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.''.
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.''.
Timeline
September 29, 2023SenateIntroduced
September 29, 2023SenateReferred to a Committee