,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ad1       
#bjai,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,thune1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and ,mr4 ,rounds7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide that          
activities relating to the training and 
readiness of the reserve components of  
the ,armed ,forces during a lapse in    
appropriations shall constitute         
voluntary services that may be accepted 
by the ,united ,states4  #a4 ,treatment 
of activities relating to training and  
readiness of the ,armed ,forces during a
 lapse in appropriations as voluntary   
services acceptable by the ,united      
,states ,section #acdb of title #ca1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
sentence3 ,however1 the term does       
include any portion of a fiscal year    

during which the appropriation bill for 
the fiscal year for the ,department of  
,defense or the ,department of ,homeland
 ,security1 as applicable1 has not      
become law and an ,act or joint         
resolution making continuing            
appropriations for the fiscal year is   
not in effect1 but only with respect to 
activities relating to the training and 
readiness of the ,armed ,forces         
7including the ,national ,guard and the 
,reserves7 carried out during such      
portion of the fiscal year44