1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Shutdowns Transferring Unnecessary Pain and Inflicting Damage In The coming Years Act . 2. Automatic continuing appropriations (a) In General Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1311. Automatic continuing appropriations (a) In this section, the term excluded account means an appropriation account— (1) for any agency, office, or other entity in or under the legislative branch; or (2) for any agency, office, or other entity in or under the Executive Office of the President. (b) (1) (A) If an appropriation Act for a fiscal year with respect to the account for a program, project, or activity has not been enacted and continuing appropriations are not in effect during any period during such fiscal year with respect to the program, project, or activity, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary to continue, at the rate for operations specified in subparagraph (B), the program, project, or activity if — (i) the program, project, or activity is not funded under an excluded account; and (ii) funds were provided for the program, project, or activity during the preceding fiscal year. (B) The rate for operations specified in this subparagraph with respect to a program, project, or activity— (i) is the rate for operations for the preceding fiscal year for the program, project, or activity— (I) provided in the corresponding appropriation Act for such preceding fiscal year; or (II) if the corresponding appropriation bill for such preceding fiscal year was not enacted, provided in the law providing continuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal year