[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1362 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1362

 To ensure that members of the Armed Forces continue to receive their 
pay and allowances despite a shutdown of the Federal Government and in 
  the event that the debt of the United States Government reaches the 
                            statutory limit.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2011

  Mr. Yoder introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Transportation and Infrastructure and Ways and Means, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To ensure that members of the Armed Forces continue to receive their 
pay and allowances despite a shutdown of the Federal Government and in 
  the event that the debt of the United States Government reaches the 
                            statutory limit.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES.

    (a) Continuation During Any Federal Government Shutdown.--From 
amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary of 
Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the 
Coast Guard) such amounts as are necessary to provide pay and 
allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve component 
members, who perform active service during any funding gap during 
fiscal year 2011 when interim or full-year appropriations for the 
personnel accounts of the Armed Forces have not been enacted.
    (b) Continuation Despite Reaching Statutory Debt Limit.--Members of 
the Armed Forces, including reserve component members, shall continue 
to be paid their pay and allowances even if the debt of the United 
States Government, as defined in section 3101 of title 31, United 
States Code, reaches the statutory limit. The obligation of the 
Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the 
case of the Coast Guard) to provide such pay and allowances shall take 
priority over all other obligations incurred by the Government of the 
United States.
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