[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6716 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6716

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
         to eliminate the sequestrations for fiscal year 2013.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 30, 2012

  Mr. Dicks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
         to eliminate the sequestrations for fiscal year 2013.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC SECTION 251A SEQUESTRATION FOR 
              FISCAL YEAR 2013.

    Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 is amended as follows:
            (1) In paragraph (3), strike ``2013'' and insert ``2014'' 
        and strike ``dividing the result by 9'' and insert ``dividing 
        the result by 8''.
            (2) In paragraph (4), strike ``On January 2, 2013, for 
        fiscal year 2013, and in'' and insert ``In''.
            (3) In paragraph (5), strike ``2013'' and insert ``2014''.
            (4) In paragraph (6), strike ``2013'' and insert ``2014''.
            (5) In paragraph (7), strike subparagraph (A), strike ``(B) 
        Fiscal years 2014-2021.'', move the remaining text 2 ems to the 
        left, strike ``(i)'' and insert ``(A)'', and strike ``(ii)'' 
        and insert ``(B)''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF SEQUESTRATION UNDER SECTION 251 FOR FISCAL YEAR 
              2013.

    Notwithstanding section 254(f)(5) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the President shall not issue an 
order under such section to carry out any sequestration that the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget estimates is required 
for fiscal year 2013.
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