,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aefd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjac,mr4 ,sanders 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4 ,tester1 and
 ,mr4 ,blumenthal7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,appropriations  ,a ,,bill  ,making     
continuing appropriations for veterans  
benefits and services in the event of a 
,government shutdown4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,protecting ,those ,who ,protected ,us  
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,continuing         
appropriations for veterans benefits and
 services ,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 administer and provide     
benefits and services to veterans1      

dependents1 and survivors provided under
 chapters #aa1 #ac1 #ae1 #ah1 #ba1 #bc1 
#cj1 #ca1 #cc1 #ce1 and #ci of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  #c4        
,termination ,appropriations and funds  
made available and authority granted    
pursuant to this ,act shall be available
 until whichever of the following first 
occurs3 7#a7 ,the enactment into law of 
an appropriation 7including a continuing
 appropriation7 for any purpose for     
which amounts are made available in     
section #b4  7#b7 ,the enactment into   
law of the applicable regular or        
continuing appropriations resolution or 
other ,act without any appropriation for
 such purpose4  7#c7 ,january #a1 #bjae4