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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1841 

To mitigate the reduction in the readiness of our Armed Forces by reducing 

the defense sequestration cuts for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 but implementing the cuts, in their entirety, over the duration of sequestration. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 17, 2013 

Mr. INHOFE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Budget 

A BILL 

To mitigate the reduction in the readiness of our Armed 

Forces by reducing the defense sequestration cuts for 

fiscal years 2014 and 2015 but implementing the cuts, 

in their entirety, over the duration of sequestration. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM SEQUESTRATION FOR FIS4 CAL YEAR 2014. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251A(5) of the Balanced 

6 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

7 U.S.C. 901a(5)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

2 (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; 

3 (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as re4 designated, the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE FUNC6 TION REDUCTIONS.—Notwithstanding any other 

7 provision of this Act, for discretionary appro8 priations and direct spending accounts within 

9 function 050 (defense function)— 

10 ‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2014, OMB— 

11 ‘‘(I) shall not implement a reduc12 tion to such discretionary appropria13 tions and direct spending accounts in 

14 the amount allocated under paragraph 

15 (4); and 

16 ‘‘(II) shall reduce such discre17 tionary appropriations and direct 

18 spending by a total amount of 

19 $15,000,000,000; 

20 ‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 2015, OMB— 

21 ‘‘(I) shall not implement a reduc22 tion to such discretionary appropria23 tions and direct spending accounts in 

24 the amount allocated under paragraph 

25 (4); and 


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1 ‘‘(II) shall reduce such discre2 tionary appropriations and direct 

3 spending by a total amount of 

4 $30,000,000,000; 

5 ‘‘(iii) for fiscal year 2016, OMB shall 

6 increase the otherwise applicable amount 

7 of the reduction to such discretionary ap8 propriations and direct spending accounts 

9 by $2,000,000,000; 

10 ‘‘(iv) for fiscal year 2017, OMB shall 

11 increase the otherwise applicable amount 

12 of the reduction to such discretionary ap13 propriations and direct spending accounts 

14 by $9,000,000,000; 

15 ‘‘(v) for fiscal year 2018, OMB shall 

16 increase the otherwise applicable amount 

17 of the reduction to such discretionary ap18 propriations and direct spending accounts 

19 by $9,000,000,000; 

20 ‘‘(vi) for fiscal year 2019, OMB shall 

21 increase the otherwise applicable amount 

22 of the reduction to such discretionary ap23 propriations and direct spending accounts 

24 by $12,000,000,000; 


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1 ‘‘(vii) for fiscal year 2020, OMB shall 

2 increase the otherwise applicable amount 

3 of the reduction to such discretionary ap4 propriations and direct spending accounts 

5 by $15,000,000,000; 

6 ‘‘(viii) for fiscal year 2021, OMB shall 

7 increase the otherwise applicable amount 

8 of the reduction to such discretionary ap9 propriations and direct spending accounts 

10 by $17,400,000,000; and 

11 ‘‘(ix) for each of fiscal years 2014 

12 through 2021, OMB shall calculate the 

13 amount of the respective reductions to dis14 cretionary appropriations and direct spend15 ing (as adjusted under this subparagraph) 

16 in accordance with subparagraphs (B) and 

17 (C).’’; 

18 (3) in subparagraph (B)(i), as redesignated, by 

19 inserting ‘‘as adjusted, if adjusted, in accordance 

20 with subparagraph (A)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; and 

21 (4) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated— 

22 (A) by inserting ‘‘as adjusted, if adjusted, 

23 in accordance with subparagraph (A)’’ after 

24 ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’. 

3 (b) REVISED SEQUESTRATION PREVIEW REPORT.— 

4 Not later than 10 days after the date of enactment of this 

5 Act— 

6 (1) the Office of Management and Budget shall 

7 issue a revised sequestration preview report for fiscal 

8 year 2014, pursuant to section 254(c) of the Bal9 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

10 1985 (2 U.S.C. 904(c)), and a revised report on the 

11 Joint Committee reductions for fiscal year 2014, 

12 pursuant to section 251A(11) of the Balanced Budg13 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

14 U.S.C. 901a(11)), to reflect the amendments made 

15 by subsection (a); and 

16 (2) the President shall issue a revised seques17 tration order of direct spending budgetary reduc18 tions for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 

19 251A(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

20 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(8)). 

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