I
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3232
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
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Support Our Armed Forces Act
.
Continuing appropriations for employees and contractors of Department of Defense and reserve component personnel
Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that—
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
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.
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—
in paragraph (1)—
by striking members
and inserting all members
; and
by inserting , inactive-duty training, or annual training
after active service
;
in paragraph (2)—
by striking the civilian personnel
and inserting all civilian personnel
; and
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
in paragraph (3)—
by striking pay and allowances to
and inserting compensation to all employees of
; and
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)
.
Conforming amendments
Such section is further amended—
by striking (a) In General.—
; and
by striking subsection (b).