,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,de,fazio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mast1
 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 and    
,mr4 ,garamendi7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,appropriations1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,making 
appropriations for ,coast ,guard pay in 
the event an appropriations ,act expires
 before the enactment of a new          
appropriations ,act4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,pay ,our
 ,coast ,guard ,parity ,act of #bjai4   
#b4 ,appropriations for the ,coast      
,guard ,there are hereby appropriated1  
out of any money in the ,treasury not   
otherwise appropriated1 for any period  

during fiscal year #bjai during which   
interim or full-year appropriations for 
the ,coast ,guard are not in effect--   
7#a7 such sums as are necessary to      
provide pay and allowances to members of
 the ,coast ,guard 7as described in     
section #a of title #ad1 ,united ,states
 ,code71 including the reserve component
 thereof1 who perform active service or 
inactive-duty training during such      
period2  7#b7 such sums as are necessary
 to provide pay and allowances to       
civilian employees of the ,coast ,guard2
  7#c7 such sums as are necessary to    
provide pay and allowances to           
contractors of the ,coast ,guard2  7#d7 
such sums as are necessary for-- 7,a7   
the payment of a death gratuity under   
sections #adge through #adgg and #adhi  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1    
with respect to members of the ,coast   
,guard2  7,b7 the payment or            
reimbursement of authorized funeral     
travel and travel related to the        
dignified transfer of remains and unit  

memorial services under section #dha;f  
of title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1    
with respect to members of the ,coast   
,guard2 and  7,c7 the temporary         
continuation of a basic allowance of    
housing for dependents of members of the
 ,coast ,guard dying on active duty1 as 
authorized by section #djc7l7 of title  
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7#e7   
such sums as are necessary to provide   
for ,coast ,guard retired pay1 including
 such payments as are described in the  
provision regarding ,coast ,guard       
retired pay in title ,,ii of division ,f
 of the ,consolidated ,appropriations   
,act1 #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada2 #acb
 ,stat4 #cdh74  #c4 ,termination        
,appropriations and funds made available
 and authority granted for any purpose  
under section #b shall be available for 
such purpose until whichever of the     
following first occurs3  7#a7 ,the      
enactment into law of an appropriation  
7including a continuing appropriation7  
for such purpose4  7#b7 ,the enactment  

into law of the applicable regular or   
continuing appropriations resolution or 
other ,act without any appropriation for
 such purpose4  #d4 ,compensation for   
lapse in appropriations  7a7 ,furloughed
 employees ,civilian employees of the   
,coast ,guard furloughed as a result of 
a lapse in appropriations beginning on  
or about ,december #bb1 #bjah1 and      
ending on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act shall be compensated at their 
standard rate of compensation1 for the  
period of such lapse in appropriations1 
as soon as practicable4  7b7 ,authority 
,all obligations incurred in            
anticipation of the appropriations made 
and authority granted by this ,act for  
the purposes of maintaining the         
essential level of activity to protect  
life and property and bringing about    
orderly termination of ,government      
functions1 and for purposes as otherwise
 authorized by law1 are hereby ratified 
and approved if otherwise in accord with
 the provisions of this ,act4