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H.R. 3246 113th Congress House

Support Our Department of Defense Civilian Employees Act

Official title: To amend the Pay Our Military Act to ensure that all civilian and contractor employees of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard are paid in the event of a Government shutdown.

Introduced: October 4, 2013 Introduced by: Michael R. Turner Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AppropriationsCoast guardDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Homeland Security
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Executive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPublic contracts and procurement
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Became law
Jan 24, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Oct 4, 2013
Introduced in House
Oct 4, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action January 24, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Support Our Department of Defense Civilian Employees Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that all civilian employees and contractors of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Coast Guard serve to provide support to members of the Armed Forces.

Amends the Pay Our Military Act (P.L. 113-39) to make FY2014 continuing appropriations for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2014 are not in effect to provide for: (1) pay and allowances to all civilian personnel of DOD (and the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard) (under such Act only personnel whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces performing active service); and (2) compensation to all employees of contractors of DOD, and DHS in the case of the Coast Guard (under such Act only contractors whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces performing active service).

Requires the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard) to ensure that all civilian personnel of DOD and the Coast Guard who were not in "retained" or "excepted" status at any time during the period beginning on October 1, 2013, are treated as retained or excepted during the period for which such continuing appropriations are made available, effective as of the enactment of this Act.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3210 Pay Our Military Act
  • HR 3232 Support Our Armed Forces Act
  • HR 3241 Pay our Guardsmen and Civilian Defense Personnel Act
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