,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bdcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjah,mr4
 ,coons 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,mr4   
,moran1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,man*91    
,mrs4 ,ern/1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 & ,ms4      
,cortez ,ma/o7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,appropriations  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide a p]man5t appropriation ( 
funds = ! paym5t ( dea? gratuities &    
relat$ b5efits = survivors ( deceas$    
memb]s ( ! uni=m$ s]vices 9 ev5t ( any  
p]iod ( laps$ appropriations4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,families ( ,fall5 ,s]vicememb]s ,fir/  
,act4  #b4 ,p]man5t appropriation (     
funds = paym5t ( dea? gratuities &      
relat$ b5efits = survivors ( deceas$    
milit>y s]vicememb]s 9 ev5t ( a p]iod ( 
laps$ appropriations  7a7 ,appropriation
 ,funds are h]eby appropriat$ dur+ any  
p]iod ( laps$ appropriations dur+ a     
fiscal ye>1 out ( any money 9 !         
,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1 =      

,op]ation & ,ma9t5ance & ,milit>y       
,p]sonnel acc\nts relat$ to memb]s ( !  
uni=m$ s]vices 7z def9$ 9 section       
#aja7e7 ( title #cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code7 = ! paym5t ( dea? gratuities & ! 
provision ( relat$ b5efits describ$ 9   
subsection 7c7 to survivors ( deceas$   
memb]s ( ! uni=m$ s]vices dur+ ! p]iod (
 laps$ appropriations4  7b7 ,rate (     
appropriation ,funds appropriat$        
pursuant to subsection 7a7 are          
appropriat$ at a rate = op]ations z     
provid$ = ! mo/ rec5t fiscal ye> = :i*  
an ,act mak+ appropriations = ! uni=m$  
s]vices has be5 enact$ & "u ! au?ority &
 conditions provid$ 9 su* ,act4  7c7    
,cov]$ b5efits ,funds appropriat$       
pursuant to subsection 7a7 are available
 = ! foll[+ purposes dur+ ! p]iod (     
laps$ appropriations3  7#a7 ,! paym5t ( 
a dea? gratuity "u sections #adge-adgg &
 #adhi ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4
  7#b7 ,! paym5t or reimbursem5t =      
fun]al & burial exp5ses au?oriz$ "u     
sections #adha & #adhb ( title #aj1     

,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,! paym5t or 
reimbursem5t ( au?oriz$ fun]al travel & 
travel relat$ to ! dignifi$ transf] (   
rema9s & unit memorial s]vices "u       
section #dha;f ( title #cg1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,! tempor>y         
cont9uation ( a basic all[ance ( h\s+ = 
dep5d5ts ( memb]s dy+ on active duty1 z 
au?oriz$ by section #djc7l7 ( title #cg1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7d7 ,duration    
,funds appropriat$ pursuant to          
subsection 7a7 & au?ority grant$        
pursuant to ?is ,act %all be available  
:5ev] !re is a p]iod ( laps$            
appropriations = ! duration ( ! p]iod ( 
laps$ appropriations4  7e7 ,treatm5t (  
exp5ditures ,exp5ditures made pursuant  
to ?is ,act %all be *>g$ to ! applicable
 appropriation1 fund1 or au?orization   
:5ev] a bill 9 :i* su* applicable       
appropriation1 fund1 or au?orization is 
conta9$ is enact$ into law4  7f7 ,rule (
 implem5tation ,?is ,act %all be        
implem5t$ s t only ! mo/ limit$ fund+   
action ( t p]mitt$ 9 ?is ,act %all be   

tak5 9 ord] to provide = cont9uation ( !
 b5efits describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7g7
 ,p]iod ( laps$ appropriations def9$ ,9 
?is ,act1 ! t]m p]iod ( laps$           
appropriations means any p]iod dur+ :i* 
appropriations are n available due to ! 
abs5ce ( ! timely enactm5t ( any ,act or
 jo9t resolution 7includ+ any ,act or   
jo9t resolution mak+ cont9u+            
appropriations7 appropriat+ funds = !   
paym5t ( ! b5efits describ$ 9 subsection
 7c74