. Continuing appropriations for pay and death benefits 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, including drill, during such period; (2) such sums as are necessary for the payment of death benefits authorized by subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, for individuals who die 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 in connection with the payment of benefits described in paragraph (2); 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) and in connection with the payment of benefits described in paragraph (2). (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. 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) September 30, 2018.