Support Our Armed Forces Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) all Department of Defense (DOD) and Coast Guard civilian employees, including military technicians (dual status), and all defense contractor employees provide vital support to the Armed Forces; and (2) all members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who perform inactive-duty training or annual training during a government shutdown should be paid for performing such duty, just as other members of the Armed Forces who perform active service will be paid.
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:
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3232 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3232
To amend the Pay Our Military Act to ensure that all civilian and
contractor employees of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard
and all members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces are paid
in the event of a Government shutdown.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 2, 2013
Mr. Cook (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Turner,
Mr. Runyan, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Murphy
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Cole, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Jones, Mr.
McCarthy of California, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Roe of Tennessee,
Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Denham, Mrs.
Walorski, Mr. Joyce, and Mr. Stewart) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations
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A BILL
To amend the Pay Our Military Act to ensure that all civilian and
contractor employees of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard
and all members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces are paid
in the event of a Government shutdown.
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 ``Support Our Armed Forces Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) all Department of Defense and Coast Guard civilian
employees, including military technicians (dual status), and
all defense contractor employees serve to provide vital support
to the Armed Forces; and
(2) all members of the reserve components of the Armed
Forces who perform inactive-duty training or annual training
during a Government shutdown should be paid for performing such
duty, just as other members of the Armed Forces who perform
active service will be paid.
(b) Amendments To Pay Our Military Act.--Subsection (a) of section
2 of the Pay Our Military Act (HR 3210 of the 113th Congress) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``members'' and inserting ``all
members''; and
(B) by inserting ``, inactive-duty training, or
annual training'' after ``active service'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``the civilian personnel'' and
inserting ``all civilian personnel''; and
(B) by striking ``whom the Secretary concerned
determines are providing support to members of the
Armed Forces described in paragraph (1)'' and inserting
``, including military technicians (dual status), non-
dual status technicians, and federally reimbursed State
civilian employees supporting the National Guard''; and
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``pay and allowances to'' and
inserting ``compensation to all employees of''; and
(B) by striking ``whom the Secretary concerned
determines are providing support to members of the
Armed Forces described in paragraph (1)'' and inserting
``who are performing activities under a contract with
the Department of Defense (or the Department of
Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard)''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
(1) by striking ``(a) In General.--''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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