Pay Our Military Act

Pay Our Military Act

This bill provides FY2016 and FY2017 appropriations for military pay and allowances during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations are not in effect.

In the event of a government shutdown, the bill provides continuing appropriations for pay and allowances of:

• members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during the period;
• members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who perform inactive-duty training during the period; and
• civilian personnel or contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) that are providing support to members of the Armed Forces.

The appropriations provided by this bill for a fiscal year are available until the earliest of: (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation for the fiscal year, (2) the end of the fiscal year, or (3) January 1, 2017.