,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bh1      
#bjac,mr4 ,lamborn introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committees on ,armed
 ,services 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 ensure the pay and       
allowances of members of the ,armed     
,forces in the event that the debt limit
 is reached or during a funding gap1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,military
 ,pay ,act4  #b4 ,pay and allowances for
 national security personnel if the debt
 ceiling is reached ,in the event that  
the debt of the ,united ,states         
,government1 as defined in section #caja
 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1   

reaches the statutory limit1 the        
,secretary of the ,treasury shall make  
available the following amounts3 7#a7   
,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 pay and
 allowances 7without interruption7 to   
members of the ,army1 ,navy1 ,air       
,force1 ,marine ,corps1 and ,coast      
,guard1 including reserve components    
thereof1 as well as civilian employees  
of the ,department of ,defense 7and the 
,department of ,homeland ,security in   
the case of the ,coast ,guard7 and      
designated contractors4  7#b7 ,such     
amounts as the ,president certifies to  
,congress as are necessary to carry out 
vital national security priorities of   
the ,united ,states4  #c4 ,emergency    
appropriation of funds for defense and  
national security during a funding gap  
7a7 ,in general ,during any funding gap1
 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall  

make available1 out of any amounts in   
the general fund of the ,treasury not   
otherwise appropriated-- 7#a7 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 pay and allowances  
7without interruption7 to members of the
 ,army1 ,navy1 ,air ,force1 ,marine     
,corps1 and ,coast ,guard1 including    
reserve components thereof1 as well as  
civilian employees of the ,department of
 ,defense 7and the ,department of       
,homeland ,security in the case of the  
,coast ,guard7 and designated           
contractors2 and  7#b7 such amounts as  
the ,president certifies to the         
,congress are necessary to carry out    
vital national security priorities4  7b7
 ,funding gap defined ,for purposes of  
this section and with respect to an     
obligation incurred by the ,government  
of the ,united ,states1 the term funding
 gap means any period of time after the 

beginning of a fiscal year for which    
interim or full-year appropriations for 
such obligation have not been enacted4