,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bh1      
#bjac,mr4 ,kingston 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,gohmert7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in  
addition to the ,committees on ,armed   
,services and the ,judiciary1 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     
ensure that members of the ,armed       
,forces and ,federal law enforcement    
officers continue to receive their pay  
and allowances despite a shutdown of the
 ,federal ,government or in the event   
that the debt of the ,united ,states    
,government reaches the statutory limit4
  #a4 ,payment of pay and allowances for
 members of the ,armed ,forces and      
,federal law enforcement officers during
 ,federal ,government shutdown or       

despite reaching statutory debt limit   
7a7 ,continuation during a federal      
government shutdown ,during any funding 
gap during fiscal year #bjad when       
interim or full-year appropriations for 
the following activities have not been  
enacted1 from amounts in the general    
fund of the ,treasury not otherwise     
appropriated1 the ,secretary of the     
,treasury shall transfer to the head of 
the appropriate ,executive agency such  
amounts as are necessary to continue    
such activities3 7#a7 ,the payment of   
pay and allowances for members of the   
,armed ,forces 7including reserve       
components thereof7 on active duty4     
7#b7 ,the payment of salaries and       
benefits for sworn ,federal law         
enforcement officers4  7b7 ,continuation
 despite reaching statutory debt limit  
,in the event that the debt of the      
,united ,states ,government reaches the 
statutory limit as defined in section   
#caja of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code1 the following shall take equal   

priority over all other obligations     
incurred by the ,united ,states         
,government3 7#a7 ,the payment of pay   
and allowances for members of the ,armed
 ,forces 7including reserve components  
thereof7 on active duty4  7#b7 ,the     
payment of salaries and benefits for    
sworn ,federal law enforcement officers4