,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aedc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjac,mr4 ,heller introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,appropriations  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
appropriate such funds as may be        
necessary to ensure that members of the 
,armed ,forces1 including reserve       
components thereof1 and supporting      
civilian and contractor personnel       
continue to receive pay and allowances  
for active service performed when a     
funding gap caused by the failure to    
enact interim or full-year              
appropriations for the ,armed ,forces   
occurs1 which results in the furlough of
 non-emergency personnel and the        
curtailment of ,government activities   
and services4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,ensuring ,pay 
for ,our ,military ,act4  #b4 ,emergency
 appropriation of funds to provide pay  
and allowances for members of the ,armed

 ,forces and supporting civilian and    
contractor personnel during funding gap 
impacting the ,department of ,defense or
 ,department of ,homeland ,security  7a7
 ,appropriation of funds for military   
pay and allowances ,during a funding gap
 impacting the ,armed ,forces1 the      
,secretary of the ,treasury shall make  
available to the ,secretary of ,defense 
7and the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security in the case of the ,coast     
,guard71 out of any amounts in the      
general fund of the ,treasury not       
otherwise appropriated1 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 the following3 7#a7    
,members of the ,army1 ,navy1 ,air      
,force1 ,marine ,corps1 and ,coast      
,guard1 including reserve components    
thereof1 who perform active service     
during the funding gap4  7#b7 ,at the   

discretion of the ,secretary of         
,defense1 such civilian personnel of the
 ,department of ,defense who are        
providing support to the members of the 
,armed ,forces described in paragraph   
7#a7 as the ,secretary considers        
appropriate4  7#c7 ,at the discretion of
 the ,secretary of ,defense1 such       
personnel of contractors of the         
,department of ,defense who are         
providing direct support to the members 
of the ,armed ,forces described in      
paragraph 7#a7 as the ,secretary        
considers appropriate4  7b7 ,funding gap
 defined ,in this section1 the term     
funding gap means any period of time    
after the beginning of a fiscal year for
 which interim or full-year             
appropriations for the personnel        
accounts of the ,armed ,forces for that 
fiscal year have not been enacted4