,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #caff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bj1      
#bjac,mr4 ,latham introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committees on ,armed
 ,services1 ,energy and ,commerce1      
,agriculture1 ,house ,administration1   
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and 
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
appropriate such funds as may be        
necessary to ensure certain important   
functions of the ,government continue   
during a ,governmentwide shutdown1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,emergency     
appropriation of funds ,during a        
,governmentwide shutdown1 the ,secretary
 of the ,treasury shall make available1 
out of any amounts in the general fund  

of the ,treasury not otherwise          
appropriated1 such amounts as are       
necessary to provide for the following3 
7#a7 ,amounts to provide pay and        
allowances to ,members of the ,army1    
,navy1 ,air ,force1 ,marine ,corps1 and 
,coast ,guard1 including reserve        
components thereof1 who perform active  
service during the funding gap4  7#b7   
,at the discretion of the ,secretary of 
,defense1 amounts to provide pay and    
allowances to such civilian personnel of
 the ,department of ,defense who are    
providing support to the members of the 
,armed ,forces described in paragraph   
7#a7 as the ,secretary considers        
appropriate4  7#c7 ,at the discretion of
 the ,secretary of ,defense1 amounts to 
provide pay and allowances to such      
personnel of contractors of the         
,department of ,defense who are         
providing direct support to the members 
of the ,armed ,forces described in      
paragraph 7#a7 as the ,secretary        
considers appropriate4  7#d7 ,amounts   

necessary to carry out the authority of 
the ,department of the ,treasury        
provided in section #cabc of title #ca1 
,united ,states ,code1 to pay with legal
 tender the principal and interest on   
debt held by the public4  7#e7 ,such    
amounts as the ,president certifies to  
the ,congress are necessary to carry out
 vital national security priorities4    
7#f7 ,amounts necessary to make payments
 under the ,medicare program under title
 ,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act4 
7#g7 ,amounts necessary to make payments
 under the ,supplemental ,nutrition     
,assistance ,program4  7#h7 ,such       
amounts as the ,president certifies to  
the ,congress are necessary to carry out
 ,government functions necessary for    
protecting public health and public     
safety4  #b4 ,emergency funds to ensure 
,social ,security benefits are provided 
,during a ,governmentwide shutdown1 the 
,managing ,trustee of the ,trust ,funds 
7as such term is used in section        
#bja7;g77#a77;,a7 of the ,social        

,security ,act7 shall make available to 
the ,commissioner of ,social ,security1 
out of any or all of the ,trust ,funds1 
such amounts as the ,commissioner       
determines to be necessary to provide   
for the uninterrupted payment of monthly
 insurance benefits under title ,,ii of 
such ,act and payment of benefits under 
the ,supplemental ,security ,income     
,program under title ,,xvi of such ,act4
  #c4 ,prohibition on ,congressional and
 ,presidential pay during               
,governmentwide shutdown  7a7 ,in       
general ,members of ,congress and the   
,president shall not receive basic pay  
during a ,governmentwide shutdown4  7b7 
,retroactive pay prohibited ,no pay     
forfeited in accordance with subsection 
7a7 may be paid retroactively4  #d4     
,governmentwide shutdown defined ,in    
this ,act1 the term ,governmentwide     
shutdown means any portion of a fiscal  
year during which none of the           
appropriation bills for the fiscal year 
have become law and an ,act or joint    

resolution making continuing            
appropriations for the fiscal year is   
not in effect4