Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012
PL 112-155 (H.R.5872), enacted 08/07/2012

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 esti-
mates 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 appropria-
tion Act for fiscal year 2012 of the level of sequestrable 
budgetary resources and resulting reductions at the pro-
gram, project, and activity level; 
(2) for direct spending— 
(A) an estimate for the defense and nondefense func-
tions 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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126 STAT. 1211 
PUBLIC LAW 112–155—AUG. 7, 2012 
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. 
(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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