S 768
Calendar No. 30
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 768
To provide for continuing operations of Government in a fiscally
responsible manner.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 7 (legislative day, April 5), 2011
Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. DEMINT) introduced the following bill;
which was read the first time
April 8, 2011
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To provide for continuing operations of Government in a fiscally
responsible manner.
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 `Government Shutdown Prevention Act of
2011'.
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN PREVENTION.
(a) In General- If any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year
does not become law before the beginning of such fiscal year or a joint
resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect the following
provisions shall take effect as provided:
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall fully pay principal and interest
on the debt of the United States held by the public.
(2) Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits shall be fully
paid and new enrollees shall be accepted.
(3)(A) If the defense appropriations bill has not been enacted, the
Department of Defense--
(i) shall operate at 90 percent of the level of funding for the
preceding fiscal year, except for funding for overseas contingencies
in Iraq and Afghanistan which shall be funded at 100 percent of
the preceding fiscal year levels; and
(ii) is authorized pay all military personnel at the full level
of pay.
(B) Civilian employees of the Department of Defense based in the United
States will be paid at the same rate as other Federal employees provided
in paragraph (4)(B).
(4) The employees of any agency of the Federal Government not funded
shall--
(A) report for business as normal; and
(B) when funding is provided, be paid at 75 percent of their salaries
for the time worked while under the provisions of this section.
(5) If any agency is not funded, Congress and the Executive Office
of the President may only operate at 50 percent of the level of funding
for the preceding fiscal year.
(6) Subject to subsection (c) and if any agency is not funded, Members
of Congress and the President shall not receive salary during the
period the agency is not funded and are not eligible for back pay
for such period.
(7) For all other non-personnel accounts not funded by a regular appropriations
bill or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations--
(A) such functions shall operate at 2/3 of the level of the preceding
fiscal year;
(B) savings from the application of subparagraph (A) shall be used
to reduce the Federal budget deficit;
(C) no funds shall be expended to carry out the provisions of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148);
and
(D) no funds shall be expended for any abortion or provided to any
nongovernmental organization that promotes or performs abortion.
(b) Effective Period- Except as otherwise provided in this section,
this section shall apply until the date on which the applicable regular
appropriation bill for such fiscal year becomes law or a continuing
resolution making appropriations becomes law.
(c) Effective Date- Subsection (a)(6) shall not take effect until the
first day of the next Congress beginning after the date of enactment
of this Act.
Calendar No. 30
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 768
A BILL
To provide for continuing operations of Government in a fiscally responsible
manner.
April 8, 2011
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
END
