119-hr2051

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2051 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2051

To amend title 14, United States Code, to make appropriations for Coast 
 Guard pay in the event an appropriations Act expires before the 
 enactment of a new appropriations Act, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 11, 2025

 Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Gimenez) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
 and Infrastructure

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 A BILL

To amend title 14, United States Code, to make appropriations for Coast 
 Guard pay in the event an appropriations Act expires before the 
 enactment of a new appropriations Act, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Sustained Funding Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. PAY; CONTINUATION DURING LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 27 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
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Sec. 2780. Pay; continuation during lapse in appropriations
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    (a) In General.--In the case of any period in which there is a 
Coast Guard-specific funding lapse, there are appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary--
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    (1) to provide pay and allowances to military members of 
 the Coast Guard, including the reserve component thereof, who 
 perform active service or inactive-duty training during such 
 period;
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    (2) to provide pay and benefits to qualified civilian 
 employees of the Coast Guard; and
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    (3) to provide pay and benefits to qualified contract 
 employees of the Coast Guard.
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    (b) Application of Anti-Deficiency Act.--

Section 1341 of title 31 
(commonly referred to as the `Anti-Deficiency Act') shall apply to 
operations carried out under this section, except--
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    (1) in the case of law that expressly authorizes 
 incurring obligations in advance of appropriations;
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    (2) operations that involve emergencies involving the 
 safety of human life or the protection of property; and
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    (3) with respect to functions necessary to discharge the 
 congressional duties of the President.
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            (c) Coast Guard-Specific Funding Lapse.--For purposes of this 
section, a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse occurs in any case in 
which a general appropriation bill providing appropriations for the 
Coast Guard for a fiscal year is not enacted before the beginning of 
such fiscal year (and no joint resolution making continuing 
appropriations for the Coast Guard is in effect).
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            (d) Termination.--Appropriations and funds made available and 
authority granted for any fiscal year for any purpose under subsection

    (a) shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs:
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    (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including 
 a continuing appropriation) for such purpose.
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    (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or 
 continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any 
 appropriation for such purpose.
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    (e) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:
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    (1) Qualified civilian employee.--The term `qualified 
 civilian employee' means a civilian employee of the Coast Guard 
 who the Commandant determines is--
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        (A) providing support to members of the Coast 
 Guard or another Armed Force; or
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        (B) performing work as an excepted employee or an 
 employee performing emergency work, as such terms are 
 defined by the Office of Personnel Management.
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    (2) Qualified contract employee of the coast guard.--The 
 term `qualified contract employee of the Coast Guard' means an 
 individual performing work under a contract who the Commandant 
 determines is--
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        (A) providing support to military members or 
 qualified civilian employees of the Coast Guard or 
 another Armed Force; or
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        (B) required to perform work during a lapse in 
 appropriations.''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 27 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``2780. Pay; continuation during lapse in appropriations.''.
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