,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #g1 #bjae,mr4  
,hell] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,appropriations  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
appropriate su* funds z may be necess>y 
to ensure t memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1     
includ+ res]ve compon5ts !re(1 &        
support+ civilian & contractor p]sonnel 
cont9ue to receive pay & all[ances =    
active s]vice p]=m$ :5 a fund+ gap caus$
 by ! failure to enact int]im or        
full-ye> appropriations = ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
occurs1 :i* results 9 ! furl\gh (       
non-em]g5cy p]sonnel & ! curtailm5t (   
,gov]nm5t activities & s]vices4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ensur+ ,pay = ,our ,milit>y ,act4  #b4 
,em]g5cy appropriation ( funds to       
provide pay & all[ances = memb]s ( !    
,arm$ ,=ces & support+ civilian &       
contractor p]sonnel dur+ fund+ gap      
impact+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or        
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security  7a7      

,appropriation ( funds = milit>y pay &  
all[ances ,dur+ a fund+ gap impact+ !   
,arm$ ,=ces1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury  
%all make available to ! ,secret>y (    
,def5se 7& ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&        
,security 9 ! case ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d71 out
 ( any am\nts 9 ! g5]al fund ( !        
,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1 su*    
am\nts z ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se 7& !     
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security 9 ! case (
 ! ,coa/ ,gu>d7 det]m9es to be necess>y 
to cont9ue to provide pay & all[ances   
7)\t int]ruption7 to ! foll[+3 7#a7     
,memb]s ( ! ,army1 ,navy1 ,air ,=ce1    
,m>9e ,corps1 & ,coa/ ,gu>d1 includ+    
res]ve compon5ts !re(1 :o p]=m active   
s]vice dur+ ! fund+ gap4  7#b7 ,at !    
discretion ( ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 su* 
civilian p]sonnel ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,def5se :o are provid+ support to !     
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a7 z ! ,secret>y consid]s    
appropriate4  7#c7 ,at ! discretion ( ! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 su* p]sonnel (     
contractors ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se :o  

are provid+ direct support to ! memb]s (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 
z ! ,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7b7
 ,fund+ gap def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m 
fund+ gap means any p]iod ( "t aft] !   
beg9n+ ( a fiscal ye> = :i* int]im or   
full-ye> appropriations = ! p]sonnel    
acc\nts ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces = t fiscal ye> h
 n be5 enact$4