,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cahg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjac,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself and ,ms4 
,gabbard7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,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 that members
 of the ,armed ,forces1 including       
reserve components thereof1 and         
supporting civilian and contractor      
personnel continue to receive pay and   
allowances for active service performed 
when a ,governmentwide shutdown occurs1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,military ,pay ,protection ,act of      
#bjac4  #b4 ,emergency appropriation of 

funds to provide pay and allowances for 
members of the ,armed ,forces and       
supporting civilian and contractor      
personnel during ,governmentwide        
shutdown ,during a ,governmentwide      
shutdown1 the ,secretary of the         
,treasury shall make available to the   
,secretary of ,defense 7and the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security in the
 case of the ,coast ,guard71 out of any 
amounts in the general fund of the      
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
such amounts as the ,secretary of       
,defense 7and the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security in the case of the  
,coast ,guard7 determines to be         
necessary to continue to provide the    
following3 7#a7 ,pay and allowances     
7without interruption7 to the following3
 7,a7 ,members of the ,army1 ,navy1 ,air
 ,force1 ,marine ,corps1 and ,coast     
,guard1 including reserve components    
thereof1 who perform active service     
during the ,governmentwide shutdown4    
7,b7 ,at the discretion of the          

,secretary of ,defense1 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 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#b7 ,funding   
necessary to prevent interruptions or   
delays in the performance of domestic   
disaster relief and recovery operations 
during the ,governmentwide shutdown4    
#c4 ,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