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Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act

118th Congress: Senate Bill No. 2999


Introduced on September 29, 2023

September 29, 2023 Referred to a Committee

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118th CONGRESS   1st Session                                 S. 2999 Making continuing appropriations for certain employees and contractors  of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs             Enforcement in the event of a Government shutdown.                                                                                            IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES            September 29 (legislative day, September 22), 2023  Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Scott      of South Carolina, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Johnson) introduced the   following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on                 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs                                                                                                          A BILL   Making continuing appropriations for certain employees and contractors  of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs             Enforcement in the event of a Government shutdown.     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 ``Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act''. SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS                OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S.                IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.     (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security  Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the  following: ``SEC. 437. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND                CONTRACTORS OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND                U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.     ``(a) In General.--For any period in which there is a lapse in  appropriations for the Department, there are appropriated, out of any  money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are  necessary to provide--             ``(1) pay to excepted employees and covered contractors of          covered components of the Department; and             ``(2) benefits under chapters 55 and 81 of title 5, United          States Code, to such employees, including--                     ``(A) benefits for captives under section 5569 of                  that title;                     ``(B) compensation for disability or death for                  missing employees under section 5570 of that title;                     ``(C) compensation for disability or death of                  employees under section 8102 of that title; and                     ``(D) funeral expenses and transportation of bodies                  under section 8134 of that title.     ``(b) Termination.--Appropriations and funds made available and  authority granted for any fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be  available until whichever of the following first occurs:             ``(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including          a continuing appropriation) for the purposes for which amounts          are made available under subsection (a).             ``(2) The enactment into law of a regular appropriation          Act, or a law making continuing appropriations until the end of          the fiscal year, without any appropriation for such purposes.     ``(c) Charging of Expenditures.--Expenditures made for the purposes  described in subsection (a) from amounts made available under that  subsection shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or  authorization whenever a regular appropriation Act, or a law making  continuing appropriations, for such purposes is enacted.     ``(d) Apportionment.--Appropriations and funds made available by or  authority granted under this section may be used without regard to the  time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments set  forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing in  this section may be construed to waive any other provision of law  governing the apportionment of funds.     ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:             ``(1) Covered component.--The term `covered component'          means any of the following:                     ``(A) Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and                  Border Protection.                     ``(B) The Office of Field Operations of U.S.                  Customs and Border Protection.                     ``(C) The U.S. Border Patrol of U.S. Customs and                  Border Protection.                     ``(D) Homeland Security Investigations of U.S.                  Immigration and Customs Enforcement.                     ``(E) Enforcement and Removal Operations of U.S.                  Immigration and Customs Enforcement.             ``(2) Covered contractor.--The term `covered contractor'          means an individual--                     ``(A) performing work for a covered component under                  a contract; and                     ``(B) that the Secretary determines is--                             ``(i) providing support to excepted                          employees of the covered component; or                             ``(ii) required to perform work during a                          lapse in appropriations.             ``(3) Excepted employee.--The term `excepted employee' has          the meaning given that term in section 1341(c) of title 31,          United States Code.''.     (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Homeland  Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to  section 436 the following: ``Sec. 437. Continuing appropriations for certain employees and                              contractors of U.S. Customs and Border                              Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs                              Enforcement.''.                                  
118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2999 Making continuing appropriations for certain employees and contractors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the event of a Government shutdown.                                                                         IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 29 (legislative day, September 22), 2023 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Johnson) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs                                                                         A BILL Making continuing appropriations for certain employees and contractors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the event of a Government shutdown. 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 ``Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act''. SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 437. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. ``(a) In General.--For any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations for the Department, there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to provide-- ``(1) pay to excepted employees and covered contractors of covered components of the Department; and ``(2) benefits under chapters 55 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, to such employees, including-- ``(A) benefits for captives under section 5569 of that title; ``(B) compensation for disability or death for missing employees under section 5570 of that title; ``(C) compensation for disability or death of employees under section 8102 of that title; and ``(D) funeral expenses and transportation of bodies under section 8134 of that title. ``(b) Termination.--Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted for any fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: ``(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for the purposes for which amounts are made available under subsection (a). ``(2) The enactment into law of a regular appropriation Act, or a law making continuing appropriations until the end of the fiscal year, without any appropriation for such purposes. ``(c) Charging of Expenditures.--Expenditures made for the purposes described in subsection (a) from amounts made available under that subsection shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a regular appropriation Act, or a law making continuing appropriations, for such purposes is enacted. ``(d) Apportionment.--Appropriations and funds made available by or authority granted under this section may be used without regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing in this section may be construed to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds. ``(e) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered component.--The term `covered component' means any of the following: ``(A) Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. ``(B) The Office of Field Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. ``(C) The U.S. Border Patrol of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. ``(D) Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ``(E) Enforcement and Removal Operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ``(2) Covered contractor.--The term `covered contractor' means an individual-- ``(A) performing work for a covered component under a contract; and ``(B) that the Secretary determines is-- ``(i) providing support to excepted employees of the covered component; or ``(ii) required to perform work during a lapse in appropriations. ``(3) Excepted employee.--The term `excepted employee' has the meaning given that term in section 1341(c) of title 31, United States Code.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 436 the following: ``Sec. 437. Continuing appropriations for certain employees and contractors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.''.

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September 29, 2023SenateIntroduced
September 29, 2023SenateReferred to a Committee