Pay Our Coast Guard Act

Keep Coast Guard pay during lapse

If enacted, the bill would let the government appropriate such sums as may be necessary to keep Coast Guard pay flowing during a Coast Guard funding lapse. It would continue pay and allowances for active-duty members and reservists who perform service or training during the lapse. The Commandant would decide which civilian employees and contractors are "qualified" to get pay and benefits during the lapse. The authority would also cover death gratuities, funeral and dignified-transfer travel, and temporary housing allowance for dependents of members who die on duty. The pay authority would only trigger when Coast Guard funding is not enacted before the fiscal year but Department of Defense funding or a DoD continuing resolution is in effect, and funds would be charged to the proper appropriation once Congress later enacts funding.