Senate passes bill ensuring military pay during shutdown

UPDATE
Confusion reigns over troops' danger pay in shutdown
Army Times
By Andrew Tilghman
Staff writer
Oct. 1, 2013

Will troops in Afghanistan receive imminent danger pay during the government shutdown?

That’s a question being debated internally Tuesday by top officials at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill — just one example of the genuine confusion created by the political impasse in Washington.

Late Monday night, lawmakers passed and President Obama signed into law a bill to ensure that active-duty troops get paychecks, including at least basic pay and housing allowance, on Oct. 15 regardless of whether the government shutdown continues for weeks.

Yet on Tuesday morning, the Navy Personnel Command published a memo that said incentive pays, including imminent danger and hazardous duty pay, will not be paid during the government shutdown and that troops will receive retroactive payments after the government resumes routine operations.
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Senate passes bill ensuring military pay during shutdown
The Hill
By Ramsey Cox
09/30/13

The Senate cleared the "Pay Our Military Act," which the House passed over the weekend.

H.R. 3210 would appropriate funds to pay the military at any time in 2014 when appropriations are not in effect, such as during a government shutdown. It also allows the government to keep paying civilian personnel and contractors that the Defense Department deems to be helping the military. The measure now heads to President Obama's desk for his signature.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) passed the bill through a unanimous consent agreement.
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