(6) the reference in section 256(d)(4) of 
BBEDCA to ‘‘section 252 or 253’’ shall be inter-
preted as referencing section 5 of this Act; 
(7) section 256(k) of the BBEDCA shall apply 
to a sequestration, if any, under this Act; 
(8) references in section 257(e) to ‘‘section 251, 
252, or 253’’ shall be interpreted as referencing sec-
tion 4 of this Act; and 
(9) the term ‘‘direct spending’’ in section 257 
of BBEDCA shall be interpreted as applying to 
mandatory programs or the funding for mandatory 
programs, as appropriate. 
SEC. 9. AMENDMENTS TO THE BASELINE. 
In section 257 of BBEDCA— 
(1) strike ‘‘entitlement authority’’ and insert in 
lieu thereof ‘‘entitlement laws’’; 
(2) amend subsection (b)(2)(A) to read— 
‘‘(A) If any law expires before the budget year 
or before any outyear, then any program with esti-
mated 
current-year 
outlays 
of 
more 
than 
$50,000,000 operating under that law is assumed to 
continue to operate under that law as in effect im-
mediately before its expiration. For purposes of the 
preceding sentence, the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 or a similar successor Act is treat-
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ed as a program assumed to be continued after its 
scheduled expiration.’’; 
(3) amend subsection (b)(2)(D) to read— 
‘‘(D) Payments of social insurance, deposit in-
surance, pension insurance, and any similar statu-
tory financial insurance guarantees are assumed to 
be made in full regardless of the sufficiency of the 
funds supporting those programs, and funding for 
flood insurance and any similar contractual insur-
ance programs is assumed to be sufficient to fulfill 
existing contracts.’’; 
(4) amend subsection (c)(1) by striking ‘‘Budg-
etary resources’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in subsection (d), budgetary re-
sources’’ and by striking ‘‘to offset pay absorption 
and for pay annualization’’ and inserting in lieu 
thereof ‘‘to adjust Pell grant funding’’; 
(5) amend subsection (c)(2) to read— 
‘‘(2) EXPIRING
HOUSING
CONTRACTS.—New 
budget authority shall be added to the baseline in 
the budget year and the outyears to cover the costs 
of renewing expiring subsidized housing contracts 
that were funded in the current year under 
multiyear contracts whose budget authority was re-
corded in years prior to the current year. The 
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amount added (before adjusting for inflation) shall 
be the amount needed to renew the expiring con-
tracts through an uninterrupted series of 12-month 
contracts, assuming unchanged rental or equivalent 
prices.’’; 
(6) amend subsection (c)(4) to read— 
‘‘(4) PELL
GRANTS.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), new budget authority for the Pell grant 
program shall be included in the baseline in an 
amount sufficient to cover the costs of the program 
at the maximum award level specified in the most 
recently enacted full-year appropriation Acts, the 
budget authority in the budget year shall be ad-
justed for any cumulative funding shortfall or sur-
plus from prior academic years, and the adjustment 
for inflation under paragraph (5) shall not apply.’’; 
and 
(7) insert after subsection (c) the following 
(and redesignate the subsequent subsections accord-
ingly): 
‘‘(d) DISASTERS.—Notwithstanding subsections (b) 
and (c), temporary mandatory funding and tax provisions 
related to major natural or man-made disasters shall be 
assumed to expire on schedule, and discretionary funding 
for major natural or man-made disaster shall not be pro-
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jected. In lieu, the baseline shall include a disaster allow-
ance that is not designated as mandatory or discretionary 
and is not allocated to any committee of Congress. The 
amount of budget authority assumed for this disaster al-
lowance shall equal a probabilistic estimate of the amount 
of Federal exposure to the risk of major natural or man- 
made disasters occurring in the remainder of the current 
year, the budget year, and each outyear, and the amount 
of outlays shall equal the estimated expenditures of that 
budget authority. Major disasters shall include disaster 
costs other than those normally covered by routine fire-
fighting funding and normal and ongoing costs of disaster 
agencies, programs, or activities.’’. 
SEC. 10. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(1) Section 250(c)(18) of BBEDCA is amended 
by striking ‘‘the expenses the Federal deposit insur-
ance agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘the expenses of the 
Federal deposit insurance agencies’’. 
