I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2496 To provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 6, 2023 Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. VAN ORDEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Re- tired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Bene- fits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, 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 ‘‘Protecting Gold Star 4 Spouses Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Apr 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2496.IH H2496 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 2496 IH SEC. 2. INTERIM APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COAST GUARD 1 RETIRED SERVICEMAN’S FAMILY PROTEC- 2 TION AND SURVIVOR BENEFITS PLANS. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appropriated, 4 out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- 5 priated, for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, such 6 sums as necessary for payment of the Coast Guard Re- 7 tired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Bene- 8 fits Plans, as are described in the provision regarding 9 Coast Guard retired pay in title II of division F of the 10 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116– 11 260), at a rate for operations and under the terms and 12 conditions provided by the most recent law making full- 13 year appropriations for such Coast Guard Retired Service- 14 man’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans. 15 (b) EFFECT OF ENACTMENT OF SUBSEQUENT AP- 16 PROPRIATIONS.—If an appropriation for such Coast 17 Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Sur- 18 vivor Benefits Plans, or a general appropriation bill pro- 19 viding appropriations for the Coast Guard without provi- 20 sion for such Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family 21 Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, is enacted into 22 law on any date after the date of the enactment of this 23 Act that provides for appropriations during a fiscal year 24 following the expenditure of funds during such fiscal year 25 pursuant to this Act— 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Apr 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2496.IH H2496 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 2496 IH (1) such expenditure shall be charged to such 1 appropriation (if any); and 2 (2) appropriations made available for such fis- 3 cal year pursuant to this Act shall not be available 4 after the date of enactment of such appropriation or 5 general appropriation bill. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Apr 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2496.IH H2496 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB