Bill > S3681

This bill, titled the "Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act," aims to ensure that certain employees and contractors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue to be paid during a government shutdown, which is a period when Congress has not passed funding bills. Specifically, it designates specific components within CBP and ICE, such as the U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations, as "covered components." It also defines "covered contractors" as individuals working for these components who are deemed essential or necessary to support other essential personnel. The bill appropriates necessary funds to pay these "excepted employees" (meaning employees whose duties are considered essential and must continue during a shutdown, as defined by law) and covered contractors, as well as their benefits, including those related to disability, death, and funeral expenses. These appropriations would remain available until a regular appropriations bill is enacted or a continuing resolution is passed that either provides funding for these purposes or explicitly excludes it. Any expenditures made under this provision would be charged to the appropriate appropriation once regular funding is secured.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3681/all-info