(2) Section 256(k)(1) of BBEDCA is amended 
by striking ‘‘in paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘in 
paragraph (6)’’. 
SEC. 11. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) Section 256(a) of BBEDCA is repealed. 
(b) Section 256(b) of BBEDCA is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘origination fees under sections 438(c)(2) and 455(c) 
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of that Act shall each be increased by 0.50 percentage 
point.’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘origination fees 
under sections 438(c) (2) and (6) and 455(c) and loan 
processing 
and 
issuance 
fees 
under 
section 
428(f)(1)(A)(ii) of that Act shall each be increased by the 
uniform percentage specified in that sequestration order, 
and, for student loans originated during the period of the 
sequestration, special allowance payments under section 
438(b) of that Act accruing during the period of the se-
questration shall be reduced by the uniform percentage 
specified in that sequestration order.’’. 
(c) Section 256(c) of BBEDCA is repealed. 
(d) Section 256(d) of BBEDCA is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and 
(4) as paragraphs (3), (5), and (6); 
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) CALCULATION OF REDUCTION IN PAYMENT 
AMOUNTS.—To achieve the total percentage reduc-
tion in those programs required by section 252 or 
253, subject to paragraph (2), and notwithstanding 
section 710 of the Social Security Act, OMB shall 
determine, and the applicable Presidential order 
under section 254 shall implement, the percentage 
reduction that shall apply, with respect to the health 
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insurance programs under title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act— 
‘‘(A) in the case of parts A and B of such 
title, to individual payments for services fur-
nished during the one-year period beginning on 
the first day of the first month beginning after 
the date the order is issued (or, if later, the 
date specified in paragraph (4)); and 
‘‘(B) in the case of parts C and D, to 
monthly payments under contracts under such 
parts for the same one-year period; 
such that the reduction made in payments under 
that order shall achieve the required total percentage 
reduction in those payments for that period.’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) UNIFORM
REDUCTION
RATE; MAXIMUM 
PERMISSIBLE REDUCTION.—Reductions in payments 
for programs and activities under such title XVIII 
pursuant to a sequestration order under section 254 
shall be at a uniform rate, which shall not exceed 4 
percent, across all such programs and activities sub-
ject to such order.’’; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3), as redesig-
nated, the following: 
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‘‘(4) TIMING OF SUBSEQUENT SEQUESTRATION 
ORDER.—A sequestration order required by section 
252 or 253 with respect to programs under such 
title XVIII shall not take effect until the first month 
beginning after the end of the effective period of any 
prior sequestration order with respect to such pro-
grams, as determined in accordance with paragraph 
(1).’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6), as redesignated, to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(6) SEQUESTRATION
DISREGARDED
IN
COM-
PUTING
PAYMENT
AMOUNTS.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall not take into ac-
count any reductions in payment amounts which 
have been or may be effected under this part, for 
purposes of computing any adjustments to payment 
rates under such title XVIII, specifically including— 
‘‘(A) the part C growth percentage under 
section 1853(c)(6); 
‘‘(B) the part D annual growth rate under 
section 1860D–2(b)(6); and 
‘‘(C) application of risk corridors to part D 
payment rates under section 1860D–15(e).’’; 
and 
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(6) by adding after paragraph (6), as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(7) EXEMPTIONS FROM SEQUESTRATION.—In 
addition to the programs and activities specified in 
section 255, the following shall be exempt from se-
questration under this part: 
‘‘(A) PART D LOW-INCOME SUBSIDIES.— 
Premium and cost-sharing subsidies under sec-
tion 1860D–14 of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(B) PART D CATASTROPHIC SUBSIDY.— 
Payments under section 1860D–15(b) and 
(e)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(C) QUALIFIED
INDIVIDUAL
(QI)
PRE-
MIUMS.—Payments to States for coverage of 
Medicare cost-sharing for certain low-income 
Medicare beneficiaries under section 1933 of 
the Social Security Act.’’. 
SEC. 12. EXEMPT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. 
(a) DESIGNATIONS.—Section 255 of BBEDCA is 
amended by redesignating paragraph (i) as (j) and strik-
ing ‘‘1998’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘2010’’. 
(b) SOCIAL SECURITY, VETERANS PROGRAMS, NET 
INTEREST, AND TAX CREDITS.—Subsections (a) through 
(d) of section 255 of BBEDCA are amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(a) SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND TIER I RAIL-
ROAD RETIREMENT BENEFITS.—Benefits payable under 
the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program 
established under title II of the Social Security Act (title 
42, United States Code, section 401 et seq.), and benefits 
payable under section 231b(a), 231b(f)(2), 231c(a), and 
231c(f) of title 45 United States Code, shall be exempt 
from reduction under any order issued under this part. 
‘‘(b) VETERANS PROGRAMS.—The following pro-
grams shall be exempt from reduction under any order 
issued under this part— 
‘‘Canteen Service Revolving Fund (36–4014–0– 
3–705). 
‘‘National Service Life Insurance Fund (36– 
8132–0–7–701). 
‘‘Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pro-
gram (36–1120–0–1–704). 
‘‘Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance Fund 
(36–4012–0–3–701). 
‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities (36– 
0120–0–1–701). 
‘‘Veterans Reopened Insurance Fund (36– 
4010–0–3–701). 
‘‘Veterans Special Life Insurance Fund (36– 
8455–0–8–701). 
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‘‘United States Government Life Insurance 
Fund (36–8150–0–7–701). 
‘‘Benefits under chapter 21 of title 38, United 
States Code, relating to specially adapted housing 
and mortgage-protection life insurance for certain 
veterans with service-connected disabilities (36– 
0120–01–701). 
‘‘Compensation and Pensions (36–0102–0–1– 
701) to include Burial Benefits under chapter 23 of 
title 38. 
‘‘Benefits under chapter 33 of title 38, United 
States Code, relating to educational assistance pro-
vided by the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Act 
of 2008 (36–0137–0–1–702). 
‘‘Benefits under chapter 39 of title 38, United 
States Code, relating to automobiles and adaptive 
equipment for certain disabled veterans and mem-
bers of the Armed Forces (36–0137–0–1–702). 
‘‘Benefits under chapter 35 of title 38, United 
States Code, related to educational assistance for 
survivors and dependents of certain veterans with 
service-connected disabilities (36–0137–0–1–702). 
‘‘Assistance and services under chapter 31 of 
title 38, United States Code, relating to training and 
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rehabilitation for certain veterans with service-con-
nected disabilities (36–0137–0–1–702). 
‘‘Benefits under subchapters I, II, and III of 
chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, relating 
to housing loans for certain veterans and for the 
spouses and surviving spouses of certain veterans 
Housing Program Account (36–1119–0–1–704). 
‘‘Special Benefits for Certain World War II 
Veterans (28–0401–0–1–701). 
‘‘(c) NET INTEREST.—No reduction of payments for 
net interest (all of major functional category 900) shall 
be made under any order issued under this part. 
‘‘(d) REFUNDABLE INCOME TAX CREDITS.—Pay-
ments to individuals made pursuant to provisions of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 establishing refundable 
tax credits shall be exempt from reduction under any order 
issued under this part.’’. 
(c) OTHER PROGRAMS
AND ACTIVITIES, LOW-IN-
COME
PROGRAMS, AND
ECONOMIC
RECOVERY
PRO-
GRAMS.—Subsections (g) and (h) of section 255 of 
BBEDCA are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) OTHER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1)(A) The following budget accounts and ac-
tivities shall be exempt from reduction under any 
order issued under this part: 
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‘‘Activities resulting from private dona-
tions, bequests, or voluntary contributions to 
the Government. 
‘‘Activities financed by voluntary payments 
to the Government for goods or services to be 
provided for such payments. 
‘‘Administration of Territories, Northern 
Mariana Islands Covenant grants (14–0412–0– 
1–808). 
‘‘Advances to the Unemployment Trust 
Fund and Other Funds (16–0327–0–1–600). 
‘‘Appropriations for the District of Colum-
bia (to the extent they are appropriations of lo-
cally raised funds). 
‘‘Black Lung Disability Trust Fund Refi-
nancing (16–0329–0–1–601). 
‘‘Bonneville Power Administration Fund 
and borrowing authority established pursuant 
to section 13 of Public Law 93–454 (1974), as 
amended (89–4045–0–3–271). 
‘‘Claims, Judgments, and Relief Acts (20– 
1895–0–1–808). 
‘‘Colorado River Basins Power Marketing 
Fund, Western Area Power Administration 
(89–4452–0–3–271). 
