The White House will pay members of the military on Friday, averting a missed paycheck for troops as the government shutdown drags on by tapping into three separate funding sources.

An official with the Office and Management and Budget (OMB) confirmed to The Hill that the administration will cover $5.3 billion in military pay in part by utilizing $2.5 billion from the tax cut and spending megabill signed into law in July. The funding will specifically come from a military housing fund in the legislation.

The OMB official confirmed that another $1.4 billion will come from the research and development account at the Pentagon, plus $1.4 billion from the Department of Defense’s procurement........

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