,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbgd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,barber introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,appropriations  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,honoring the ,families 
of ,fallen ,soldiers ,act to provide a  
permanent appropriation of funds for the
 payment of death gratuities for        
survivors of deceased members of the    
uniformed services in event of any      
future period of lapsed appropriations4 
#a4 ,permanent appropriation of funds   
for payment of death gratuities for     
survivors of members of the uniformed   
services in event of a period of lapsed 
appropriations  7a7 ,appropriation ,the 
,department of ,defense ,survivor       
,benefits ,continuing ,appropriations   
,resolution1 #bjad 7also known as the   
,honoring the ,families of ,fallen      
,soldiers ,act2 ,public ,law #aac-dd2   
#abg ,stat4 #eee7 is amended--  7#a7 in 
the matter preceding section #aja--     

7,a7 by striking of the ,department of  
,defense2 and  7,b7 by inserting after  
fiscal year #bjad the following3 and1 as
 provided in section #aja7;c71          
subsequent fiscal years whenever there  
is a period of lapsed appropriations2   
and  7#b7 in section #aja1 by adding at 
the end the following new subsection3   
7c7  7#a7 ,during any subsequent period 
of lapsed appropriations during a fiscal
 year1 such amounts as may be necessary1
 at a rate for operations as provided   
for the most recent fiscal year for     
which an ,act making appropriations for 
the uniformed services 7as defined in   
section #aja7e7 of title #cg1 ,united   
,states ,code7 has been enacted and     
under the authority and conditions      
provided in such ,act1 for the accounts 
from which death gratuities are paid    
under sections #adge-adgg and #adhi of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 for   
the purpose of making such death        
gratuity payments for survivors of      
deceased members of the uniformed       

services during the period of lapsed    
appropriations4  7#b7 ,in paragraph 7#a7
 and section #ajc1 the term period of   
lapsed appropriations means any period  
of time after the start of a fiscal year
 for which interim 7other than pursuant 
to subsection 7a7 or paragraph 7#a77 or 
full-year appropriations for the        
accounts referred to in paragraph 7#a7  
are not in effect4  4  7b7 ,duration    
,section #ajc of the ,department of     
,defense ,survivor ,benefits ,continuing
 ,appropriations ,resolution1 #bjad     
7also known as the ,honoring the        
,families of ,fallen ,soldiers ,act2    
,public ,law #aac-dd7 is amended to read
 as follows3  #ajc4 ,appropriations and 
funds made available and authority      
granted pursuant to section #aja7;c7 of 
this joint resolution shall be available
 whenever there is a period of lapsed   
appropriations for the duration of the  
period of lapsed appropriations4  4