S.Amdt. 2319

1. Adds SEC. ___. EXEMPTION FROM SEQUESTRATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. ___. EXEMPTION FROM SEQUESTRATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014.

   Inserted: Section 251A(5) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(5)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;

   Inserted: (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated, the following:

   Inserted: "(A) Modification of defense function reductions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts within function 050 (defense function)--

   Inserted: "(i) for fiscal year 2014, OMB shall decrease the otherwise applicable amount of the reduction to such discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts by $25,000,000,000;

   Inserted: "(ii) for fiscal year 2015, OMB shall decrease the otherwise applicable amount of the reduction to such discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts by $17,000,000,000;

   Inserted: "(iii) for fiscal year 2016, OMB shall decrease the otherwise applicable amount of the reduction to such discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts by $12,000,000,000;

   Inserted: "(iv) for fiscal year 2017, OMB shall decrease the otherwise applicable amount of the reduction to such discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts by $4,000,000,000;

   Inserted: "(v) for fiscal year 2018, OMB shall increase the otherwise applicable amount of the reduction to such discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts by $3,000,000,000;

   Inserted: "(vi) for fiscal year 2019, OMB shall increase the otherwise applicable amount of the reduction to such discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts by $10,000,000,000;

   Inserted: "(vii) for fiscal year 2020, OMB shall increase the otherwise applicable amount of the reduction to such discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts by $18,000,000,000;

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   Inserted: "(viii) for fiscal year 2021, OMB shall increase the otherwise applicable amount of the reduction to such discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts by $27,000,000,000; and

   Inserted: "(ix) for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2021, OMB shall calculate the amount of the respective reductions to discretionary appropriations and direct spending (as adjusted under this subparagraph) in accordance with subparagraphs (B) and (C).";

   Inserted: (3) in subparagraph (B)(i), as redesignated, by inserting "as adjusted, if adjusted, in accordance with subparagraph (A)" after "paragraph (4)"; and

   Inserted: (4) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated--

   Inserted: (A) by inserting "as adjusted, if adjusted, in accordance with subparagraph (A)" after "paragraph (4)"; and

   Inserted: (B) by striking "subparagraph (A)" and inserting "subparagraph (B)".

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