,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbgd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #h1         
#bjac,mr4 ,barber 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,heck of  
,washington1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1  
,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,gibson1 ,ms4 ,moore1  
,mr4 ,barletta1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4   
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,o',rourke1 ,mr4 ,barrow 
of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4         
,bridenstine1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 
,mr4 ,michaud1 and ,ms4 ,shea-,porter7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,appropriations  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,pay ,our ,military ,act to make    
appropriations available to continue the
 payment of a death gratuity and certain
 other death-related compensation in the
 event of the death of members of the   
,armed ,forces and certain other persons
 who pass away during a ,government     
shutdown4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,fallen ,heroes and 
,families ,assistance ,act4  #b4        

,emergency appropriation of funds to    
provide death gratuity and other        
compensation on behalf of deceased      
members of the ,armed ,forces and       
certain other persons during ,government
 shutdown ,section #b of the ,pay ,our  
,military ,act 7,public ,law #aac-ci2   
#abg ,stat4 #ecb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by  
redesignating subsection 7b7 as         
subsection 7c72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7a7 the following new  
subsection 7b73  7b7 ,continuation of   
death gratuity and funeral and other    
compensation ,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 effect1 such sums as are        
necessary to continue the following     
during such period3 7#a7 ,the payment of
 a death gratuity under sections        
#adge-adgg and #adhi of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the       

payment of pay and allowances due a     
member of the ,armed ,forces and unpaid 
at the time of the member's death4  7#c7
 ,the payment or reimbursement for      
authorized funeral and burial expenses4 
7#d7 ,the payment or reimbursement of   
authorized funeral travel and travel    
related to the dignified transfer of    
remains and unit memorial services4     
7#e7 ,the continuation of a basic       
allowance of housing for dependents of  
members dying on active duty1 as        
authorized by section #djc7l7 of title  
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code4  4