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S 1541 113th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Coast guard Defense spending Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief and insurance Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Military personnel and dependents Military procurement, research, weapons development National Guard and reserves Public contracts and procurement

Military Pay Protection Act of 2013

Introduced: September 30, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Sep 24, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Sep 24, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Pay Protection Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during a government-wide shutdown, to make available to the Secretary of Defense (DOD), and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) in the case of the Coast Guard, out of any amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, who perform active service during the funding gap. Allows for the provision of such pay and allowances, at the discretion of the DOD Secretary, to: (1) DOD civilian personnel providing support to such members, and (2) DOD contractor personnel providing direct support to such members.

Makes additional funding available as necessary to prevent interruptions or delays in the performance of domestic disaster relief and recovery operations.

Defines "government-wide shutdown" as any portion of a fiscal year during which none of the appropriation bills for the fiscal year have become law and an Act or joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year is not in effect.

What's happening now September 24, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3187 Related bill Military Pay Protection Act of 2013
  • S 171 Related bill Military Pay Continuation Act of 2013
  • S 1543 Related bill Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Heller, Dean
· Sep 30, 2013
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 27, 2013
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Sep 25, 2013
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 24, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1541: Military Pay Protection Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1541/
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