Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Pay Our Troops Act”.
Pay Our Troops Act
A BILL
To make continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a Government shutdown.
Sec. 2 Continuing appropriations for members of the Armed Forces
In general— There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2024 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to—
members of the Armed Forces, including the reserve components thereof, who perform active service during such period;
civilian employees of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1); and
contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1).
Termination— Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the following occurs first:
The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available by subsection (a).
The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose.
January 1, 2025.
Definitions— In this section:
The terms active service and Armed Forces have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
The term reserve components means the components named in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code.
The term “Secretary concerned” means—
the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters concerning the Department of Defense; and
the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.