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‘‘Hazardous Waste Management, Con-
servation Reserve Program (12–4336–0–3– 
999). 
‘‘Health Education Assistance Loans Pro-
gram Account (75–0340–0–1–552). 
‘‘Host Nation Support Fund for Relocation 
(97–8337–0–7–051). 
‘‘Internal Revenue Collections for Puerto 
Rico (20–5737–0–2–806). 
‘‘Intragovernmental funds, including those 
from which the outlays are derived primarily 
from resources paid in from other government 
accounts, except to the extent such funds are 
augmented by direct appropriations for the fis-
cal year during which an order is in effect. 
‘‘Medical Facilities Guarantee and Loan 
Fund (75–9931–0–3–551). 
‘‘National Credit Union Administration, 
Central Liquidity Facility (25–4470–0–3–373). 
‘‘National Credit Union Administration, 
Corporate Credit Union Share Guarantee Pro-
gram (25–4476–0–3–376). 
‘‘National Credit Union Administration, 
Credit Union Homeowners Affordability Relief 
Program (25–4473–0–3–371). 
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‘‘National Credit Union Administration, 
Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (25–4468– 
0–3–373). 
‘‘National Credit Union Administration, 
Credit Union System Investment Program (25– 
4474–0–3–376). 
‘‘National Credit Union Administration, 
Operating fund (25–4056–0–3–373). 
‘‘National Credit Union Administration, 
Share Insurance Fund Corporate Debt Guar-
antee Program (25–4469–0–3–376). 
‘‘National Credit Union Administration, 
U.S. Central Federal Credit Union Capital Pro-
gram (25–4475–0–3–376). 
‘‘Office of Thrift Supervision (20–4108–0– 
3–373). 
‘‘Operation 
and 
Maintenance, 
Alaska 
Power Administration (89–0302–0–1–271). 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern 
Power Administration (89–0302–0–1–271). 
‘‘Operation 
and 
Maintenance, 
South-
western Power Administration (89–0303–0–1– 
271). 
‘‘Panama Canal Commission Compensation 
Fund (16–5155–0–2–602). 
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‘‘Payment of Vietnam and USS Pueblo 
prisoner-of-war claims within the Salaries and 
Expenses, Foreign Claims Settlement account 
(15–0100–0–1–153). 
‘‘Payment to Civil Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund (24–0200–0–1–805). 
‘‘Payment to Department of Defense Medi-
care-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund (97– 
0850–0–1–054). 
‘‘Payment to Judiciary Trust Funds (10– 
0941–0–1–752). 
‘‘Payment to Military Retirement Fund 
(97–0040–0–1–054). 
‘‘Payment to the Foreign Service Retire-
ment and Disability Fund (19–0540–0–1–153). 
‘‘Payments to Copyright Owners (03– 
5175–0–2–376). 
‘‘Payments to Health Care Trust Funds 
(75–0580–0–1–571). 
‘‘Payments to Social Security Trust Funds 
(28–0404–0–1–651). 
‘‘Payments to the United States Terri-
tories, Fiscal Assistance (14–0418–0–1–806). 
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‘‘Payments to trust funds from excise 
taxes or other receipts properly creditable to 
such trust funds. 
‘‘Payments to widows and heirs of de-
ceased Members of Congress (00–0215–0–1– 
801). 
‘‘Postal Service Fund (18–4020–0–3–372). 
‘‘Reimbursement to Federal Reserve Banks 
(20–0562–0–1–803). 
‘‘Salaries of article III judges. 
‘‘Soldiers and Airmen’s Home, payment of 
claims (84–8930–0–7–705). 
‘‘Tennessee Valley Authority Fund, except 
nonpower programs and activities (64–4110–0– 
3–999). 
‘‘Tribal and Indian trust accounts within 
the Department of the Interior which fund 
prior legal obligations of the Government or 
which are established pursuant to Acts of Con-
gress regarding Federal management of tribal 
real property or other fiduciary responsibilities, 
including but not limited to Tribal Special 
Fund (14–5265–0–2–452), Tribal Trust Fund 
(14–8030–0–7–452), Indian Land and Water 
Claims Settlements (14–2303–0–1–452), White 
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Earth Settlement (14–2204–0–1–452), and In-
dian Water Rights and Habitat Acquisition 
(14–5505–0–2–303). 
