I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 815 To provide, in the event of a Government shutdown during fiscal year 2019, continuing appropriations to members and employees of the Coast Guard and law enforcement officers and custom and border protection officers within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 28, 2019 Mr. KELLY of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To provide, in the event of a Government shutdown during fiscal year 2019, continuing appropriations to members and employees of the Coast Guard and law enforcement officers and custom and border protection officers within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pay our Homeland 4 Heroes Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:11 Feb 05, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H815.IH H815 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 815 IH SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COAST GUARD 1 AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND 2 CUSTOM AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFI- 3 CERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 4 SECURITY. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appropriated for 6 fiscal year 2019, out of any money in the Treasury not 7 otherwise appropriated, for any period during which in- 8 terim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2019 are 9 not in effect— 10 (1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 11 and allowances to members and employees of the 12 Coast Guard; and 13 (2) such sums as are necessary to provide the 14 salary and expenses of any law enforcement officer 15 (as that term is defined in section 8401(17) of title 16 5, United States Code) or customs and border pro- 17 tection officer (as that term is defined in section 18 8401(36) of such title) within the Department of 19 Homeland Security. 20 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Appropriations and funds made 21 available and authority granted pursuant to subsection (a) 22 shall be available until whichever of the following first oc- 23 curs: 24 (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 25 (including a continuing appropriation) for any pur- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:11 Feb 05, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H815.IH H815 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 815 IH pose for which amounts are made available in sub- 1 section (a). 2 (2) The enactment into law of the applicable 3 regular or continuing appropriations resolution or 4 other Act without any appropriation for such pur- 5 pose. 6 (c) BACKPAY.—With respect to the period of a lapse 7 in the appropriations described in subsection (a) beginning 8 on or around December 22, 2018, and ending on the date 9 of enactment of this Act, compensation provided by this 10 section shall be considered to be payments made in accord- 11 ance with subsection (c) of section 1341 of title 31, United 12 States Code, as added by the Government Employee Fair 13 Treatment Act of 2019. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:11 Feb 05, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H815.IH H815 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS