126 STAT. 1210 PUBLIC LAW 112–155—AUG. 7, 2012 

Public Law 112–155 

112th Congress 

An Act 

To require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by 

the Budget Control Act of 2011 on January 2, 2013. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sequestration Transparency 

Act of 2012’’. 

SEC. 2. SEQUESTER PREVIEW. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress 

a detailed report on the sequestration required to be ordered by 

paragraphs (7)(A) and (8) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) for 

fiscal year 2013 on January 2, 2013. 

(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection 

(a) shall include— 

(1) for discretionary appropriations— 

(A) an estimate for each category of the sequestration 

percentages and amounts necessary to achieve the required 

reduction; and 

(B)(i) for accounts that are funded pursuant to an 

enacted regular appropriation bill for fiscal year 2013, an 

identification of each account to be sequestered and estimates of the level of sequestrable budgetary resources and 

resulting reductions at the program, project, and activity 

level based upon the enacted level of appropriations; and 

(ii) for accounts that have not been funded pursuant 

to an enacted regular appropriation bill for fiscal year 

2013, an identification of each account to be sequestered 

and estimates pursuant to a continuing resolution at a 

rate of operations as provided in the applicable appropriation Act for fiscal year 2012 of the level of sequestrable 

budgetary resources and resulting reductions at the program, project, and activity level; 

(2) for direct spending— 

(A) an estimate for the defense and nondefense functions based on current law of the sequestration percentages 

and amount necessary to achieve the required reduction; 

and 

(B) an identification of the reductions required for each 

nonexempt direct spending account at the program, project, 

and activity level; 

Deadlines. 

Sequestration 

Transparency Act 

of 2012. 

Aug. 7, 2012 

[H.R. 5872] 


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PUBLIC LAW 112–155—AUG. 7, 2012 126 STAT. 1211 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5872: 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 112–577 (Comm. on the Budget). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012): 

July 18, considered and passed House. 

July 25, considered and passed Senate. 

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(3) an identification of all exempt discretionary accounts 

and of all exempt direct spending accounts; and 

(4) any other data and explanations that enhance public 

understanding of the sequester and actions to be taken under 

it. 

(c) AGENCY ASSISTANCE.—(1) Upon the request of the Director 

of the Office of Management and Budget (in assisting the President 

in the preparation of the report under subsection (a)), the head 

of each agency, after consultation with the chairs and ranking 

members of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate, shall promptly provide to the 

Director information at the program, project, and activity level 

necessary for the Director to prepare the report under subsection 

(a). 

(2) As used in this subsection, the term ‘‘agency’’ means any 

executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States 

Code. 

Approved August 7, 2012. 

Definition. 


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