‘‘United Mine Workers of America 1992 
Benefit Plan (95–8260–0–7–551). 
‘‘United Mine Workers of America 1993 
Benefit Plan (95–8535–0–7–551). 
‘‘United Mine Workers of America Com-
bined Benefit Fund (95–8295–0–7–551). 
‘‘United States Enrichment Corporation 
Fund (95–4054–0–3–271). 
‘‘Universal Service Fund (27–5183–0–2– 
376); Vaccine Injury Compensation (75–0320– 
0–1–551). 
‘‘Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 
Trust Fund (20–8175–0–7–551). 
‘‘Western Area Power Administration, 
Borrowing Authority, Recovery Act (89–4404– 
0–3–271). 
‘‘(B) The following Federal retirement and dis-
ability accounts and activities shall be exempt from 
reduction under any order issued under this part: 
‘‘Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (20– 
8144–0–7–601). 
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‘‘Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
and Disability System Fund (56–3400–0–1– 
054). 
‘‘Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund (24–8135–0–7–602). 
‘‘Comptrollers general retirement system 
(05–0107–0–1–801). 
‘‘Contributions to U.S. Park Police annu-
ity benefits, Other Permanent Appropriations 
(14–9924–0–2–303). 
‘‘Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Re-
tirement Fund (95–8290–0–7–705). 
‘‘Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible 
Retiree Health Care Fund (97–5472–0–2–551). 
‘‘District of Columbia Federal Pension 
Fund (20–5511–0–2–601). 
‘‘District of Columbia Judicial Retirement 
and Survivors Annuity Fund (20–8212–0–7– 
602). 
‘‘Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Fund (16–1523–0–1–053). 
‘‘Foreign National Employees Separation 
Pay (97–8165–0–7–051). 
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‘‘Foreign Service National Defined Con-
tributions Retirement Fund (19–5497–0–2– 
602). 
‘‘Foreign Service National Separation Li-
ability Trust Fund (19–8340–0–7–602). 
‘‘Foreign Service Retirement and Dis-
ability Fund (19–8186–0–7–602). 
‘‘Government Payment for Annuitants, 
Employees Health Benefits (24–0206–0–1– 
551); Government Payment for Annuitants, 
Employee Life Insurance (24–0500–0–1–602). 
‘‘Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund (10– 
8122–0–7–602). 
‘‘Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund (10– 
8110–0–7–602). 
‘‘Military Retirement Fund (97–8097–0– 
7–602). 
‘‘National Railroad Retirement Investment 
Trust (60–8118–0–7–601). 
‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration retirement (13–1450–0–1–306). 
‘‘Pensions for former Presidents (47– 
0105–0–1–802). 
‘‘Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits 
Fund (24–5391–0–2–551). 
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‘‘Rail Industry Pension Fund (60–8011– 
0–7–601). 
‘‘Retired Pay, Coast Guard (70–0602–0– 
1–403). 
‘‘Retirement Pay and Medical Benefits for 
Commissioned Officers, Public Health Service 
(75–0379–0–1–551). 
‘‘Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners 
(16–0169–0–1–601). 
‘‘Special Benefits, Federal Employees’ 
Compensation Act (16–1521–0–1–600). 
‘‘Special Workers Compensation Expenses 
(16–9971–0–7–601). 
‘‘Tax Court Judges Survivors Annuity 
Fund (23–8115–0–7–602). 
‘‘United States Court of Federal Claims 
Judges’ Retirement Fund (10–8124–0–7–602). 
‘‘United States Secret Service, DC Annuity 
(70–0400–0–1–751). 
‘‘Voluntary Separation Incentive Fund 
(97–8335–0–7–051). 
‘‘(2) Prior legal obligations of the Government 
in the following budget accounts and activities shall 
be exempt from any order issued under this part: 
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‘‘Biomass Energy Development (20–0114– 
0–1–271). 
‘‘Check Forgery Insurance Fund (20– 
4109–0–3–803). 
‘‘Credit liquidating accounts. 
‘‘Credit reestimates. 
‘‘Employees Life Insurance Fund (24– 
8424–0–8–602). 
‘‘Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund (69– 
4120–0–3–402). 
‘‘Federal 
Crop 
Insurance 
Corporation 
Fund (12–4085–0–3–351). 
‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
National Flood Insurance Fund (58–4236–0– 
3–453). 
‘‘Geothermal resources development fund 
(89–0206–0–1–271). 
‘‘Homeowners Assistance Fund (97–4090– 
0–3–051). 
‘‘International Trade Administration, Op-
erations and administration (13–1250–0–1– 
376). 
‘‘Low-Rent Public Housing—Loans and 
Other Expenses (86–4098–0–3–604). 
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‘‘Maritime Administration, War Risk In-
surance Revolving Fund (69–4302–0–3–403). 
‘‘Natural Resource Damage Assessment 
Fund (14–1618–0–1–302). 
‘‘Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
Noncredit Account (71–4184–0–3–151). 
‘‘Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
Fund (16–4204–0–3–601). 
‘‘Rail service assistance within the Safety 
and Operations account (69–0700–0–1–401). 
‘‘San Joaquin Restoration Fund (14– 
5537–0–2–301). 
‘‘Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance 
Fund (36–4009–0–3–701). 
‘‘Terrorism Insurance Program (20–0123– 
0–1–376). 
‘‘(3) Nonbudgetary accounts and activities, in-
cluding the following, are exempt from sequestration 
under this part: 
‘‘Credit financing accounts. 
‘‘Deposit funds. 
‘‘Federal Reserve. 
‘‘Government Sponsored Enterprises, in-
cluding the Federal National Mortgage Associa-
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tion and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
Corporation. 
‘‘Thrift Savings Fund. 
‘‘(h) LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS.—The following pro-
grams shall be exempt from reduction under any order 
issued under this part: 
‘‘Academic Competitiveness/Smart Grant Pro-
gram (91–0205–0–1–502). 
‘‘Child Care Entitlement to States (75–1550– 
0–1–609). 
‘‘Child Enrollment Contingency Fund (75– 
5551–0–2–551). 
‘‘Child Nutrition Programs (with the exception 
of special milk programs) (12–3539–0–1–605). 
‘‘Children’s Health Insurance Fund (75–0515– 
0–1–551). 
‘‘Commodity Supplemental Food Program (12– 
3512–0–1–605). 
‘‘Contingency Fund (75–1522–0–1–609). 
‘‘Family Support Programs (75–1501–0–1– 
551). 
‘‘Federal Pell Grants under section 401 title IV 
of the Higher Education Act. 
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‘‘Grants to States for Low-Income House 
Projects in Lieu of Low-Income Housing Credit Al-
locations, Recovery Act (20–0139–0–1–604). 
‘‘Grants to States for Medicaid (75–0512–0–1– 
551). 
‘‘Payments for Foster Care and Permanency 
(75–1545–0–1–609). 
‘‘Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for 
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (12–3510–0– 
1–605). 
‘‘Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
(12–3505–0–1–605). 
‘‘Supplemental Security Income Program (28– 
0406–0–1–609). 
‘‘Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
(75–1552–0–1–609).’’. 
(d) ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAMS.—Section 255 
of BBEDCA is amended by adding the following after 
subsection (h): 
‘‘(i) ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAMS.—The fol-
lowing programs shall be exempt from reduction under 
any order issued under this part: 
‘‘All programs enacted in, or increases in pro-
grams provided by, the American Recovery and Re-
investment Act of 2009. 
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‘‘Exchange Stabilization Fund-Money Market 
Mutual Fund Guaranty Facility (20–4274–0–3– 
376). 
‘‘Office of Financial Stability (20–0128–0–1– 
376). 
‘‘Financial Stabilization Reserve (20–0131–4– 
1–376). 
‘‘GSE Mortgage-Backed Securities Purchase 
Program Account (20–0126–0–1–371). 
‘‘GSE Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements 
(20–0125–0–1–371). 
‘‘Office of Financial Stability (20–0128–0–1– 
376). 
‘‘Special Inspector General for the Troubled 
Asset Relief Program (20–0133–0–1–376). 
‘‘Troubled Asset Relief Program Account (20– 
0132–0–1–376). 
‘‘Troubled Asset Relief Program Equity Pur-
chase Program (20–0134–0–1–376). 
‘‘Troubled Asset Relief Program, Home Afford-
able Modification Program (20–0136–0–1–604).’’. 
Æ 
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