H.R. 2614 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide the President with the authority to exempt civilian Department of Defense personnel accounts from sequestration.

Section 1 Optional exemption of civilian Department of Defense personnel who have served in the uniform services

Section 255(f) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended—

(1)

in the side heading by inserting before the period at the end “and certain civilian personnel of the Department of Defense”; and

(2)

in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “The President may also, with respect to civilian employees of the Department of Defense who served in the Armed Forces on or after August 2, 2011, exempt that portion of the personnel account covering them from sequestration or provide for a lower uniform percentage reduction than would otherwise apply.”.

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide the President with the authority to exempt civilian Department of Defense personnel accounts from sequestration.

Section 1 Optional exemption of civilian Department of Defense personnel who have served in the uniform services

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