,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bh1      
#bjac,mr4 ,gallego introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,appropriations  ,a   
,,bill  ,making continuing              
appropriations for personnel critical to
 national security during a ,government 
shutdown4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,preserve our       
,national ,security ,act4  #b4          
,continuing appropriations for members  
of the ,armed ,forces1 ,national        
,intelligence ,program1 and ,department 
of ,homeland ,security  7a7 ,in general 
,there are hereby appropriated for      
fiscal year #bjad1 out of any money in  
the ,treasury not otherwise             
appropriated1 for any period during     
which interim or full-year              
appropriations for fiscal year #bjad are
 not in effect-- 7#a7 such sums as are  
necessary to provide pay and allowances 
to members of the ,armed ,forces 7as    

defined in section #aja7;a77#d7 of title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code71 including 
reserve components thereof1 who perform 
active service during such period as    
well as employees of agencies part of   
the ,national ,intelligence ,program1   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 
and the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs2  7#b7 such sums as are        
necessary to provide pay and allowances 
to the civilian personnel of the        
,department of ,defense1 employees of   
agencies within the ,national           
,intelligence ,program1 employees of the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security1 and
 employees of the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs whom the ,secretary  
of ,defense1 ,director of ,national     
,intelligence1 ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security1 or ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs are providing support to       
veterans or ,united ,states national    
security interests related to military1 
intelligence services1 and securing and 
staffing borders and ports of entry     

7#a72 and  7#c7 such sums as are        
necessary to provide pay and allowances 
to contractors of the ,department of    
,defense1 employees of agencies within  
the ,national ,intelligence ,program1   
employees of the ,department of         
,homeland ,security1 and employees of   
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
whom the ,secretary of ,defense1        
,director of ,national ,intelligence1   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 or   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs are   
providing benefits to veterans of the   
,armed ,forces or support to ,united    
,states national security interests     
related to military1 intelligence       
services1 and securing and staffing     
borders and ports of entry described in 
paragraph 7#a74  #c4 ,termination       
,appropriations and funds made available
 and authority granted pursuant to this 
,act shall be available until whichever 
of the following first occurs3 7#a7 the 
enactment into law of an appropriation  
7including a continuing appropriation7  

for any purpose for which amounts are   
made available in section #b2 7#b7 the  
enactment into law of the applicable    
regular or continuing appropriations    
resolution or other ,act without any    
appropriation for such purpose2 or 7#c7 
,january #a1 #bjae4