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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
January 3, 2019
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Ms. Collins, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
S. 21. A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in
the event an appropriations act expires prior to the enactment of a new
appropriations act; read the first time.
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of
the bill be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be
printed in the Record, as follows:
S. 21
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Our Coast Guard Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COAST GUARD.
There are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during
which interim or full-year appropriations for the Coast Guard
are not in effect--
(1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and
allowances to members of the Coast Guard (as described in
section 1 of title 14, United States Code), including the
reserve component thereof, who perform active service or
inactive-duty training during such period;
(2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and
allowances to civilian employees of the Coast Guard;
(3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and
allowances to contractors of the Coast Guard;
(4) such sums as are necessary for--
(A) the payment of a death gratuity under sections 1475-
1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States Code, with respect
to members of the Coast Guard;
(B) the payment or reimbursement of authorized funeral
travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of
remains and unit memorial services under section 481f of
title 37, United States Code, with respect to members of the
Coast Guard; and
(C) the temporary continuation of a basic allowance of
housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on
active duty, as authorized by section 403(l) of title 37,
United States Code; and
(5) such sums as are necessary to provide for Coast Guard
retired pay, including such payments as are described in the
provision regarding Coast Guard retired pay in title II of
division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (P.L.
115-141; 132 Stat. 348).
SEC. 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.
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